Ingredients

1 lb beef mince

3 small apples

1 onion

1 dessertspoonful curry powder

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 slice bread soaked in 1 cup milk

1 egg

Pinch salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 dessertspoon apricot jam

handul of raisins or sultanas

1 oz dessicated coconut

1 tablespoon chutney

How to Make it

1. In large frying pan, ightly fry the onion and apples. Set aside on plate.
2. Lightly brown the mince until no longer pink.
3. Drain the milk from the bread and reserve the liquid.
4. Add the bread to the mince.
5. Add salt, vinegar and sugar to mince mixture.
6. Add the onions and apples to mixture.
7. Beat the egg with the drained off milk and add to the mixture.
8. Stir in the jam, raisins, coconut and chutney (adjust or leave out according to taste).
9. Turn the mixture into the buttered pyrex dish.
10. Bake in oven for 40 mins at 350F, 180C 170C (fan oven).
11. Prepare small dishes of chopped and sliced accompaniments – banana, tomatoes, pineapple, dessicated coconut, chutney, peppers
12. Serve with boiled rice.

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Ingredients

4 oz margarine

4 oz sugar (brown or white)

12 oz mixed fruit (8 oz will be enough)

8 fl oz water

1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 level teaspoon mixed spice

2 beaten eggs

4 oz plain flour

4 oz self raising flour

Pinch salt

How to Make it

1. Set the oven to 350F, 180 C, 170C (fan oven), Gas Mark 4
2. Put margarine, sugar, mixed fruit, water, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a large pan. Bring to the boil, stirring as the ingredients melt to blend gently together.
3. Once boiling, simmer for one minute.
4. Allow to cool while you prepare the tin:
5. Line a 7″ square or 8″ round tin.
6. When mixture has cooled a little, add the eggs, flour and salt and mix well. If you add the eggs while the mixture is really hot you’ll have scrambled eggs! Pour the mixture into the tin.
7. Bake in the centre of the oven for 1 – 1 1/4 hours. Test with a skewer to see if it comes out clean.

Tags: bicarbonate of soda, egg, margarine, mixed fruit, mixed spice, plain flour, salt, self raising flour, sugar
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Ingredients
Base
50g (2 oz) butter
150g (5oz) chocolate digestives (crushed)
Filling
175g white chocolate (we used Tesco’s own). (Don’t use Milky Bar)
200g full fat cream cheese (1 tub)
1 egg
75 ml soured cream
3/4 teasoon vanilla essence

How to Make it
1. Preheat oven to 160C / Fan 140C / Gas Mark 3

2. Grease the base and sides of a pyrex pie plate.

3. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat.

4. Stir in the crushed biscuits (put the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin).

5. Press the crumb mixture evenly over the base of the pyrex dish. Chill in the fridge.

6. Break the white chocolate into a bowl and melt over a pan of boiling water, stirring occasionally until the chocolate is smooth and runny.

7. Whisk the cream cheese and eggs together in a large bowl until smooth, then add the soured cream and vanilla and whisk again until completely smooth with no lumps.

8. Stir in the melted chocolate and mix well.

9. Pour the mixture over the biscuit base and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes until firm round the edge and just set in the middle

10. When it comes out of the oven, run a knife around the edge to loosen it, then allow to cool and then chill in the fridge.

11. To be posh you could decorate with strawnberries or dust with sieved cocoa or drinking chocolate powder.

Tags: butter, chocolate digestives, cream cheese, egg, soured cream, vanilla essence, white chocolate
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Ingredients

4 oz package of cream cheese (like Philadelphia)

1 small egg yolk

1/2 cup granulated sugar (divided)

12 slices white bread

1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

How to Make Them

1. Set oven to 400F / 200C

2. In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese, egg yolk and 1/8 cup sugar until smooth. Set aside.

3. On a plate with a rim, mix together the remaining 3/8 cup sugar and cinnamon.

4. Cut the crusts off bread and roll flat with rolling pin.

5. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the slices.

6. Rollup each slice like a swiss roll.

7. Brush each roll with melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat well.

8. Place on greased or lined baking tray, seam down.

9. Bake for 10 – 12 mins until golden brown.

These will freeze well unbaked.

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Ingredients

8 oz SR flour

Pinch salt

4 oz margarine

2 oz caster sugar

4 oz sultanas

1 egg

milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

How to Make Them

Preheat oven to 400F / 200 / 190 fan oven

Line a baking sheet.

1. Sift flour and salt into bowl.
2. Rub in margarine till like breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in flour and sultanas.
4. Beat egg and stir in with a little milk to make a stiff mixture.
5. Using a dessertspoon and a teaspoon, divide mixture into 12 heaps on the baking tray and bake for 10 – 15 mins till golden brown.
6. Cool on tray.

Tags: caster sugar, egg, margarine, Rock buns, SR flour, sultanas
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