Carrie-anne, Author at Recipes

August 6, 2018

Cimmeron Strips

(An amalgamation of several trial and error recipe attempts at re-creating that warming bliss that is warm bread with just the right overdose of cinnamon goodness…nom. This so far is the most pleasing…And we has Suzi approval.) For millennia there have been whispers and rumours …

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The Good Cheese Scone Recipe

A scrummy savoury delight, hot or cold. For best results store in a dry, cool place locked away from people who like scones.

Ingredients:

6oz plain flour
6oz self-raising flour
3oz vegetable shortening/Trex
1oz butter
6oz grated cheese (preferably cheddar or red Leicester) plus extra for topping
8floz semi-skimmed milk, plus extra to wash.
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
3tsp mustard powder
1.5 tsps baking powder

Method:

Preheat the oven to 220* C.
Weigh our dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Add the cheese and mix in.
Scant the milk a splash at a time mixing to form a pastry-like dough.
Roll out onto a floured surface around 1 ½ inch thick .
Cut into 2 ¼ inch rounds.
Place on a baking tray lined with grease-proof paper.
Wash the scones with the remaining milk. Sprinkle the remaining cheese, with a little black pepper on the top
Bake middle oven for 12 minutes until golden brown
Place on a wire rack to cool.

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Scones

Ingredients: 12 oz plain flour 4oz Trex 2oz granulated white sugar 1 tsp baking powder pinch of salt ¾ pt milk Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Rub the fat into the flour until it breadcrumbs. Add the salt, baking powder and any additional ingredients. …

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Rum Truffles

Amazing balls of chocolatey, boozy goodness. Ingredients: 100g plain chocolate (60% cocoa solids minimum!!!) 50g butter 1 egg yolk 50ml good (but not amazing) dark rum 150g icing sugar 100g crushed digestive biscuits 50g vermicelli Method: Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bain …

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The Nigella Yummy Buttermilk Scone Recipe

A rich, soft scone which is quick to make and taste great with butter and real jam or just on their own. Do not stay fresh for long, but they get eaten at a rate of knots, so shouldn’t ever be an issue.

Ingredients:

500g plain flour
2tsp bicarbonate of soda
2tsp cream of tartar
2tsp heaped caster sugar
50g butter
25g vegetable shortening /Trex
300ml buttermilk + a little milk
1 egg (scrambled for a wash)

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 220*C
Weigh out dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Mix in the fats with the back of a fork, until breadcrumbed.
Mix in the buttermilk until a pastry like dough is formed. If the mixture is too dry, and all the flour will not mix, add around a tablespoon of milk at a time until the mixture binds well.
Roll out dough on a floured surface at a depth of around 1 ½ inch thick. Use a 2 ¼ inch scone cutter to make around 18 scones.
Place on lined baking tray, brush with egg wash, place in centre of oven for around 12 mins until golden brown.
Place on a wire rack to cool, until not likely to cause burns, then eat before anyone finds them.

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Caramel

Ingredients: 100g butter 50g sugar 2tbsp golden syrup 1x 196g can of condensed milk. Method; Weigh out ingredients into a heavy bottomed saucepan. Over a medium heat, gently melt together, while continually stirring. Once melted, increase to medium high heat and continue to stir until …

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A Really Really Really Good Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients: 250g butter 125g caster sugar 250g plain flour 125g ground rice Pinch of salt Probably add rosemary Method Weigh out dry ingredient into a large bowl, including rosemary if using,which you probably should Add the butter and mix until a dough is formed. Press …

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Exotic Salmon Omelette

Ingredients:

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 onion, peeled and grated
1 tsp black mustard seeds
5 curry leaves
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tsp garlic paste/pureé
1 tsp ginger paste
1 finely chopped birdseye chilli
1tsp garam masala
6 beaten eggs
100g coconut cream
1 tsp tumeric
1 tbsp double cream
200g cooked salmon

Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C
Use a clean, dry, oven proof frying pan, heat the mustard seeds over a medium high heat until they begin to pop.
Add vegetable oil, onion, curry leaves and fry for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chilli and garam masala. Mix and gently fry for 3 minutes.
Next add coconut cream, and flake the salmon into the pan, continue to stir frequently.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, double cream and tumeric, then mix into the frying pan.
Cook through on medium heat on the hob for 3 minutes, then transfer to the oven and bake until the egg is cooked through.

*birdseye chilli from Heera are good.

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