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Fruit and Nut Bars Recipe

Fruit and Nut Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

450g (1lb) eating apples, peeled, cored and chopped
5 x 15ml tbs unsweetened fruit juice
225g (8oz) mixed dried fruit, such as dried apricots, dates, sultanas,chopped if necessary.
115g (4oz) chopped mix nuts
75g (3oz) rolled oates
75g (3oz) self-rising flour
25g (1oz) desiccated coconut
50g (2oz) pumpkin seeds
2 x 15ml tbs vegetable oil
2 x 15ml tbs apricot conserve
Directions:
1. Put the apples [...]

Cherry Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped glace cherries
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Chocolate Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Date Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped dates
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Queen Cakes Recipe

Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:

115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) sultanas
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Banana and Cinnamon Rock Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
200g (7oz) Plain flour
11/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
1 x 5ml tsp ground cinnamon
75g (3oz) Margarine
1 x 15ml tbs light Muscovado sugar
50g (2oz) sultanas
225g (8oz) ripe bananas, peeled
1 x 5ml tsp lemon juice
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Place the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles [...]

Oast Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
225g (8oz) Plain flour
1/2 x 5ml tsp salt
1/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
50g (2oz) lard, diced
40g (11/2oz) caster sugar
75g (3oz) currants
3-4 x 15ml tbs water
3 x 15ml tbs vegetable oil
25g (1oz) butter
Directions:
1. Put the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl, then rub in the lard until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in [...]

Apricot Pastries Recipe

Apricot Pastries Recipe

Ingredients:

410g can apricot halves in syrup
3 ready-rolled puffy pastry sheets, each measuring about 20cm (8in) square
250g packet marzipan
Beaten egg, to glaze (optional)
a few flaked almonds
Directions:
1. Drain the apricot syrup into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 2-3 minutes until the syrup has reduced and thicken slightly. Remove from the [...]

Pecan Cookies Recipe

Pecan Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

115g (4oz) Plain flour
50g (2oz) Cornflour
3/4 x 15ml tbs Baking powder
pinch of Salt
2 x 5ml tsp ground ginger
1 x 5ml tsp ground mixed spice
1 x 5ml tsp ground cinnamon
50g (2oz) Pecan nut, finely chopped
75g (3oz) Butter or Margarine
50g (2oz) Light soft brown sugar
25g (1oz) Dark Muscovado sugar
40g (11/2oz) Golden Syrup
30 Pecn nut halves, to decorate.
Directions:
1. [...]

Cherry and Coconut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter or Margarine
75g (3oz) Caster Sugar
50g (2oz) Light soft brown sugar
1/2 x 5ml tsp Vanilla flavouring
1 Egg
175g (6oz) Plain flour
1/2 x 5ml tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g (2oz) desiccated coconut
1 x 15ml tbs milk
12 glace cherries, quartered
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