Recipe Type: Baking
Microwave “Steamed” Jam/Syrup Sponge Pudding
Ingredients 4oz Butter, softened 4oz Caster sugar 4oz Self Raising Flour 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder Splash of milk Method If the butter has been in the fridge, zap it in the microwave for 20 seconds. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then add the ...
Read moreMincemeat Pie Shortbread Slice
Mincemeat Pie Shortbread Slice is a variation on my shortbread/slice base recipe. I’ve doubled the quantities for a 13 x 9 tray and used a bigger tray 15 x 10. Ingredients 12 oz plain flour 6 oz of corn flour 12 oz of unsalted butter 6 oz of caster sugar ...
Read moreCheesy Egg Flan
So, a big of Old School lunch. 1/2 Roll of Shortcrust Pastry, rolled out to 3mm. 10” x 6” tin. Pricked and blind baked for 15 minutes at 180c.1 onion, chopped and sliced, fried off in a little oil.2 handfuls of grated cheddar cheese4 eggs Bake the pastry blind, add ...
Read moreBrown Sugar Shortbread
Ingredients 8oz/225g plain flour 3oz/85g brown sugar 8oz/225g butter, softened Method Preheat the oven to 180C. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour until combined. This makes a very soft, sticky dough. Press into a lined 8″ square tin and smooth out into the ...
Read moreRhubarb and Custard Tart
Rhubarb and Custard Tart Ingredients Sweet shortcrust pastry, bought or ready made. 1 pint of Custard made up nice and thick. I used Birds custard powder and added a little extra powder to make it a bit thicker than usual. Rhubarb Jam. I make my own but bought is also ...
Read moreCaramel Tiffin
This is an alternative twist on another Tiffin Recipe that I make. It was really to use up a caramel sauce mixture for a Caramel Slice recipe and I had double the caramel that I needed. For the tiffin mixture 300g of Digestive biscuits, including a few Rich Tea biscuits. Roughly bashed ...
Read moreCaramel Slice John’s Way
I’ve done a quick (Old School) Caramel Slice with a shop bought shortcrust pastry and a can of Creme De ale be/Caralel Sauce, it’s very popular….. The Google search bots have a really sweet tooth, they love it. It’s alway up at the top of the daily search hit totals. ...
Read moreSoda Scones (Farls)/Treacle Soda Scones
Farl just means a circle cut into 4 quarters. Ingredients: 8oz self raising flour 1/2 level teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 150ml (5fl oz) buttermilk (or milk soured with the juice of half a lemon) Pinch of salt Optional (Treacle Scones) Add 1 tablespoon treacle (mix with the ...
Read moreHobnob/Oatie Biscuits
Similar to the ANZAC Biscuits, which are a bit more caramely. 250g butter 160g brown sugar 4 tablespoons golden syrup 200g porridge oats 200g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Preheat oven 180°C Cream the butter and sugar then mix in the syrup. Add in the flour, oats and baking ...
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