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Crumpets
600 ml of milk,
1 teaspoon of sugar,
15g of dried yeast,
25 g of butter,
1/4 teaspoon of salt,
500 grams of flour
Warm milk stir in
the sugar add yeast, melt butter & add salt, to the
mix sprinkle in sufficient flour to make a fairly
thick batter, cover and allow to settle and rise,
then after 30 minutes.....grease a hot griddle or
grill pan and then drop spoonfuls of mix on it, cook
for 5 mins after this mix blisters turn over and
brown under side, serve with nice soft butter and
some runny honey or golden syrups with some fruit on
the side
Highlander Biscuits
Cream together 500g
butter (or using margarine works well too), and 1 &
1/4 cups sugar (use brown sugar if you want the
biscuits to be slightly caramel flavoured). Beat in
the contents of one tin of sweetened condensed milk.
Add 6 cups flour and 6 tsp baking powder and mix
well together - a wooden spoon or your hands is
easiest. If you want to make a variety of bikkies,
divide the dough into separate bowls, and add
extra's to suit. Roll into balls and press down with
your fingers or the bottom of a glass that has been
dipped lightly into flour, or use teaspoonfuls to
make flattish shapes. Place them onto cold oven
trays (on baking paper is easiest) and bake at
180°C for about 10-12 minutes or till just
beginning to change colour.
Variations:
Chocolate and
Chocolate Chip: 1/ Add 3 tablespoons of cocoa to the
flour mix and make as above. 2/ Add 1 cup chocolate
chips too if you want. 3/ Leave the biscuits plain
and add chocolate chips.
Orange Chocolate
Chip: Add the finely grated rind of 2 oranges, and
the juice from the oranges to the mix. Add 3
tablespoons extra flour. Add 1 cup chocolate chips.
Coconut Add 1 & 1/2
cups coconut to the mix and make as above.
Milo/Bournvita: Add
3 tablespoons of milo or bournvita to the recipe.
Lemon: Add the
finely grated rind of 2 lemons, and the juice, and
add 3 tablespoons of flour. Add some coconut too if
you want.
Crunch: Add 2 cups
of any breakfast cereal - crushed weetbix,
cornflakes, rice bubbles, bran flakes, etc.. Add 1
cup dried fruit too if you want - raisins, sultana's
or currants.
Bo-Peep: Roll the
dough into balls about the size of a 50c piece..
place on the tray and use your thumb tip to press a
small hollow in the centre. Place 1/2 a tsp of jam
in the hollow, and bake as above. Apricot,
raspberry, plum and strawberry jams work well.. or
try your favourite jam.
Nut: Add 1/2 to 1
cup of chopped nuts to the mix.. add cocoa too if
you want.
Cupcakes
100gms margarine,
2 cups flour,
1 small cup sugar,
2 eggs,
2 tsp cream of tartar,
2 tsp baking soda,
1 cup coconut,
1 cup sultanas
Milk to make a soft
batter. In a food processor, whizz everything except
the coconut and sultanas, then fold those through.
Bake in muffin trays at 200°C for about 12-15
minutes. This gives about 3 medium sized muffin
trays. Use paper cases set into the muffin trays if
you want. You can either ice them or leave them as
they are.
Variations:
Chocolate and/or Chocolate Chip: Add 2 tablespoons
cocoa - and 1/2 cup chocolate chips too if you
want.
Lemon or Orange: Add
the finely grated rind and juice of two lemons or
oranges. Once the cupcakes are cooked, you can brush
the tops with this glaze if you want: 1/4 cup lemon
juice or orange juice and 1/4 cup sugar: heat in a
microwave and mix together until the sugar is
dissolved. Brush over the tops of the hot cupcakes
and leave to cool. |
