Yummy Chocolate Banana Muffins
Ingredients 1 ½ cups mashed banana, 1/3 cup oil, 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, 1 ½ cups flour, ¼ cup cocoa, 1 tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp baking powder, 1 cup chocolate chips, Sugar for sprinkling over top of muffins, METHOD Preheat oven to 175 C. In a large mixing bowl, combine bananas, oil and egg. In a separate...
Nostalgic Cream Horns
Ingredients 1 sheet puff pastry 4 Tbsp icing sugar Filling of your choice - whipped cream etc METHOD Lightly roll out the puff pastry. Using a large knife, cut the pastry into 12 strips Lightly spray the cream horn moulds Wrap a strip of dough around each mould,,starting at the pointy tip and...
Chocolate Éclairs
Ingredients: 70 grams butter 1 cup (250 ml) water 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup of sifted plain flour, 2 eggs, whisked 1 additional egg yolk Cream Filling 300 ml bottle cream 1 Tbsp icing sugar Icing 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips 1/3 cup thickened cream METHOD: Pre-heat...
Delightful Xmas Trifle
Ingredients: 750 g Frozen or fresh berries (can have a mix of other fruit if desired) 1 pkt Raspberry jelly 1 pkt Blackberry jelly 600 ml custard (can use ready-made) or make your own 1 large sponge cake, cut into squares 400 g whipped cream 200 g fresh raspberries (can have a mix of other fruit if...
Old Fashioned English Tea Cake
Ingredients 1 cup strongly brewed black tea 1½ cups mixed dried fruit - raisins, sultanas, citrus peel etc ½ cup unrefined cane sugar 1 Tbsp marmalade or apricot jam 1⅔ cups fine wholemeal flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon or mixed spice 3 Tbsp water METHOD Soak the dried fruit in the...
Frosted Brown Sugar Cashew Biscuits
Ingredients 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar, ½ cup of softened butter, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 tsp baking powder, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/3 cup sour cream, 1 3/4 cups cashew nut halves, FROSTING 1/2 cup butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp milk, 1 tsp vanilla...
Scrumptious Lemon Tart
Ingredients:- Pastry: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup Icing Sugar 125g butter, chilled and cubed Finely grated rind 2 lemons 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon iced water Filling: 5 eggs 1/2 cup Caster Sugar 3/4 cup cream 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons) Method:- To prepare the pastry, place the flour and icing...
Delicious Country Style Scrambled Eggs
Ingredients: 8 diced bacon strips 2 cups diced potatoes ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped green pepper 8 large eggs ¼ cup milk 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese METHOD: In a cast-iron pan or other ovenproof pan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon...
Chicken Wings Cooked in Air Fryer
Ingredients: 1.15 kgs Chicken Wings or (Chicken Nibbles) 1 ¼ tsp Seasoned Salt ¼ tsp ground Black Pepper ¼ tsp Paprika Non-Stick Cooking Spray Sweet BBQ Sauce, Ranch Dressing and/or Blue Cheese Dressing for serving along with sticks of celery and carrots. Method: Pat the wings all over with a paper...
Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients:- Topping: 1 cup (175g) brown sugar, loosely packed 1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder 1 1/4 cups (315ml) boiling water Batter: 1 cup (150g) plain flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/3 cup (70g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder Pinch of salt 1/2 cup (125ml) milk 50 g / 4 1/2 tbsp butter...
Rhubarb & Apple Crumble
Ingredients:- 450g rhubarb, cut into 3cm slices 350g apples (Granny Smith work well), peeled and cut into 3cm chunks 1 vanilla pod, split open or 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract 120g caster sugar Ice cream or custard, to serve For the topping:- 200g plain flour 1 tsp ground ginger (optional) 100g...
Custard Square Delight
Ingredients: Pastry: Use bought sheets of flaky pastry. You need to prick two sheets of pastry and place on oven trays and bake at 210 C, until they are golden brown. Cool pastry sheets. Custard: 8 Tbsp custard powder 6 Tbsp of icing sugar 2 cups of milk 2 cups of cream 2 eggs beaten 100 g butter...
Mums Bread and Butter Pudding
Ingredients:- 5-6 slices of bread that is from yesterday, remove crusts, you want around 175g in total 30 g unsalted butter and extra for greasing 60 g raisins 3 eggs 300 ml of full fat milk 200 ml cream 60 g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 Tbsp apricot jam 2-3 tsp lemon juice METHOD:- Lightly...
Juicy Barbecued Scotch Fillet Steak
Ingredients:- Garlic Butter 100g butter 2 Tbsp chopped parsley 1 clove crushed garlic 1/2 lemon, juiced 2 tsp dijon mustard 1 tsp salt flakes Steak:- 300g scotch fillet, for each person Olive oil Salt & pepper, to taste METHOD:- Fire up the grill to medium heat if reverse searing or direct medium...
Chicken Chasseur
Ingredients:- Cooking spray, 4-5 sprays 600 g boneless chicken breast, skinless, raw 2 medium onions, sliced 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic 100 g mushrooms, sliced 1 medium carrots, sliced 400 g Tinned chopped tomatoes 2 level Tbsp Tomato Purèe 2 sprigs fresh parsley, 1 chopped and 1 for garnish...
Delicious Spaghetti & Meatballs
Ingredients:- 500g Mince 1 medium onion finely diced sprinkle of italian herbs pepper salt 2 Tbsp tomato sauce 1 egg Flour to coat meatballs Oil to fry meatballs in Sauce:- 1 can of tomato soup 1/2 Cup Soft Brown Sugar As much spaghetti as desired Basil leaves to serve METHOD:- Place the mince into...
Sweet As Baked Marmalade Sausages
Ingredients: - 500 g Pork Sausages or Beef Sausages, 1 kg Casserole Vege Mix (with onions, carrots, potato), or you can use your own vegetables, 1 tbsp Olive oil, 1 tbsp Dried thyme, 100 g Marmalade, Salt and pepper METHOD: - Preheat the oven to 200C. Put the casserole mix and sausages onto a baking...
Homemade Steak & Mushroom Pie
Ingredients:- Filling:- 700g gravy beef or chuck steak 4 Tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper 2 large onions, sliced 1 clove garlic, sliced 50g butter 2 heaped tbsp flour 500ml red wine 1 sprig rosemary 1 small piece orange rind 1 bay leaf 15g dried mushrooms (optional), soaked in 1 cup water 400g...