recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

07 Nov 2019
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Ingredients

  • 140g butter
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 60g soft dark brown sugar
  • 1 medium egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 125g plain flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 150g plain chocolate chips

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C/ gas mark 4, 10 minutes prior to baking.
Using 15g of the butter, lightly butter 3-4 large baking sheets.
Blend both sugars and the remaining butter in a food processor until smooth.
Add the egg and vanilla essence to the mixture and blend. Then place this mixture into a large bowl.
Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda together and mix into the creamed mixture.
Once the mixture is thoroughly mixed stir in the chocolate chips.
Using a teaspoon place heaped spoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking sheets, spaced well apart and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 10-12 minutes until lightly golden.
Leave to cool and transfer to a wire rack.
Best eaten when just cooked but can be stored for a few days.
Makes approximately 30 cookies

Millionaires Shortbread

07 Nov 2019
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Ingredients
1/2 Ib butter
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup corn flour
1 tsp Vanilla essence
Flour as needed.

Caramel topping

2 oz butter
1 cup icing sugar
3 full tblsp caramel treat
Whisk together

METHOD


For the biscuit:
Beat together the butter and icing sugar until creamy. Add in the vanilla and corn flour and mix a little.
Lastly add just as much flour as needed to form a firm but soft dough.
Either press it into a rectangular baking pan, or roll out thickly onto a floured surface and cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter.
Bake in a moderate pre-heated oven until golden.
Remove from oven and allow to cool.
For the topping:
Whisk together the butter and icing sugar. Add in the caramel and mix well.
Leave in fridge to set for a while.
Pipe caramel mixture onto biscuits and freeze for an hour.
Coat the whole biscuit in melted chocolate and decorate by dribbling melted white chocolate over

Delightful Date Desert Recipe

07 Nov 2019
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Ingredients:

1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped pecan nuts
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup plain flour

Method:

Step 1

Pre-heat your oven on high
Lightly grease a casserole with oil and leave aside

Step 2

Cook the dates, nuts, water and bicarb on the stove for 1-2 minutes. Leave to cool

Step 3

Beat the sugar, egg vanilla, and butter together until creamy.
Add in the flour and mix altogether

Step 4

Add the date mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well together

Step 5

Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole and bake on 180 degrees/gas mark 4/5 for approximately 25 minutes.
Remove from oven when slightly firm but not dry.
Cut into squares (while still warm) and serve (when cooled) individually with fresh cream or vanilla ice-cream