Friday, August 22, 2008 Birthday Fudge Posted in Morning Tea crush - but not too finely (it's nice to have some bigish chunks) 1 packet of chocolate chip biscuits 1 packet of plain biscuits (super wine) NB I just brought budget brands for this & it worked well. In a pot put 1/2 cup sugar (recipe said 3/4 cup so do it to your taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (never buy imitation - shudder) 2 eggs 80 grams butter (yes this is right - didn't feel so when making tho) 2 Tablespoons cocoa (recipe said 1 1/2 T so again do to your taste) Bring all to a gentle boil stirring all the time until thickened. Add to crushed biscuits & mix well. Spread into a greased or sprayed tin (NB I always grease/spray my tins at beginning of cooking & pop them in deep freezer before I begin cooking - cakes etc always come away free from doing this) Leave in tin in fridge until set. Then dust with icing sugar Rather moorish! • Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Recipe - Boiled Fruit Cake. Posted in Morning Tea 1 lb mixed fruit 1 herbal tea bag. (optional but gives it a nice flavour) Cover the fruit with water , add the tea bag & boil for 5 minutes. Drain. Add 8oz butter cut up into cubes & let it melt into fruit. (might have to give it a couple of stirs) Beat 3 eggs & 1 cup sugar until thick. Add to fruit & butter. Add 1 lb flour, 1heaped teaspoon of baking powder. a teaspoon each of nutmeg, cinnamon & mixed spice. A few drops of vanilla Add 1 tablespoon of sherry or whiskey (optional) Bake at 350 deg C for about 1 hour. Little Jenny Wren has posted her Boiled fruit cake on her blog - here is link to her recipe - I haven't tried it yet. • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Recipe - Radio Biscuits. Posted in Morning Tea Radio Biscuits. A very old recipe from a friend's mother - she had heard it on the radio - hence Radio Biscuits. 9 OZ Butter 3 tablespoons icing sugar Cream this. Add 11/2 cups flour 3 Heaped tablespoons custard powder. Mix well & roll into balls. Flatten & bake 350 deg C for 15 minutes. When cold join together with a berry jam. • Comments (4) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Gingerbread Posted in Morning Tea After school Abbey made one of my favourites - Ginger Bread. 2 Cups Flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3 teaspoons ginger pinch salt. 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup warm milk 2 eggs 1 cup golden syrup Mix well add 225 grams melted butter Beat until very well mixed. This is a very sloppy, wet mixture. Bake in a square cake tin at 180 deg C for a bout 45 mins - 1 hour. Test that it is cooked. Butter & enjoy - oh men folk like it hot with custard. • Comments (2) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Saturday, June 21, 2008 Banana Sour Cream Cake Posted in Morning Tea A good way to use up bruised bananas. - I always have some over ripe ones in freezer - just throw them in whole - skin will go black - but when you have enough eg - this cake uses three just peel the frozen ones & use. Or if like me this week I brought some cheap bruised ones at the shops. 125g butter 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 cup castor sugar 2 eggs 3 mashed bananas 1/3 cup sour cream 2 cups self raising flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Cream butter & sugar add vanilla, add eggs one at a time beat until mixed. Stir in half banana & half sour cream with half the sifted dry ingredients mis & then add in remaining halves. Spread into a prepared tin - to prepare all my tins I spray with non stick spray & put in freezer before I begin mixing any cake. Bake in moderate oven for about 1 1/4 hours Spread with Chocolate icing. This is my favourite banana cake - the sour cream just makes it! Plus it is light & fluffy YUM YUM! Photo to come if not all eaten first - I've flat batteries in camera. • Comments (2) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Thursday, June 19, 2008 Berry Slice. Posted in Morning Tea This can be made with any type of berries - just match the jam used to the berry - eg for this one I used raspberries - Winter here in NZ so I used frozen ones - so I used Raspberry Jam. But paly around with what you have - eg strawberries. blackcurrents, boysenberries...... Base 50g (2oz) butter 25g (1 oz) sugar 2 egg yolks (keep the whites) 150g (50z) flour 1 teaspoon baking powder. Cream butter & sugar, add egg yolks then flour & baking powder. Spread mixture onto a shallow greased tin. Middle Cover the base well with jam to match your berries Then sprinkle berries on the top - don't be mean now. Try not to go over the edges. Topping Beat the two egg white you had put aside until very firm (you can't over beat egg whites) ADD 125g (4oz) castor sugar - or fine sugar, slowly add the sugar to the egg whites as you beat. Fold in 50g (20z) coconut. Spread mixture on top of Jam & berries. Bake 30 mins at 180 deg C (350F) Cut into slices & enjoy - Men folk like this slice very much. Sorry didn't blog yesterday - as soon as my feet hit the floor I was being nurse maid to sick kids • Comments (2) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Monday, June 2, 2008 Celery Herbed Muffins Posted in Morning Tea Muffin are a quick weekend lunch meal. 1 1/4 cups self raising flour 1 cup of grated cheese 2 rashes of bacon (or can use ham) 1 small onion diced fine (or use spring onions) 1/2 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons of parsley 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon of grainy mustard. I cook bacon & onion on high for 1 minute  in microwave. then combine dry ingredients make a well in centre & add wet ingredients. Carefully fold - don;t over mix muffins!!!! Bake at 200 deg C for 10 mins or until cooked. • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Sunday, May 4, 2008 Feijoa Muffins Posted in Morning Tea 2 cups self Raising Flour 75 grams butter - melted 1 cup feijoas, peeled & chopped 2 eggs zest of one orange Juice from one orange 1/2 cup sugar. Melt butter, mix in with feijoas, add eggs, orange juice & zest. Mix Add sugar & flour, mix gently & place into muffin tins. Topping 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 Tablespoon brown sugar. Sprinkle cinnamon & sugar on top Bake at 200 deg C for 15 - 20 minutes. Brilliant way to use up small feijoas that have fallen from the tree - • Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Monday, April 28, 2008 Lemon Muffins Posted in Morning Tea Abbey made Brent's favourite muffins yesterday - I'll pop photo on & type up recipe tomorrow morning - it's time for me to start my day - have a busy week lined up and I feel like it is my birthday week - I am expecting soo many parcels this week via the mail - I've been buying on line lots of NICE things - hopefully one of the mail orders is my new camera & then I'll drive you nuts with lots of photos. Don't those muffins look devine - and thy have all been gobbled up! 2 cups self raising flour scant 1/2 cup sugar (If you like sweet food - make it up to 3/4 cup but i always put less sugar in most recipes) 75g butter 1 cup milk 1 egg Zest of 2 lemons Topping: 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup sugar. Place flour & sugar in bowl, melt butter, add the milk, egg, lemon zest & beat well with a whisk. Add to flour & sugar. Using a folding method combine only until dry ingredients are lightly mixed - don't over mix muffins. I've just begun using patty cases for my muffins but then you don't have to spray the muffin pans & th clean up is soo much easier - Bake at 200 deg C for 10 mins. Mix topping together & pour over hot muffins. • Comments (2) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link