06
Feb
Feb
Banbury Cake
rough puff pastry
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
half an organic egg
1 tablespoon cake crumbs
2 tablespoons mixed peel
4 tablespoons currants
a little allspice
a little extra sugar
08
Dec
Dec
Stilton Cheese Puffs
1/2 cup ale such as Bass (pour beer slowly into measuring cup; do not measure foam)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Rounded 1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup crumbled Stilton cheese (from a 4-oz piece; rind discarded)
Special equipment: a pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch tip; parchment paper
07
Dec
Dec
Griddle Cakes With Marmalade And Clotted Cream
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
Accompaniments: marmalade or jam; clotted cream or crème fraîche
29
Nov
Nov
Jam and Bread Pudding
1 (1 lb) challah, sliced 12-inch thick (1 loaf)
3/4 cup strawberry jam, plus (or preserves)
3 tablespoons strawberry jam (or preserves)
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups whole milk or half-and-half, plus
1 tablespoon whole milk or half-and-half
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup powdered sugar
13
Nov
Nov
Steamed Syrup Sponge Pudding
1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus extra butter for greasing pan
2 tablespoons light corn syrup, plus extra for serving
1/2 cup superfine sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 tablespoons milk
1 grated lemon rind
14
Oct
Oct
Spinach Tart
2 lbs english spinach
3 tablespoons rose water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pinch powdered ginger
4 ounces butter
6 egg yolks or 4 whole large eggs
3 ounces currants
1 pinch powdered cinnamon
1 pinch salt
14
Oct
Oct
Tapioca Custard Pudding
4 cups scalded milk
2/3 cup pearl or 1/3 cup minute tapioca
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
14
Oct
Oct
Queen of Puddings
1 cups stale but not dry breadcrumbs
1 quart scalded milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
Currant jelly or plum jam
2 tablespoons sugar for meringue
14
Oct
Oct
Potato Salad
5 pounds of potatoes
8 hard boiled eggs
1/2 bunch green onions
1-1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon mustard
1/2 cup milk
14
Oct
Oct
Baked Potato Skins
6 Potatoes
1/4 cup of butter, melted
Coarse Salt
This is one of my kids favourites. Scrub potatoes and pat dry. Pierce in several places with fork. Bake potatoes about 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly and then cut in half Scoop out flesh leaving in 1/8 to 1/4 inch shell. [Keep flesh for recipes calling for mashed potatoes]. Turn oven up to 500F or 260C. Using a kitchen shears cut the shells in half and then in half again giving you 8 sections for each potato. Brush both sides of skins with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt. Place on a baking sheet. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until crisp.