Monthly Archives: August 2008
Chocolate Tiffin
Ingredients 4oz marg 4oz sugar 1/2lb crushed digestive biscuits 1 tblsp cocoa 1 beaten egg 4oz sultanas Method Melt marg and sugar in pan. Add cocoa. Bring to the boil while stirring, then cool. Add the beaten egg and mix … Continue reading
Chocolate Railway Line Biscuits
Ingredients 4oz SR flour 2oz castor sugar 4oz marg 1oz cocoa Method Cream marg and sugar. Gradually add flour and chocolate. Take small pieces (walnut sized) and roll into lengths 3-4cm long. Flatten into ovals with a fork. Bale at … Continue reading
Chocolate Peppermint Slices
Ingredients 2 heaped desert spoons cocoa 2 tblsp hot water 4oz marg 5oz castor sugar 1 egg 4oz SR flour 2 desert spoons milk Method Blend cocoa with hot water. Leave to cool. Cream marg and sugar. Gradually add cocoa … Continue reading
All-in-one Farmhouse Fruit Cake
Ingredients 6oz marg 6oz castor sugar 2 large eggs 8oz plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 2-3 tsp mixed spice 10oz mixed fruit (raisins, cherries, sultanas, peel) Method Cream marg and sugar. Add eggs and flour. Mix in fruit. Place … Continue reading
Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients 1 tblsp cocoa per person 1 tblsp golden syrup per person Method Heat gently until dissolved or melted. Serve hot or cold.
Gammon and Pineapple
Ingredients 3 gammon rashers (approx 0.5cm thick) 2 tblsp demerara sugar a little mustard small tin of pineapple rings 6 cloves 1 tblsp cornflour Method Cut off rind from gammon and snip fat off edges where needed. Rub surface with … Continue reading
Pancakes
Ingredients 4oz plain flour 1 egg 1/2 pint milk Method Put flour in bowl. Beat in egg. Slowly mix in milk – a bit at a time.
Sausage Pinwheel
Ingredients 1lb potatoes 2 carrots Small tin of Curried Beans 1/2lb sausages Large tin of Baked Beans Method Grease casserole dish Peal and slice potatoes and carrots. Arrange half of the potatoes in the dish, cover with carrots and season … Continue reading
St. Nicholas Biscuits
Ingredients 8oz (200g) block of marzipan 14oz pastry Method Roll out pastry thinly – remember to flour board and rolling bottle. Cut pastry into strips about 10 cms by 4 cms. Put a little sugar on hands adn roll marzipan … Continue reading
Mince Pies
Ingredients 8oz pastry 12oz mincemeat Water or milk to stick two parts together Method Use intelligence to make. Bake at 220C for 20-25mins