April 9, 2017 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
500g plain flour
250g butter
pinch salt
1/2 tsp mixed spice
a little grated nutmeg
5 oz sugar
grated rind of 1 lemon
250g currants
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
1 tsp bicarb
a lined and greased tin
1. Sift flour into mixing bowl then rub in butter until fine and crumbly.
Add salt, spices, sugar, lemon rind & currants.
Then add the eggs.
2. Bring milk to the boil, stir in the bicarb then add this to rest of mixture.
Beat up quickly and pour into prepared tin.
3. Bake in a mod oven for about 1 1/4 hours.
Cut into slices and butter thickly.
March 5, 2017 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
Super moist bundles of apple and spice – makes 18 large muffins
2 cups white SR
1/2 cup wholemeal SR
1/4 cup each of sweetener powder and unprocessed bran
2 tsp BP
3 granny smith apples – peeled, cored & chopped
1 tsp each of cinnamon and mixed spice
1/2 tsp each of gr ginger and nutmeg
1/4 tsp gr cloves
3/4 cup skim milk (liquid)
1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
3/4 cup apple sauce
2 egg whites
50g plain low fat yoghurt
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Spray 1.5 muffin trays with vege oil spray.
2. Sift flours & BP together into a large bowl. Add sweetener, bran, spices & apples.
3. Put other ingredients in blender and mix well. Add wets to dry mixture; stir well to combine.
4. Spoon into muffin trays, bake 25 mins. Cool 5 mins in tray then turn onto wire rack.