Bakewell Tart

Use a pre made pastry case....

100g butter
100g caster sugar
3 medium eggs, beaten
150g ground almonds
few drops almond essence
3 tbsp raspberry jam
25g flaked almonds

Pre heat over to 170 degrees C (fan)

Cream together butter & sugar & then add eggs gradually.

Stir in ground almonds & almond essence.

Spread jam on pastry base, top with mix & sprinkle with flaked almonds.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Chewy Meringues

3 large egg whites
175g sugar
pinch salt

Heat oven to 140 degrees C.

Whisk eggs until firm peaks. Add sugar 1tbsp at a time. Spoon onto tray and cook for 40 mins.  Turn oven off, leave door ajar and allow meringue to cool.

Raspberry and Lemon Curd Bread and Butter Pudding

200g brioche bread / buns
softened butter
200g ready made custard
100ml cream
100g raspberries
lemon curd


Preheat ove to 160 degrees C.
Slice bread and spread one side with butter. Lay in dish. Mix custard and cream and pour over bread .Sprinkle with rasberrys and dorizzle/dollop some lemon curd over the top. Bake for 50 minutes.

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad

Butternut squash
Maple syrup

Pre heat oven to 180 degrees C. Cut squash up into chip size strips. Put on baking tray and coat with a small amount of maple syrup, salt and pepper .

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes turning oven down to 160 degrees half way through.

Also in this salad... Pea, cucumber and cold pasta, missed with mint sauce and cider vinegar & croutons ( 180 degrees for 15 minutes ).

Custard

Makes enough for 2/3

1/2 pt skimmed milk
1 egg
1 tbsp cornflour
50g caster sugar

Warm milk on hob until almost boiling.  Whilst milk is warming, whisk together the egg with the cornflour & sugar until its completely lump free,

Pour milk onto egg mixture, mixing well and then return full mixture to the pan/hob.  Stir until thickened.

Giant Yorkshires

Makes 4

8 tsp vegetable oil
225g plain flour, sifted
pinch salt
6 medium eggs, beaten
300ml skimmed milk

Makes 1

2 tsp vegetable oil
60g plain flour, sifted
pinch salt
1.5 medium eggs, beaten
75ml skimmed milk


Pre heat fan over to 200 degrees C, with cake tin brushed with oil.

Add eggs & milk to a well in the flower/salt & mix, leave to stand for 20 minutes.

Pour into hot tin & cook for 20 minutes.

Chocolate frosting

8oz chocolate (I used milk)
8oz margarine
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup (plus lots more!) icing sugar
1 tbsp instant coffee

Melt chocolate and set aside.

Using an electric mixer beat butter until fluffy, add egg yolk and vanilla followed by icing sugar.

Melt coffee in 2 tsp hot water and add to the mix along with the chocolate.

Add as much icing sugar as needed to get correct texture, i think if you use butter above instead of margarin, less would be required.