Recipes

  • Eccles Cakes

    Ingredients: ½ oz of butter 2 oz of currants 1 oz of chopped, mixed peel 1 oz of soft brown sugar ½ level teaspoon of mixed spice 7 oz of flaky or puff pastry Milk to glaze Caster sugar Method: Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the currants, brown sugar, peel, and spices.… …Read More

  • Hazelnut Biscuits

    Ingredients: 4 oz of hazelnuts 3 oz of castor sugar 6 oz of butter 9 oz of plain flour Melted chocolate Method: Brown the hazelnuts by placing them in a hot oven until the skins begin to peel off and the nuts are turning golden brown. Rub off the skins with a clean tea towel… …Read More

  • Chocolate Apple Cake

    Ingredients: 8 oz of self-raising flour 4 oz of margarine 4 oz of castor sugar 1 egg 3-4 tablespoons of milk 1 level teaspoon of cocoa 1 peeled, medium-sized apple 8 oz of chocolate glace icing Few chopped nuts if desired Method: Cream the fat and sugar together and gradually add the beaten egg and… …Read More

  • Baked Alaska

    (Need a 7-inch sponge flan case) Ingredients: 2 egg whites 4 oz of icing sugar 1 small can of strained, strawberries Small block of strawberry ice cream Method: Whisk together the egg whites and icing sugar into stiff peaks. Place the flan case on a baking tray and cover the base with strawberries. Place the… …Read More

  • Old Fashioned Ginger Nut Biscuits

    Ingredients: 10 oz of plain flour 7 oz of sugar, ½ soft brown 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons of ground ginger 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder 6 oz of butter/margarine 1 tablespoon of golden syrup/clear honey 2 tablespoons of milk Method: Pre-heat the oven to 160C. Place all the dry ingredients… …Read More

  • Cheese And Potato Sticks

    Ingredients: 4 oz of potatoes, sieved or rinsed 4 oz of plain flour Pinch of mustard Pinch of nutmeg 4 oz of butter 4 oz of cheddar cheese, grated 1 beaten egg Salt and pepper Method: Mix together the potatoes, flour, mustard, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Rub in the butter to make a soft… …Read More

  • Chocolate Cherry Slices

    Ingredients: 4 oz of chocolate 4 oz of desiccated sugar 4 oz of castor sugar 2 oz of glace cherries, quartered 2 oz of soft margarine/butter 1 beaten egg Method: Pre-heat the oven to 160C. Line a 12 x 8” tin with greaseproof paper or non-stick baking liner. Melt the chocolate and line the base… …Read More

  • Rice And Sweetcorn Omelette

    Ingredients: 1 ½ oz of butter 4 spring onions, shredded 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced (optional) 7 oz of cooked long grain or basmati rice Handful of chopped, fresh herbs 6 beaten eggs 3 tablespoons of grated, Parmesan cheese Salt and black pepper Sweetcorn as required Method: Heat the butter in a large… …Read More

  • Coconut Rocks

    Ingredients: 8 oz of self-raising flour 3 oz of sugar 3 oz of coconut 3 oz of margarine 1 egg and a little milk Method: Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl. Rub in the margarine and coconut. Mix to a stiff dough with the beaten egg and a little milk. Place in 14… …Read More

  • Corn and Bacon Muffins

    Ingredients: 6 streaky bacon rashes, finely chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped 7 oz of frozen sweetcorn 6 oz of fine cornmeal 4 oz of plain flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder 2 oz of cheddar cheese, grated 7 Fl. oz of milk 2 beaten eggs 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil plus extra for… …Read More