Recipes > Baking
Jo Seagar's
Beer Bread
3 cups
flour, 3 heaped teaspoons baking powder, 1
tsp salt, 1can or small bottle of beer made
up to 500ml with water.
Pile the mix
into a greased baking paper lined loaf tin.
Bake at 200°C for 50-60 minutes for a large
loaf tin, or 30-40 minutes for the smaller
loaf tins, till a skewer comes out clean.
Alternatives.. use a cup of wholemeal or
mixed grain flour in place of a cup of white
flour. Sprinkle the top with grated cheese
and or sesame or sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- or add the seeds or cheese to the mix.
Sprinkle rosemary, flaked sea salt or
paprika over the top. Make stuffed bread..
pile 1/2 the mix into the tin - top with
onion marmalade/chargrilled peppers/lightly
cooked spinach leaves/ pitted olives etc..
Pile the rest of the dough on top and bake.
Low-fat Christmas Mincemeat for Mince Tarts
200gms
currants, 200gms sultanas, 200gms raisins
(the sticky raisins sold in a box are great
in this as they have a good flavour), 4
medium sized apples, washed, cored and left
with skins on. (Granny Smiths are good for
this.) 200gms brown sugar, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1
tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp mixed spice
Process or
mince all in list one together well. Mix in
list two ingredients. press into clean glass
jars. Use the mix within a few days. Can be
frozen.
Microwave
Muesli Bars
75gms
butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup honey,
1 & 1/2 cups rolled oats, 1/2 cup coconut,
1/2 cup sultana's (or other dried fruit),
1/2 cup slivered almonds (or other nuts),
1/4 cup sesame seeds,1/2 cup wholemeal flour
(or you could use white flour), 1/2 tsp
baking powder
Heat
butter, brown sugar and honey for 2-3
minutes on high till the butter has melted.
Mix together then add and mix in: rolled
oats, coconut, sultana's (or other dried
fruit), slivered almonds (or other nuts),
sesame seeds. Sift together wholemeal flour
(or you could use white flour), and baking
powder. Stir the flour mix into the butter
mix.
Press into a
glass microwave 18cm x 22cm dish, smooth the
top and bake on 70% power for 10 minutes.
Mark into
squares or bars while still warm. Lift out
of the dish once cold. This can also be
baked in an oven at 180°C for 12-15 minutes
or till the top is golden. Mark into bars
while hot and leave in the tin till cold.
Muesli bars
Easy to make
and to adapt to what you have on hand as
long as you kept the melted liquid / dry
ratio. 4 oz butter, 4 tbsp peanut butter,
1/2 cup honey, 1 cup brown sugar. In an
electric frying pan combine these and cook
over low heat until melted, Turn up to
moderate and add 2 1/2 cups rolled oats, 1
cup rice bubbles, 1 cup bran flakes, 1/2 cup
bran, 1/2 each wheatgerm, coconut, sesame
seeds, sunflower seeds, pumkin seeds,
peanuts, and dried fruit. Cook over moderate
heat for 10 minuts until golden. Press
firmly into tin and slice when cool.
For Birdseed
Bars : Omit peanut butter and both bran
products, make as above using seeds, chopped
nuts and dried fruit if desired. |
