Baking Recipes

How to Old Ma Rooney's Chocolate Tiffin

Baking

How to Old Ma Rooney's Chocolate Tiffin

Method

Blitz most of the biscuits in a food processor or bash the biscuits into crumbs, bash a few biscuits into small pieces for extra crunch.
Pour into a bowl alongside currants and cherries.

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How to Make Scones

Baking

How to Make Scones

Method

Pre heat the oven to 200C / Gas Mark 6.
Sift the dry ingredients together and then rub in the butter. Pour in the sour cream/milk and then add the beaten egg in the centre of the mixture and mix to obtain a soft elastic dough.

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Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Baking

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Method

Pre heat the oven to 190C / Fan 170C / Gas 5.
Put the butter and sugars into a bowl and beat until creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract and egg.

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How to Empire Biscuits

Baking

How to Empire Biscuits

Method

Pre heat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Cream butter and sugar, add egg and then add the flour. Make into a stiff paste, roll out and cut into rounds with either a cutter or a cup. Place on baking tray and bake until slightly brown. Remove and allow to cool.

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How to Microwave Clootie Dumpling

Baking

How to Microwave Clootie Dumpling

Method

In a pot, place water, sugar, margarine, cinnamon, spices and fruit. Mix ingredients well, bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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Easy Biscuits Recipe

Baking

Easy Biscuits Recipe

Method

Pre heat the oven to 160C / Fan 140C / Gas 3

Put the salt, baking powder, almonds, margarine and sugar in a food processor. Add the flour, reserving one teaspoon to dust and blend well. Slowly add the eggs and honey until the mixture comes together.

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Easy Yule Log Recipe

Baking

Easy Yule Log Recipe

Method

Pre heat the oven to 190C / Fan 170C / Gas 5
Put the six eggs and the sugar into a large mixing bowl and whisk until doubled in size.
Sieve the flour and cocoa powder into the eggs and fold in.

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How to Carrot Cake

Baking

How to Carrot Cake

Method

Pre heat oven to 180/160 Fan / Gas 4. Line either 2 loaf tins, square cake tin or round cake tin with greaseproof paper.
Mix the dry ingredients together and then add the walnuts and carrots, mixing well.

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How to Old Ma Rooney's Easy Lemon Meringue Pie

Baking

How to Old Ma Rooney's Easy Lemon Meringue Pie

Method

Pre heat oven to 150C.

Melt butter in a pan on a low heat. Blitz / bash biscuits to fine crumbs and add to melted butter. Mix well and press firmly into base of a cake tine.

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How to Rocky Road Biscuit

Baking

How to Rocky Road Biscuit

Method

Melt the chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of boiling water, making sure the water does not touch the bowl.
Once the chocolate has melted add the rest of the ingredients and mix well

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How to Make Tablet

Baking

How to Make Tablet

Method

Line a 23cm square cake tin with greaseproof paper.
In a large pan melt the butter with the milk. Slowly add the sugar and boil briskly for 4 minutes.

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How to Make Caramel Shortbread

Baking

How to Make Caramel Shortbread

Method

Preheat oven to 170C / Fan 160C. Line a 23 cm square cake tin with greaseproof paper.
Rub the margarine and flour together in a bowl until you have a mix which is similar to breadcrumbs.

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