JW Recipes

What you need:

8 oz / 227g of cold potato ( freshly mashed )
4 oz / 100g lard
1 egg
8oz / 227g self raising flour
pinch of salt.
2 baking trays lined with grease proof paper.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / gas mark 6

Rub the lard into the flour Then add the salt & cold potato.
Blend well together , then bind together with the egg.
Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness & cut into circles.
Place onto the grease proof paper & cook in the oven for around 12 to 15 mins.
Serve hot.

What you need:

340g corned beef
1 large or 2 small onion ( chopped)
3/4 lb short crust pastry.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / gas mark 6.
In a little water, soften the onion. Then add the corned beef & blend really well.
Line a shallow oven- proof dish with half of the pastry & spread the oinion & corned beef mixture on top of the pastry.
Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little water, then place the other half of the pastry on the top. Make 2 or 3 slits in the top to allow the steam to escape.
Bake in the oven for around 25 mins.
Serve hot or cold.

What you need:

3lb / 1.5kg of already cooked beetroot ( chopped)
1lb / 400g onions (diced)
1lb / 400g of apples ( chopped)
1lb / 400g sugar
1pt / 600 ml white vinegar (spiced)
2tsp / 10ml salt

What you do:

In a saucepan, pour in a little of the vinegar, then cook the chopped onions for a short time.
Then add the apples, beetroot & salt with a little more vinegar…just enough to stop it burning, & cook for around 15/20 mins or until the apples are soft.
Stir in the sugar until its dissolved with the rest of the vinegar and simmer for around another 20 mins or until its thickened.
Pour into hot jars.
Leave to cool, then cover with lids.

What you need:

2 aubergines
1 pint / 475 ml milk
Flour for dusting or dredging
Salt
Olive or sunflower oil for deep-frying
any aromatic runny honey

fresh mint leaves (for decoration)

Sesame seeds

What you do:

Peel the eggplants and cut them into slices about 1/3 inch thick. Place  them in a bowl then add enough milk to cover the slices and place  a small plate on top to hold them down in the milk. Leave to soak for 1 or 2 hours.

Drain the milk off.

Cover a plate with plenty of flour mixed with a sprinkling of salt. Place each aubergine slice  in the flour so that they are completely covered , then shake them to remove the excess.

Deep-fry in sizzling but not too hot oil, turning the slices over as soon as the first side is brown.

Drain on paper towels.

Place the cooked aubergine onto a serving plate, drizzle with honey.

Sprinkle the mint leaves & sesame seeds over the top & serve hot.

What you need:

8 oz / 225 g Plain  flour
Pinch of salt
1tsp Baking Powder
6 oz / 150 g Caster Sugar
100ml Milk
2 eggs
6 oz / 150 g  Butter
6 oz / 150 g Blueberries

What you do:

Pre-heat oven to 200C / 400F/ Gas Mark 6

Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a mixing bowl, stir in the sugar and mix together. Make a well in the centre
Put the milk, eggs and butter in a jug and whisk until combined

Add blueberries to the bowl and fold them in
Place 10 muffin cases (roughly, your mixture may make more or less) in a deep muffin baking tin and spoon the mixture in
Bake for 20 mins  or until well risen
Cool on cooling rack

What you need:

6 1/2 lb /3kg strawberries, hulled, halved
6 1/2 lb / 3kg white sugar
Juice from 1/2 a lemon

What you do:

First of  all wash and sterilise the  jars and lids that you will use.

In a large saucepan, put in the strawberries and sugar & mix all together.

Leave for a couple of hours so the sugar can soften all the fruit.

Add the lemon juice then simmer over medium heat, stirring all the time untilall the fruit is soft.

Remove 1/3 of the fruit & leave to one side.

Keep simmering the remaining mixture until fruit is mostly dissolved & the  jam coats the back of a spoon.

Divide the fruit that was put to one side  between the jars then fill with jam.

Allow to cool, then seal with the lids.

Keep refridgerated.

What you need:

4 oz / 100g sugar
1 oz / 25g butter ( melted)
1 beaten egg
1 lemon ( grated rind & juice)

What you do:

In a saucepan, put the butter, sugar & egg and whisk together well. Add the grated rind & lemon juice then mix all together well.
Simmer gently over a low heat all the time stirring until it boils. Continue cooking for around 3 – 5 mins until the mixture is fairly thick stirring all the time.
Pour the mixture into a heated jar then cover it & seal it.
Keep it refrigerated.

What you need:

3/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves
2 tsp caster sugar
60 ml boiling water
125 ml white wine vinegar

What you do:

Mix together the mint and caster sugar in a small heat proof mixing bowl.

Add the boiling water and stir gently until the sugar dissolves.

Add the vinegar and mix well.

Leave to cool completely before using.

What you need:

3 oz / 75g fresh watercress ( finely chopped)
3 oz / 75g fresh spinach ( finely chopped)
3 tbsp creme fraiche
4 tsp tomato paste
4 eggs
small knob of butter.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4

In a bowl , mix together the watercress, spinach , creme fraiche & tomato paste.
Divide the mixture between 4 ramekins (or something similar)
Crack an egg on top of the mixture in each pot ( in the middle) then dot with butter.
Place the dishes in a large oven proof dish then bake in the oven for between 7 – 10 mins or until the white is set & the yolk soft still.
Serve hot.

What you need:

2 1/2 lb / 1 kg of ready cooked mash potatoes
1 large or 2 small tins of drained pilchards ( bones removed)
1 oz / 25 g butter
1 clove of garlic ( crushed)
2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley
2 oz / 50 g cheese ( grated)
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 egg ( whisked)
5 oz /150 g fresh bread crumbs

What you do:

In a bowl , mix together the sardines, crushed garlic ,parsley and mashed potato together .
Season well and shape mixture into 10 fishcakes
Dip each cake in beaten egg and roll in breadcrumbs to coat
In a large frying pan heat the butter in a pan and fry fishcakes until golden.
Drain on paper kitchen towel and serve