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Sweet Marie Slice
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Delicious peanut butter squares filled with the crunch of peanuts and crisp rice cereal and topped with melted choc...
- 90g of smooth peanut butter (1/2 cup)
- 175g golden syrup (1/2 cup corn syrup)
- 100g soft light brown sugar (1/2 cup packed)
- 1 TBS unsalted butter
- 50g crisp rice cereal (2 cups)
- 150g of roasted peanuts (1 cup)
- 180g of chocolate chips (1 cup)
- chocolate sprinkles to decorate
Baked Carrot Cake Donuts
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Your favourite cake in a donut
- 300g self raising flour (2 cups)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 75g toasted walnut pieces (3/4 cup)
- 115g soft light brown sugar (1/2 cup packed)
- 2 large free range eggs, beaten
- 200ml of milk (generous 3.4 cup)
- 150ml of sunflower oil (scant 2/3 cup)
- 1 large carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange extrace (can use the finely grated zest of one orange)
- For the glaze:
- 150g of cream cheese (5 ounces)
- (Do not use no fat)
- 50g sifted icing sugar (1/3 cup)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- chopped toasted walnut pieces, optional
Toad In The Hole
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
A delightful and tasty recipe I discovered shortly after I arrived here was a lovely dish called Toad in the Hole
- 2 large Eggs
- 4 oz (125g) Plain Flour
- 1/4 Pint (150ml) Milk
- 1/4 Pint (150ml) Cold Water
- Salt & Pepper
- 6 Good Quality Herby Sausages of your choosing (I like Cumberland myself)
- 2 tbsp Lard or Dripping or Cooking Oil
Baked Corned Beef Hash
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Store cupboard favourite. Quick, easy, cheap and cheerful! Perfect for those nights when you are lacking in inspi...
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 TBS vegetable oil
- 1 onion, peeled and diced
- 1 red pepper (deseeded and chopped)
- 1 large tin of corned beef (chopped)
- 1 to 2 TBS creamed horseradish
- 142 ml of double cream (a scant 1/2 cup)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- chopped fresh flat leaf parsley to garnish
Almond Macaroons
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Who doesn't love a sweet macaroon, crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside and full of delicious almond flavou
- 4 ounces ground almonds
- 1 1/2 to 2 egg whites
- 5 ounces caster sugar
- 12 blanched almond halves
- icing sugar to dust (optional)
Spicy Plum Chutney
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
This is the perfect time of year to make this delicious chutney
- 1.5kg of ripe plums
- 2 pounds of bramley apples (peeled and chopped)
- 2 fat cloves of garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
- 450g cooking onions (peeled and chopped)
- 200g sultana raisins
- 2 star anise
- 4 cardamom pods (bruised with knife)
- 200g granulated sugar
- 400ml white wine vinegar
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 200ml port
Sticky Toffee Cake
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Our favourite pudding in a cake!! This is a real winner!
- 8 ounces dried dates
- 300ml of water
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 6 ounces soft light brown sugar
- 4 ounces butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 6 ounces self raising flour
- For the icing:
- 6 TBS double cream
- 3 ounces soft light brown sugar
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 ounce icing sugar (sifted)
Black Currant Drizzle Cake
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
A delicious cake that is just right for taking on a picnic, or for a garden party or for just because!! Makes one 2...
- 6 ounces of very soft butter (3/4 cup)
- 6 ounces golden caster sugar (3/4 cup)
- 9 ounces self raising flour (1 1/2 cups) sifted
- 2 large free range eggs
- 2 tsp pure vanilla
- 6 ounces of black currants (about 2 cups)
- 5 ounces granulated sugar (3/4 cup)
- 2 TBS of fresh lemon juice
Braised Red Cabbage and Apple
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
A delicious side dish which goes very well with pork, duck, goose, turkey and venison
- 1 small head of red cabbage that is trimmed, cored and thinly shredded with a sharp knife (Don't grate it. You want thin strands.)
- 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
- 4 TBS butter
- 1 TBS soft light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 heaped dessert spoon of red currant jelly
- 80ml of water (1/3 cup)
- 80ml of distilled white vinegar (1/3 cup)
Cheese and Onion, Potato and Cauliflower Bake
By mariealicejoan, The English Kitchen
Deliciously different than the usually creamy sauced potato bake
- 2 large baking potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1/2 of a small cauliflower trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 8 ounces of grated strong cheddare cheese (2 cups)
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- freshly ground black pepper
- Salt
- 80ml of chicken stock (about 1/3 cup)
- Butter to dot the top