2 eggs 1 cup (200 g) sugar 1 cup (130 g) all-purpose flour 6 tablespoons cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla essence …
Paté Sucre
250g butter 200g icing sugar 500g plain flour 4 egg yolks 4tbl cold water
Crumpets
450g/1lb plain flour 15g/0.5oz salt 15g/0.5oz fresh yeast (or 2 tsp dried yeast) 1tsp sugar 600ml/1pt warm water Mix some water, sugar & yeast Whisk …
Choc Chip Cookies I
2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar …
Simple Madeleines
(makes 18 – 20 mini madeleines) based on a recipe from Joy of Baking 75g Butter – melted and cool 100g Plain Flour ½ Tsp …
Pea & Ham soup
Pea & Ham soup 1/2 pt dried split green peas peas 1 onion Chicken, veg or ham stock 2oz (ish) smoked boiled ham chopped salt …
Spiced Butternut squash Soup
Spiced Butternut squash Soup 2 squash 1 garlic clove 1/4 pt double cream 1pt Chicken stock 1tsp ground ginger 1/2tsp cumin seed 1tsp garam …
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This recipe is nearly fool-proof, and an absolute favourite. This, still just warm (not hot), with a dollop of icecream The Cake bit 175g dates …
Banana Nut muffins
These are Deird’s favourite muffin on here. They’re best made with really ripe bananas- ripe to the point of heading for the bin. If you …
Gingernuts
50g/2oz Butter 4 tbsp Golden Syrup 50g/2oz Soft Brown Sugar 175g/6oz Self Raising Flour 1 teasp Ground Ginger Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 190C, …