JW Recipes

Archive for July, 2012

What you need:

8oz / 200g mixed fruit
4oz / 100g brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups of self raising flour.

What you do:

Soak the mixed fruit & brown sugar overnight in a cupful of cold tea.
Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4

Next day,
Add these ingredients in a bowl & mix in the egg & the self raising flour.
Pour the mixture into a 1lb loaf tin & bake for around 1 hour.
Serve it spread with butter.

What you need:

7oz / 175g self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2oz / 30g cocoa powder
2 eggs
4 tbsp / 60 ml milk
5 oz / 125g caster sugar
4 oz /100g margarine or butter
2 ripe banana’s
For the icing:
60g (2.5 oz) margarine or butter
1 x 15ml spoon (1tbsp) cocoa powder
250g (9oz) sieved icing sugar
3 x 15ml spoons (3tbsp) hot milk

1 packet of chocolate buttons to decorate.

What you do:

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

In a large bowl,sift together the flour, baking powder,& cocoa powder.
Place all the other ingredients in a blender in the order in the list. (The mixture will look curdled , but is fine).
Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients in the bowl, then combine it together with a wooden spoon.
Pour the mixture into a 7inch / 18cm round tin & bake in the oven for around 1 hour testing with a skewer to see if it’s done.

For the topping:
Melt margarine, blending in cocoa, then stir in icing sugar & milk . Beat until smooth and thick.
Then spread evenly over the top of the cake & decorate with chocolate buttons.

What you need:

8 oz / 200g light soft brown sugar.
6 floz / 175ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
4 oz / 100g wholemeal flour
1 tsp / 5 ml ground cinnamon
1tsp / 5 ml bicarbonate of soda
5 oz / 125g coarsely grated carrots
2 oz / 50g chopped walnuts
Topping
2 tbsp / 30ml apricot jam
1 tbsp / 15 ml lemon juice
2 oz / 50 g chopped walnuts
2 oz / 25 g cream cheese

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4.
Line a 7 inch / 18cm round tin. Its best to use a fixed base tin as the mixture will almost a pouring consistency.

In a mixing bowl, pour the sugar then gradually whisk in the oil, then whisk in the eggs 1 at a time.
Mix together the flour, cinnamon & bicarbonate of soda, then stir into the egg mixture, then add the carrots & walnuts.
Mix altogether using a wooden spoon, then pour into the prepared cake tin.
Bake for 1 hour & 10 mins until the cake is risen & firm to touch.
Remove from the oven & leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a wired rack.
Peel off the paper & leave to cool.

To make the topping:

Boil the jam & lemon juice together in a small saucepan for 2 to3 mins.
Brush the mixture thickly over the top of the cooled cake.
Beat together the cream cheese with a little icing sugar (to taste), and spread over the top of the cake.
Then sprinkle on the rest of the crushed walnuts to decorate.

What you need:

12 fl oz / 75ml Marsala
4 trifle sponges
1 tbsp / 15ml strawberry conserve
1 banana
15 oz /400g fresh custard
15 oz / mascapone cheese
18 oz / 500g fromage frais
1tsp / 5 ml vanilla essence & sugar
2tbsp / 30 ml toasted flaked almonds

What you do:

Spread the trifle sponges with the strawberry conserve, then place in the bottom of the serving bowl, then sprinkle with marsala then leave for 10 mins.
Hull the strawberries & cut each one in half or quarters.
Peel the banana & cut into medium size chunks & put in the bowl along with 3/4 of the strawberries.
cover the fruit with custard.
Put the mascarpone & fromage frais into a bowl & mix together using an electric whisk.
Add the vanilla sugar & briefly whisk again.
Spoon the mixture on top of the custard & spread evenly.
Keep in the fridge until around 1/2 hour before serving.
Arrange the rest of the strawberries on the top & sprinkle the top with the flaked almonds.

What you need:

1 large tin of evaporated milk
1 strawberry jelly
6 strawberries
2 meringue nests.
3oz of boiling water.

What you do:

Whip the tinned milk until it doubles in volume & thickens.
Melt the jelly in 3oz of boiling water, then combine into the thickened milk.
Chop the strawberries & crush the meringues into small pieces & add to the mixture then stir well.
Spoon the mixture into individual glasses, then place into the refrigerator until set.
Decorate with sliced strawberries.

What you need:

1 1/ 2 oz / 40 g butter
2 oz / 50g soft brown sugar
1 x 14oz tin of peach slices ( drained)

4oz / 100g butter or margarine
4oz /100g castor sugar
2 eggs
4oz / 100g self raising flour.

What you do:

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

Grease a 8 inch / 23 cm sandwich / cake tin.

in a saucepan melt the butter, then stir in the brown sugar. Pour into the greased tin.
Arrange the peach slices into the mixture ( butterscotch).
Cream together the butter & sugar until light & fluffy, then slowly beat in the eggs (1 at a time), adding a little flour each time.
Fold in the rest of the flour.
Pour the mixture on top of the peaches,spreading evenly.
Bake for around 30 mins.
Leave to cool for around 10mins before turning it out onto a plate.
Serve warm.

What you need:

1lb / 400g panettone
1 pt / 500ml milk
1/2 pt / 250ml double cream
4 egg yolks
2 whole eggs
4 oz / 100g sugar

What you do :

Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / gas mark 6
cut panettone into 4 pieces, then cut again into slices around 1cm thick.
Lay them overlapping into a shallow oven proof dish.
Whisk the eggs & sugar together, then slowly add the milk & cream, then pour over the panettone slices.
Bake for around 20 mins or until its ‘puffed up’ & the custard has set.
Serve warm.

What you need:

4 ramekin dishes
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
5oz / 125g castor sugar
miniature bottle of drambuie
2 egg yolks
1/4 pt / 150ml double cream.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 130C /250F / gas mark 1/2
Whisk the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff. Whisk in 3oz / 75 g of the sugar & 1 tbsp of Drambuie.
Pout the mixture into 4 well greased ramekin dishes.
Bake for 40 mins.
Beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar & Drambuie until creamy. Gently fold into lightly whipped cream.
Serve hot with the Drambuie sauce.

What you need:

1 1/2oz / 40g self raising flour.
1 tbsp /15 ml cocoa
2 oz / 50g margarine
2 oz / 50g castor sugar
1 egg
a few drops of vanilla essence
1 tbsp / 15ml milk

For the sauce:

2oz / 50g soft brown sugar
1 tbsp / 15ml cocoa
1/4 pint / 150ml hot water.

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 190C / 375F gas mark 5.
Cream together the margarine & sugar, then beat in the egg & the vanilla essence.
Sift the flour & cocoa powder together & fold into the mixture, adding enough milk to make a soft consistency.
Pour into a very well greased oven proof dish, preading evenly.
(The mixture should half fill the dish) . Set aside.
Mix together the sugar & cocoa in a mixing bowl. Stir in the hot water & pour over the cake mixture.
Bake for around 30 – 40 mins.
When cooked the cake mixture will have risen to the top leaving the chocolate sauce at the bottom.
Serve hot or cold.

What you need:

4oz / 100g butter.
4oz / 100g light brown sugar.
2 beaten eggs.
4oz/ 100g no soak dreid apricots ( chopped)
2 tbsp / 30ml chopped stem ginger
4oz / 100g self raising flour.
1tp / 5 ml bking powder.
2 tbsp / 30 ml milk.
fresh apricots slices for decoration.

What you do:

Cream the butter & the sugar together until light & fluffy. Then gradually beat in the eggs.
Coat the apricots & ginger in the 2tbsp of the flour & put aside.
Fold the remaining flour& baking powder into the creamed mixture & gently mix in the milk & the flour coated apricots & ginger..
Spoon the mixture into a greased 2 pint /1.25 pudding basin, level of the surfave then cover with clingfilm.
Microwave on full power for 4 1/2 – 5 minutes then leave to stand for 5 mins.
Turn out onto a warmed plate.
Decorate with the apricot slices & serve with cream or custard.