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Recipe: 5 oz Chopped Dates (Buy ready to eat healthy dates not pre-chopped, they have added sugar) 7 oz Sultanas 7 oz Raisins 7 oz Currants 8 oz Plain White Flour 1 Teaspoonful Mixed Spice 1 Teaspoonful Baking Powder 4 oz Olive Spread 2 medium size Free-range eggs ½ Pint Semi Skinned Milk Method: Dry mix the dates, fruit, flour, mixed spice and baking powder. Using a wooden spatula mix in the fat. Well break it up as best you can. Lightly whisk the two eggs and pour them in the mix. Poor all the milk in, in one go and mix the whole lot thoroughly. I find it best to mix with the wooden spatula, I can be bothered setting up a mixing machine. Too much washing up afterwards, anyway, exercise is good for you:D Place in an 8" cake tin and...

Caution this mix is VERY hot. Ingredients:- 5 Tablespoons Golden Caster Sugar (Granulated may be substituted). 2 Tablespoons Golden Syrup 1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda Wooden spoon Pre-greased 7" Sandwich tin. 1. Pour the Sugar and Syrup into a medium sized pan and place on a medium heat. (I used no 4 on my hob). 2. Allow the syrup and sugar to melt, if there is raw sugar on the top shake the pan to allow the sugar to be absorbed into the mix. DO NOT STIR. (Just remember James Bond....Shaken not stirred!) ;) 3. Bring the mix to the boil and then simmer for approx 4 minutes. The mix will be bubbling and going a golden brown colour. 4. This is the very quick bit. Remove from the heat, add the teaspoon of bicarbonate and mix in using...

Here is the recipe and guide on how to make Treacle Toffee or Bonfire Toffee Caution this is a hot mix and may burn or scald. Ingredients: 475 grams / 17 oz Brown Sugar 225 grams / 8 oz Unsalted Butter 115 grams / 4 oz Golden Syrup 100 grams / 3.5 oz Black Treacle ½ Teaspoon Vinegar 60 ml or ⅛ Pint Water 200 grams / ½ a can of condensed milk Method: 1. Place all the ingredients into a large pan. 2. Turn the hob to a high setting. (Warm the pan on the back burners so that the ingredients does not spit onto your skin). 3. Stir the ingredients with a wooden spoon until dissolved, boil the liquid for approx 5 minutes. 4. To test if the treacle is done place cold water into a sandwich tin or bowl and drop some treacle into the water if...

How to make Choux pastry recipe and guide. Preheat the oven: Fan assisted 210/220°C Regular Oven 230°C – 240°C Gas 7 410F Ingredients: 100g/4oz butter 250ml/ half pint water 125g/5oz plain flour 4 eggs lightly beaten Method: 1. Place butter and water into a pan and bring to the boil. 2. Once boiling, take off the heat, pour the flour directly into the pan and stir together with a wooden spoon. 3. If the mixture has combined (looks a bit like scrambled egg), transfer to a jug and then whisk to assist the mix in cooling quicker. 4. Set your whisk to high speed and start pouring the beaten eggs in a little at a time. 5. Continue this process until the mixture has combined and now looks like bread dough. 6. Transfer the mix to a...

Pre heat your oven to approx: 175°C Fan Assisted 195°C Regular Oven Gas Mark 4 347F Ingredients: 75g / 3oz Unsalted Butter 125g / 5oz Soft Brown Sugar 2 Eggs 1 Tablespoon of Coffee Essence (Camp Coffee Essence) or (Dissolved Coffee and water) 150g / 6oz Self Raising Flour 150g / 6oz Stoned Dates (Finely chopped in the food processor). 150ml / 6 Fl oz Hot Water Sauce: 100g / 4oz Unsalted Butter 150g / 6oz Soft Light Brown Sugar 1/4 Pint Double Cream Method: 1. From the ingredients list - Cream together the 75g Butter and 125g Sugar using an electric whisk. 2. Add the eggs one at a time and whisk in. 3. Pour in the coffee essence and flour and whisk in on a medium speed. 4. Add the dates and the hot water in 50ml stages (you may not...

Here is your guide on how to make the rich chocolate brownie. Preheat the oven to approximately: 170°C Fan assisted 190°C Normal Oven Gas Mark 3 338F 7" Square Greased Tin - For easy removal from the tin you may also line the tin with baking paper if you wish too. Ingredients 100g / 4oz Unsalted butter. 75g / Plain baking chocolate. 75g / Milk baking chocolate. 2 Tablespoons Water (Place all these ingredients into a pan) 100g / 4oz Granulated Sugar 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Essence 100g Self Raise Flour Pinch of Salt (Place all these ingredients into a mixing bowl) 2 Eggs - These are needed at stage 4 of the method. Method: 1. Place the butter, baking chocolate and water into a pan and melt on a low heat until fully melted. 2...

Flapjacks:- Recipe and guide on how to make plain or chocolate flapjacks. Preheat your oven to: 180°C Fan assisted 200°C Normal oven Gas mark 4 356F Ingredients: 150 grams porridge oats. 75 grams block butter. 100 grams demerara sugar. 2 tablespoons of syrup. 7-inch square tin - Greased. Makes about 9 depending on how big you slice them. Method: 1. Melt the butter, sugar & syrup in a pan on a low heat until the butter has melted and the ingredients have combined. 2. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the porridge oats combining them together. 3. Pour contents into the pre-greased tin and press down using a plastic spatula (as the batter would stick to a spoon). 4. Bake for approx 20 mins on the middle shelf of the oven. 5...

A recipe and guide on how to make peppermint creams. Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Milk - (I use Semi Skimmed) 50g Unsalted Butter 1 Teaspoon / Half a tablespoon of Peppermint Essence - (Depending on how strong you like the flavour you may add more.) 500g Icing Sugar 1. Put the milk and butter in a pan on a low heat, mix together until the butter has melted then remove from the heat. 2. Now add the peppermint essence and all the Icing Sugar to the butter mixture and stir in using a wooden spoon, do this until all the wet and dry have combined together. (You could add food dye at this point to alter the colour). If the mix looks dry add a dash of extra milk if it looks too wet add a dash more icing sugar. 3. Once combined it should...

Here is your recipe and guide on how to make no-bake Chocolate Pistachio Squares. Ingredients:- 250 grams or 9oz Milk Chocolate - (Cadbury's or good quality) 50 grams or 2oz Unsalted Butter - Chopped into cubes or slices. 3 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup 125 grams or 4.5oz Broken Digestives (Graham Crackers) 45 grams or 1.5oz Pistachios (Ensure these have been pre-roasted so that you can remove the shells, you can buy them like this). Method: 1. Weigh out your Digestive biscuits, and either place them in a zipped food bag or a food processor. If using a ziplock bag, bash the biscuits with a rolling pin to break them up, if using a food processor then just blitz for a few seconds. You ideally want the biscuits to be different sizes...

Here are a recipe and guide on how to make a Chocolate Almond Cake Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4 or 350F Ingredients: 100g / 3.5 oz Unsalted butter 200g / 7 oz Dark Cooking chocolate 40g / 1.5 oz Soft brown sugar 4 Medium/Large eggs - Separate; place the yolks in a cup and the whites in a mixing bowl. 40g / 1.5 oz Icing Sugar (plus extra for serving) 85g / 3 oz Ground Almonds 5 Tablespoons of Self Raising flour Method:- 1. Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and cube the butter then place in a bowl and melt in the microwave in 30-second bursts until the chocolate and butter have melted. 2. Once melted, remove from the microwave and stir in the brown sugar and egg yolks until combined then put to one side. 3. Whisk...

American double baked cheesecake recipe and guide. Preheat the oven to 190°C Gas mark 5 or 375F Ingredients:- Base 10 McVities Digestive Biscuits (US - Grahams Crackers) 2 oz Caster sugar (US - Finely Granulated sugar) 2 oz Unsalted butter 1st Topping 8 oz Philadelphia or Cream cheese 3.5 oz Caster sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Essence 2nd Topping 5 to 6 oz Soured cream 2 Tablespoons Caster sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence Base: Place the digestives into a plastic food bag and beat with a rolling pin until they resemble crumbs. Add the 2 oz of caster sugar to the biscuits crumbs, seal the bag and shake for even distribution of sugar. Place to one side. Now melt the butter in a pan on a medium heat, once melted remove...

Here's the Strawberry Rock Buns Recipe and Guide for you to try. To make these little bundles of goodness do the following:- Preheat the oven to: 200ºC or Gas Mark 6 Ingredients 8oz / 225 Grams Self Raising Flour (Extra flour for dusting your hands) A dash of Salt 4oz / 115 Grams Unsalted Butter 4oz / 115 Grams Granulated Sugar (Extra sugar is needed for sprinkling on the top of the buns) 1 Beaten Medium Egg + 1 Tablespoon Semi Skimmed Milk - Place in a jug. Strawberry Jam or Jam of choice Wooden Spoon//Teaspoon Method: 1. Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. 2. Add the butter to the bowl; using your fingertips rub the butter and flour together until it resembles breadcrumbs. 3. Pour the sugar into the mixing bowl; swirl the...

Sorry, this is a man's recipe, no exact measures ;). Mix a coffee mug of each, flour, sugar and eggs (about 4 or 5) Add a teaspoon of vanilla sugar, another teaspoon of baking soda Pour into a baking tray with baking paper on, max 1 centimetre thick Put in oven, our fan-assisted oven needed about 15 minutes on 200 °C Stick a match to cake, if it comes out dry it's ready Whip some cream, add some natural yoghurt Put a thick but even layer of cream on top of the cake Add whatever berries or jam/marmalade you happen to find Start rolling the cake which is still on baking paper, wet the paper with lukewarm water from outside to make it loosen easier Keep rolling! Sprinkle with sugar to decorate (Tip: dip baking brush in juice, wet the...