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Scrummy Scones

By bluerider99
Pre-heat the oven to Gas mark 7/220'C
- (basic recipe)
- 200g self raising flour
- 50g butter
- 125ml milk
- (sweet)
- 50g sugar
- 75g flavouring
- (savoury)
- 75g flavourings
Caramelised pineapple cake with saffron

By talonshautscacao
Preheat oven to 210 ° c. Melt the butter
- 150g flour
- 30g cornflour
- 3 eggs (2 whole + 1 yellow, 1 white, beaten stiff)
- 80g sugar + 1 tbsp sugar
- 70g butter, melted and cooled
- 2 doses saffron
- 5 slices of pineapple
- 2 pinches of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Home-made panettone with almonds

By Chef Christophe
The day before: Make a dough with yeast, 150 g flour and 60 g of milk and let it rise for three hours
- 500 g flour
- 5 g baker's yeast
- 10 g salt
- 250 g butter
- 4 eggs
- 100 g milk
- 60 g sultanas
- 60 g sugar
- 30 g of almonds
Iced Biscuits

By coleyfaulksxx
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5
- - 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- - 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- - 1 free-range egg, lightly beaten
- - 275g/10oz plain flour
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - To decorate
- - 400g/14oz icing sugar
- - 3-4 tbsp water
- - 2-3 drops food colourings
Christmas shortbread with almonds

By Martine du blog Gâteau Passion
Mix the sugar with the butter, until the dough is smooth and homogeneous (you can mix it with a food mixer)
- 140 g soft butter
- 140 g caster sugar
- 140 g almond powder
- 200 g flour
- 50 g of cold milk
- icing sugar to decorate
Nanny's Bara Brith

By Jonespe
A moist and fruity cake
- ½ lb Sultanas
- ½ lb Raisins
- (Or 1lb Mixed Fruit)
- teaspoon mixed Spice
- ¾ lb Self Raising flour
- 1 egg
- ½ pint cold strained tea
Scrumptious Cinnamon Pecan Carrot Cake

By kenzofish
This recipe takes our much-loved traditional favourite, Carrot Cake, adding cinnamon and pecan nuts to give it that...
- 75g soft butter or margarine
- 100g light muscovado sugar
- 3 tbsp. low-fat natural yoghurt
- 200g wholemeal self raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs beaten
- 75g pecan nuts, finely chopped
- 175g carrots, finely grated
- finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Topping:
- 125g soft cheese
- 4 tbsp. icing sugar
- grated zest of 1 lemon
Jam Tarts

By bluerider99
Pre-heat the oven to 180'C
- 100g plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 25g trex/lard
- 25g butter (block)
- 1-2 tablespoons cold water
- 100g jam/marmalade
little apple charlottes

By mollisia, (Hand) One Day On A Plate
cinnamon-scented charlottes muffin-shaped like little happiness on your hand
- dough:
- - 150g wheat flour
- - 100 g potato starch
- - 40 g sugar
- - 120 g cold butter
- - 1 egg
- crumble:
- - 90 g wheat flour
- - 40 g potato starch
- - 35 g sugar
- - 100 g cold butter
- apples:
- - 4 medium-sized apples
- ~ 1 tbsp sugar
- - 1 tsp cinnamon
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