Creepy crawly cupcakes - Easy to make fun food for Halloween and a whole lot healthier than lots of other scary sweet treats! From Lemon Squeezy where great food is made easy. - carrots, large eggs, unwaxed lemon, plain flour, baking powder, soft brown sugar, olive oil, salt, mini jaffa cakes, Liquorice Catherine wheels, Coloured [...]
Halloween biscuits - Melt-in-the-mouth butter biscuits everyone will enjoy - unsalted butter, egg, icing sugar, plain flour, vanilla extract, Red ready-to-use icing in a tube to decorate, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C FAN/GAS 4; Leave the butter to soften at room temperature.; Separate the egg. Put the egg yolk, butter, sugar and vanilla extract into a [...]
Aromatic soda bread mini loaves - Scrumptious soda bread rolls flavoured with a mix of fresh herbs - buttermilk, sprig fresh sage, sprig fresh rosemary, sprigs fresh thyme, sprig fresh basil, plain flour, wholemeal flour, oatbran, salt, bicarbonate of soda, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 200˚C/180˚C FAN/GAS 6; Wash and finely chop all the herbs.; Mix the [...]
Italian apple torte - A moist apple cake for a special tea or as a dessert - Gala apples, eggs, butter, lemon, demerara sugar, plain flour, baking powder, Greek-style yogurt, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C FAN/GAS 4; Leave the butter to soften at room temperature.; Lightly grease a 20cm round, loose bottomed cake tin. Line the [...]
Coconut and carrot muffins - Whip up a batch of healthy, easy-bake muffins for a teatime treat - carrots, large eggs, unwaxed lemon, dessicated coconut, coconut flour, groundnut oil, coconut cream, xylitol, ground ginger, baking powder, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C FAN/GAS 4; Line a muffin tray with 12 paper muffin cases.; Peel and finely grate [...]
Pumpkin, sultana and sunflower seed loaf - - pumpkin flesh, sultanas, large eggs, oil for greasing, wholemeal flour, baking powder, molasses, honey, sunflower seeds, Sea salt, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 190˚C/170˚C FAN/GAS 5; Grease a 20cm x 12cm loaf tin and line with baking parchment.; Peel the pumpkin and finely dice. Steam it for about 15 [...]
Christmas biscuits - Easy-to-bake gifts or decorations - butter, eggs, lemon, honey, plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, demerara sugar, Icing sugar, cloves, crushed, Nutmeg, salt, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C FAN/GAS 4; Weigh the butter and leave it to soften.; Sieve the flour with the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add the crushed [...]
Rich fruit loaf - Wonderfully rich but light in texture. Perfect for Christmas - unsalted butter, large eggs, orange, preferably organic, plain flour, sugar, candied orange peel, sultanas, baking powder, ground cinnamon, rum, salt, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 180˚C/160˚C FAN/GAS 4; Leave the butter to soften at room temperature.; Put the sultanas into a small bowl, [...]
Sumptuously seeded soda bread - Easy to bake and delicious toasted for breakfast - buttermilk, butter, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, wholemeal flour, plain white flour, wheat bran, wheatgerm, bicarbonate of soda, Sea salt, PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 190˚C/170˚C FAN/GAS 5; Mix the two flours, wheat bran and wheatgerm together. Rub in the butter until [...]
Quiche with ham and pecorino - Crisp pastry and just-set filling - simple and scrumptious! - thickly sliced good quality ham, grated pecorino, sprig rosemary, crème fraiche, eggs, butter, plain wholemeal flour, Sea salt, black pepper, Nutmeg, If you are using shop-bought pastry, skip to step 3. Otherwise...; Cube the butter. Put it in a [...]