two 'dead easy recipes'

[Roland]

Hi' here's two 'dead easy recipes'   .....  from an ole scottish mucker.

 

Dazzle's "Clootie Dumpling"  9-10 minutes in the Microwave?? 'blumming delicious! ha! ha!

and if you FRY it with 'very little' butter in the frying pan, mmm! smashing!

 

""Clootie Dumpling"" from Dazzle'

1/2 pint of water -

3/4 cup of white sugar -

2 eggs beaten -

1/2 lb. plain flour otherwise known as all purpose. -

1 tsp each of mixed spice, cinnamon & bicarbonate soda. -

1/2lb butter -

1/2 lb of sultanas -

1 tbsp of treacle (molasses).

 

Mix water, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, sultanas, butter and treacle in a pan on the stove (cooker) - bring to boil - simmer one minute - remove from heat - mix in flour, soda & add beaten eggs.

 

Pour into a microwave bowl - lined with plastic wrap

 

Put in microwave for 9 minutes .... depending on your Microwave's Kws. our's was 10 mins. (Cheap Micro' LoL!)

 

 

 

 

Gran's Fruit Loaf

(Very moist and fruity and doesn't crumble when sliced)

 

Ingredients -

6oz (175g) currants

6oz (175g) sultanas

8oz (225g) dark soft brown sugar

1/2 pint (300ml) hot tea

10oz (275g) self-raising flour

1 egg beaten

Makes 2 x 1lb (450g) loaves

1. Measure the fruit and sugar into a bowl and pour over the hot tea, stir well, cover and leave to stand overnight.

2. Grease and line with greaseproof paper 2 x 1Ib (450g) loaf tins. Stir the flour and egg into the fruit mixture, mix thoroughly and divide between the tins.

3. Bake in oven at Gas Mark4 / 180C. Place grid shelf on the fourth set of runners and put the loaf tins one in front of the other. Cook for about 1 hour.

4. A skewer should come clean when pierced into the centre of the loaves. Turn out and leave to cool on wire racks.

Serve sliced with a little butter.

[OLDYELLOW]

any good fer pigeons ?????? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D will have to start calling you Nigella  :K)

[Roland]

Naw... I have3 better legs than her.... just wish I had the Tax she pays each year lol.

Better still the Tax avoidance she doesn't pay lol   ;D ;D