Preparation Time; 30 minutes Cooking time; 15 minutes Ingredients: 150g plain flour 25g ground rice 125g butter, diced 50g caster sugar One tablespoon of lavender petals To decorate: 250g strawberries or a mixture of strawberry and strawberries 150ml double cream 16 small lavender flowers (optional) Sifted icing sugar, for dusting Life is a series of […]
Spiced Pear and Cranberry – Muffins
Preparation Time; 20 minutes Cooking time; 18 minutes Ingredients: 40g dried cranberries Two tablespoons boiling water Three small ripe pears 300g plain flour Three teaspoons of baking powder One teaspoon of ground cinnamon Half a teaspoon of grated nutmeg 125g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 50g butter, melted Three tablespoons olive oil Three eggs […]
Banana and Sultana Drop Scones
Preparation Time; 10 minutes Cooking Time; 8 minutes Ingredients: 125g self-raising flour Two tablespoons caster sugar Half a teaspoon of baking powder One small ripe banana, About 125g with skin on, peeled and roughly mashed One egg, beaten 150ml milk 50g sultanas Oil, for greasing Butter, clear honey, and golden or maple syrup, to serve […]
Chunky Chocolate – Muffins
Preparation Time; 20 minutes Cooking time; 18 minutes Ingredients; 275g plain flour 25g cocoa powder Three teaspoons of baking powder 150g caster sugar 75g butter, melted Three eggs, beaten 150ml milk One teaspoon of vanilla essence 200g white chocolate, finely chopped 100g plain dark or milk chocolate, broken into pieces A word of encouragement from […]
Lamingtons – Cake
Preparation Time; 20 minutes Cooking time; 30 minutes Ingredients; 125g unsalted butter, at room temperature 125g caster sugar Two eggs, lightly beaten 250g self-raising flour pinch of salt Four tablespoons milk One teaspoon of vanilla extract For the icing 400g icing sugar 100g cocoa powder 150-175 ml boiling water 200g desiccated coconut A word of […]
Mini Cappuccino – Cakes
Preparation Time; 30 minutes Cooking time; 15 minutes Ingredients; Three teaspoons of instant coffee Two teaspoons boiling water 175g soft margarine 175g light muscovado sugar 175g self-raising flour Half a teaspoon of baking powder Three eggs To decorate; 300ml double cream 75g dark or white chocolate curls A word of encouragement from a teacher to […]
Blueberry and Lemon – Muffins
Snow-Covered Ginger – Muffins
Preparations Time; 30 minutes Cooking time; 15 minutes Ingredients; 125g butter 125ml maple syrup 125g light muscovado sugar 225g self-raising flour One teaspoon baking powder One teaspoon ground ginger Two eggs 125ml milk Three tablespoons glace ginger, chopped and extra for decoration For icing; 200g icing sugar 5-6 teaspoons water Two pieces glace ginger sliced […]
Churros
Preparation Time; 20 minutes Cooking time; 10 minutes Ingredients; 200g plain flour Quarter teaspoon salt Five tablespoons caster sugar 275ml water One egg, beaten One egg yolk One teaspoon vanilla essence One-litre sunflower oil One teaspoon ground cinnamon Men make history and not the other way around, in periods where there is no leadership, society […]
HOT CROSS BUNS
Preparation Time; 1 hour Cooking time; 20 minutes Ingredients; Two tablespoons active dried yeast One tablespoon sugar 150 ml of milk, warm Four tablespoons warm water 500g strong bread flour One teaspoon salt Half teaspoon ground cinnamon Half teaspoon grated nutmeg 50g caster sugar 50g butter melted and cool One egg beaten 125g currants 40g […]