This is the loaf I have made this morning and the house smells so good :) Heat Over Gas Mark 7 220 degrees C 425 degrees F For the yeast liquid 1 teaspoon sugar (5ml) 3/4 pint of warm water (375ml) 2 teaspoons dried yeast (2 x 5ml) For th...
Required one Polystyrene oval shape ribbon small pins Start from the bottom. Cuts pieces of ribbon so that when you fold it will form a point. Pin overlapping as needed. Put a ribbon on the top Happy Christmas ...
Required Polystyrene cone Ribbons Very small pins Cut ribbon so that you can fold to a point on either side. Pin around the cone. Fiddly but interesting when made and these will be my personal christmas cards this year :) ...
150g cranberries 6oz Caster Sugar 12oz SR Flour 6oz Butter 2 eggs - beaten 200ml milk 100g pecans whole or chopped grated rind of a fresh lemon 25g white chocolate drops In a bowl put the sugar, flour and butter. Rub together unti...
2 eggs, lightly beaten 125g (4oz) plain yoghurt 125ml (4 floz) strong brewed coffee 125ml (4floz) Milk 250g (*oz) self raising flour 250g (8oz) caster sugar 57g (2 1/2 oz cocoa powder) pinch of salt 100g (3 1/2 oz) chocolate chips 12 hole muffin...
So on Saturday 9th November my daughter and I embarked on a day out together, something we dont do very often and which was much needed. We had passes to the Cake International Show at the National Exhibition Centre, Solihull, and as an avid bake...
Heat oven to Gas Mark 2 Line an 8 inch cake tin make sure it is quite deep :) 225g (9oz) Plain Flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 x 5ml (teaspoon) mixed spice 200g (8oz ) butter 200g (8oz) Dark Brown Sugar 2 x 15ml (Tablespoons) black treacle 1/2 teasp...
Ingredients 12oz SR Flour 1 tin of mandarins, drained 1 egg 125 ml milk teaspoon vanilla essence 25g sugar 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil 6 cubes of white choclate chopped into smaller squares Into a bowl put the flour, sugar and mix. In a ju...
120z Self raising Flour 6oz Margarine 6oz Sugar 2 eggs 1/4pint milk 2oz dessicated cocnut 6oz sultanas Preheat over to gas mark 4 Line an 8inch spring tin Into a large bowl put the sugar flour and margaring and rub together until breadcrumbs ...
Preheated over Gas Mark 4 Lined 9 inch spring tin Two small oranges (These need to be boiled whole for about 40 minutes until soft. Then cut into quarters, pips removed and liqudised until a pulp. 280g (10oz Ground almonds) 250g (9ox caster...
Ingredients 4oz Margarine 6oz Black Treacle 2oz Golden Syrup 1/4 pint milk 2 eggs (Beaten well) 8oz Plain Flour 2oz Caster Sugar 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoon of mixed spice 2 teaspoons of ground ginger Lemons Juice Icing Sugar Sl...
Filling 500g Stewing Steak or braising steak 1 onion - finely sliced 1 oxo cube Little cornflour to thicken. Chop the steak into cubes removing all far and grizzle. Add the onions and about 1pint of water. Add the oxo and braise in the oven...
A adapted recipe from Minstry of Food #Jamie Oliver 2 large carrots (grated) large piece of root ginger (finely chopped) 2 onions (sliced finely) 2 chillies of your choice (seeded and chopped finely) 1 teaspoon of dried coriander (or a bunch o...
These are called ..... The stitching Bug. I am currently making stock so will be for sale soon in my online shop :) ...
Lined 9 inch square cake tin Oven Gas mark 4/5 8oz Butter 8oz Caster Sugar 4 eggs 7oz Self Raising Flour 1oz Ground Almonds Almond Essence 3oz Sultanas 2oz Chopped nuts (I used pecan nuts) Into a large bowl put the sugar and butter and cr...
2oz Butter 2oz Sugar 1oz Golden Syrup 4oz Maple and Pecan cereal crisp Line a 7inch sandwich tin. I made a larger one by doubling the ingredients In a pan place the butter, sugar and syrup. Heat gently until all the ingreditents have involved. ...
This happened by complete accident when I was trying to make a filling for a cake. Due to adding icing sugar rather than sugar the cream would not thicken when beat so I froze it and made ice cream, and the best you can ever taste. Have a go it i...
1 packet of ready rolled puff pastry 4 tablespoons of brown sugar 2 teaspoons of cinnamon Little milk Heat over to gas mark 7 Roll out the pastry and with a pastry brush, brush over with milk. In a bowl put the suagr and cinnamon and stir t...
3oz Raisins 1 tablespoon rum Put in a bowl and leave to soak until most of the liquid has gone (I left mine a couple of hours you can leave overnight) 8oz Butter 8oz Caster Sugar 4 eggs 8oz Self Raising Flour 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence P...
You dont always need to make the free kits on magazines into what they should be. This was supposed to be a card kit but I have stitched on a glittery evenweave fabric, lined etc and turned into a needlecase. Use your imagination, its amaz...
For the pastry 6oz plain flour 3oz butter 1oz sugar 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons of water For the filling 1 egg white 2 eggs 1/2 pint milk 2oz sugar Nutmeg to sprinkle on the top To make pastry put the flour, butter and sugar into a bowl and add rub...
This took me a couple of evenings to complete. It is knitted in a chunky wool and the pattern was from a seller on ebay as was the wool. I love the same. The colour is gorgeous too and so pleased with the results. :) ...
215g of Self Raising Flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 60g Caster sugar 60g finely chopped pecans 1 tablespoon instant coffee 1 tablespoon boiling water 1egg 170ml milk 80ml vegetable oil (I used ground nut as the cakes contain nuts) STREUSEL TOPP...
75g of Caster Sugar 4 Tablespoons of Oil (I used ground nut but vegetable oil or sunflower oil will work) 1 egg 125ml of milk 200g Self Raising Flour Teaspoon of vanilla essence 200g of Blueberries Deep muffin tin Heat oven to Gas Mark 5 Into...
Tin of crushed pineapple Tin of mandarin segments 2 bananas 2 pink lady apples Into a bowl tip the tin of pineapple and mandarin and add a little water. Slice up the bananas and add. Half then quarter and core the apples and slice then add. ...
This is actually made in my microwave so a good pudding to do whilst you are eating your Sunday Dinner. My microwave has a bake cake button so I cooked on bake one portion. I am sure it will bake the same in a normal microwave but adjust time acco...
Required 2 x 7inch spring cake tins with the base lined with greasproof paper 10oz caster sugar 10oz butter 5 eggs 10oz Self raising flour Teaspoon of vanilla essence. Raspberry jam for filling caster sugar to sprinkle on the top Heat oven to...
For the pastry 6oz Plain Flour 3oz Unsalted butter 2oz Caster sugar water to bind 4 ripe pears - peeled, cored and halved For the sponge 6oz Caster Sugar 6oz Unsalted Butter 3 eggs 5oz Self Raising Flour 1oz Ground Almonds Teaspoon Ground Alm...
For the gingerbread 4oz Margarine or unsalted butter 6oz Black treacle 2oz Golden Syrup 1/4 pint milk 2 large eggs - beatenWhen 8oz Plain flour 2oz Caster sugar 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons ground ginger Ici...
You need Croissant (either shop bought or home made) Cooked Prawns Mayonnaise Tomato Sauce Smoked Paprika (Good Shake) Baby leaf lettuce Piccolo Tomatoes Make the sauce by putting some mayonnaise, a ddash of tomato sauce and a good shake of smo...
4oz White Chocolate 2oz Unsalted butter 1oz Ground Almonds 1 teaspoon of the liquour or flavouring essence you wish to make (I used rum) 6oz Icing Sugar 1 tablespoon of cream vermecelli strands or chocolate curls In a bowl put the chocolate an...
8oz Butter 8oz Caster Sugar 8oz SR flour 4 eggs grated rind of an orange and the juice from the same Heat over to Gas mark 5 This will make 24 muffin size cupcakes Line a tin with 12 paper cases Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the ...
10oz self raising flour 1oz unsalted butter 3 1/2 oz of caster sugar 1 egg 170ml of milk 2 oz sultanas Heat over to gas mark 6/7 and prepare a baking sheet to put the scones onto. Put the flour into a large bown and rub in the butter and caster...
I used the chart and threads from a Kate Knight design that was in Cross Stitcher as a freebie Gift. I provided my own fabric and stitched on 28ct evenweave. I used bondaweb to line the inside and also to adhere the felt for the needles to be...
Serves one Premade Croissant (I use Tesco finest all butter croissants as are really yum) Two rashers of bacon (you choice but I used smoked middle bacon) One small tomato Drizzle of olive oil Place your bacon into a frying pan with the drizzle o...
4oz caster sugar 4 large eggs 4 oz self raising flour Flavouring - either vanilla or almond essence (I used the latter) Raspberry Jam ( I used Tesco Finest as gives a rich Jam flavour) Heat oven to gas mark 7 line a baking tray with greasep...
4oz caster sugar 4 large eggs 4 oz self raising flour 3 teaspoons of coffee granules Butter icing - homemade or bought (I never measure when I make mine so go by taste) Heat over to gas mark 7 line a baking tray with greaseproof paper put ...
Well I am a week behind with my blog as was so busy last week with Mothering Sunday. Hope everyone had a super day My weekend bake for last week was Chocolate Cream cupcakes. 6oz Caster sugar 6oz soft butter 3 eggs 6oz self raising flour b...
I packet of trifle sponge fingers 2 packets of jelly (I used raspberry) Large container of double cream Fresh Raspberries Fresh Raspberries or strawberries to decorate with. Cut one jelly into small pieces in a jug and make the jelly but only 1...
also made some cards with just toppers on them. The smaller cards and the daffodil one are decoupage. The larger ones are toppers :) ...
