Mon 21 Mar 2016, 9:10pm by john Thompson-Mills
Cockles: 115g of butter. 115 g of caster sugar. 2 eggs. 170g self-raising flour. 60 g of cornflour. METHOD: Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and flours (sifted) together. Place small spoonfuls on greased trays and cook at 200c for approximately 10 minutes. Join with jam and ice tops. Read more
Tue 08 Mar 2016, 9:56pm by john Thompson-Mills
INGREDIENTS: 1 and 1/2 cups (225 g) sifted self-raising flour 3/4 cup (165 g) caster sugar 125g softened butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced 1 cup fresh raspberries (blueberries, strawberries) 2 tablespoons demerara sugar (or brown sugar) METHOD: Preheat oven to 180 degrees (160 if fan forced). Prepare a springform tin lined with greased baking paper. Place flour, caster sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and milk into the bowl of a mixer and beat until well combined. Spoon mixture into baking tin. Crush 1/2 handful of berries with a... Read more
Tue 08 Mar 2016, 9:56pm by john Thompson-Mills
INGREDIENTS: 1 and 1/2 cups (225 g) sifted self-raising flour 3/4 cup (165 g) caster sugar 125g softened butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced 1 cup fresh raspberries (blueberries, strawberries) 2 tablespoons demerara sugar (or brown sugar) METHOD: Preheat oven to 180 degrees (160 if fan forced). Prepare a springform tin lined with greased baking paper. Place flour, caster sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and milk into the bowl of a mixer and beat until well combined. Spoon mixture into baking tin. Crush 1/2 handful of berries with a... Read more
Thu 03 Mar 2016, 9:59pm by john Thompson-Mills
Mon 29 Feb 2016, 8:44pm by john Thompson-Mills
ORANGE AND CRANBERRY MUFFINS 75 gms unsalted butter 250 gms self raising flour 25 gms ground almonds 25 gms cranberries ? teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 75 gms caster sugar Zest of 1 orange 100 ml freshly squeezed orange juice 100 ml full fat milk 1 egg 12 bun muffin tray lined with 12 paper patty pans METHOD: Preheat the oven to 2000 Celsius Melt the butter and set aside. Combine the flour, ground almonds, bicarb, baking powder, sugar, orange zest and cranberries in a large bowl. Measure the orange juice and milk into a jug and... Read more