tsk - you get worse!!!Originally Posted by Swoop
Did you specify self-erasing flour?
tsk - you get worse!!!Did you specify self-erasing flour?
I showed this thread to Mrs Stagger and here is her contribution.
Found this great recipe for energy bars. Made them a couple of weeks ago and they taste delicious, even the kids like them!
125g dried apricots, roughly chopped
150ml orange juice
50g butter
75g runny honey
50g sultanas
75g pecan nuts
50g mixed pumpkin and sunflower seeds
25g sesame seeds
150g demerara sugar
175g porridge oats
Heat the oven to 190 degrees C/375 degrees F/Gas mark 5. Line the base and sides of a 13 x 25cm (5 x 10 inch) cake tin with baking paper.
Put the apricots and orange juice in a large pan, bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for approx 20 mins or until the apricots have softened. Transfer to a food processor and process to a thick smooth puree.
Spoon the puree back into the pan and add the butter, honey and sugar. Cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally for five minutes or until the sugar has dissolved.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 15 minutes.
When it's cool, remove from the tin and discard the lining paper. Cut into 14 squares before it cools completely.
Hope you like them!
Linda (Mrs Stagger)
Glad you enjoyed itIt really was very nice...thanks!
Post the recipe then please Rhino
Wow Linda, they sound like they pack some serious calorific goodness, definately going to give those a try, maybe my fellow clubmates will benefit from them after Wilmslow this weekend
This thread is annoying me as trying to cut back on cake
That said I'm on a promise of real home made Tiramisu (not really cake I know) 'if I'm nice' - the standard recipe but she claims hers is better than any restaurant version!!
I'm definitely going to give this one a go.
It's the same as the original - you just add walnutsPost the recipe then please Rhino
you can play around with the basic recipe and add anything you like - within reason!!
pecans, raisins, dates, figs etc etc
Here's a recipe for delicious sweetness!! it's done in stages - but worth the efoort - it's really nice cold the next day too!
Queen of Puddings
BASE
4 egg yolks
1pt milk (full fat is best with a touch of cream too!!! But if we are being healthy then skimmed works!)
1oz butter
2oz caster sugar
grated zest of 1 lemon (or orange - but I prefer it with lemon)
3oz white breadcrumbs
JAM!! whichever flavour takes your fancy
beat eggs in a large bowl
heat milk - NOT boiling just so it's starting to get bubbles round the edge of the pan
add sugar, butter, zest and heat gently until all dissolved
add hot milk to egg -SLOWLY, whisking all the time, stir in breadcrumbs then leave to stand for about 15 minutes
bake this mixture in the oven gas4 for about 30 minutes until it's set
warm jam in a pan 3 tbsps at least!! I usually wack a load in but then I'm greedy!
spread warm jam over pudding base
TOPPING
4 egg whites
6oz caster sugar
make meringue topping - whisk eggs whites until stiff! whisk in caster sugar 1 tsp at a time
spoon mixture on top of bread/jam base pulling up the meringue to make little peaks - you can try and make it look like a lakeland landscape and give the fells names even
bake this for a further 10-15 mins until the top is crisp and 'golden' brown
yum
CARROT CAKE
1/4 pt sunflower oil
8oz wholemeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
5oz light muscavado sugar
2oz walnuts - optional
4oz grated carrots
2 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1tbsp milk
(sometimes put orange zest in - not often as prefer it without too much faffing about from the basics!!)
Put all ingredients in a big bowl and blitz!!
SIMPLE
Bake gas mark 4 for around 50 minutes
TOPPING
8oz - soft cheese
2 tsp clear honey
1 tsp lemon juice
mix it all together then spread on the COOLED cake
spinkle with chopped walnuts to decorate
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