JW Recipes

Archive for April, 2012

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.