Cinnamon Afternoon Tea Cake

7:37 AM


Here's a recipe from Stay at Home Mum, which is perfect for an afternoon tea (as the name suggests!)  It freezes well, so is a handy one to keep in the freezer.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon of butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
½ cup milk
Few drops of vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
1 cup of plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon desiccated coconut
Butter to spread over the top of cake

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl, the beaten egg, milk, vanilla essence and pinch of salt, mix until all combined. Sift in flour and baking powder and mix well.

Pour batter into a round greased cake tin and cook in oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the skewer comes out clean. Take out of oven and turn over, cover the top with butter. Combine ground cinnamon, sugar and coconut and sprinkle over mixture.


Here's a recipe from Stay at Home Mum, which is perfect for an afternoon tea (as the name suggests!)  It freezes well, so is a handy one to keep in the freezer.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon of butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
½ cup milk
Few drops of vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
1 cup of plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon desiccated coconut
Butter to spread over the top of cake

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl, the beaten egg, milk, vanilla essence and pinch of salt, mix until all combined. Sift in flour and baking powder and mix well.

Pour batter into a round greased cake tin and cook in oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the skewer comes out clean. Take out of oven and turn over, cover the top with butter. Combine ground cinnamon, sugar and coconut and sprinkle over mixture.

Lentil Bolognese

12:56 PM

Cheap, easy, healthy, family-friendly, tasty - yep, ticks all the boxes!  A twist on your usual bol :-)

Ingredients
olive oil spray
1 medium brown onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 head broccoli, finely chopped
1 zucchini, finely chopped
400g tin lentils
400g tin crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon dried herbs
1/2 cup beef stock

Method
Heat a medium saucepan over moderate heat.  Spray with olive oil.  Add onion and garlic, and cook until soft and lightly browned.

Add tomato paste and stir to combine.  Stir in broccoli and zucchini, then add lentils, tomatoes, herbs and stock.

Stir well and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes.  Serve on its own or with rice, pasta or cous cous.

Cheap, easy, healthy, family-friendly, tasty - yep, ticks all the boxes!  A twist on your usual bol :-)

Ingredients
olive oil spray
1 medium brown onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 head broccoli, finely chopped
1 zucchini, finely chopped
400g tin lentils
400g tin crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon dried herbs
1/2 cup beef stock

Method
Heat a medium saucepan over moderate heat.  Spray with olive oil.  Add onion and garlic, and cook until soft and lightly browned.

Add tomato paste and stir to combine.  Stir in broccoli and zucchini, then add lentils, tomatoes, herbs and stock.

Stir well and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes.  Serve on its own or with rice, pasta or cous cous.

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10:04 AM

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Kris Krinkles

12:18 PM

Today's Christmas recipe (can you believe we're up to #22 already?!?) is a guest post from my dear friend, Jess.  She gives us a jar of these biscuits every Christmas, and I always look forward to receiving them and eating them!  I love also that they come with a great story - thanks Jess! :-)

"This is the easiest recipe and came from a magazine my mum had about 35 years ago! They have such a lovely story these cookies- mum started making them when my eldest brother went to school for his teacher and it progressed from there until she was doing them for all three of our teachers, neighbours, family and friends every year and they all still talk about them! She has moved to a whole new town and workplace and now bakes them again every year for her colleagues and they love them. Now I'm carrying on the tradition for my friends and hopefully my kids' teachers!"

Ingredients
250g butter
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence or rum
2 1/2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup glace cherries, chopped
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Method
Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla/rum.

Stir in flour, cherries and nuts.

Form into 2 logs then roll in coconut, scattered on some foil (see pictures below).  Wrap in the foil and chill overnight.

Cut into cookies and bake at 190 degrees for 12 minutes or until just gold - watch carefully as they burn quickly!

Today's Christmas recipe (can you believe we're up to #22 already?!?) is a guest post from my dear friend, Jess.  She gives us a jar of these biscuits every Christmas, and I always look forward to receiving them and eating them!  I love also that they come with a great story - thanks Jess! :-)

"This is the easiest recipe and came from a magazine my mum had about 35 years ago! They have such a lovely story these cookies- mum started making them when my eldest brother went to school for his teacher and it progressed from there until she was doing them for all three of our teachers, neighbours, family and friends every year and they all still talk about them! She has moved to a whole new town and workplace and now bakes them again every year for her colleagues and they love them. Now I'm carrying on the tradition for my friends and hopefully my kids' teachers!"

Ingredients
250g butter
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence or rum
2 1/2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup glace cherries, chopped
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Method
Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla/rum.

Stir in flour, cherries and nuts.

Form into 2 logs then roll in coconut, scattered on some foil (see pictures below).  Wrap in the foil and chill overnight.

Cut into cookies and bake at 190 degrees for 12 minutes or until just gold - watch carefully as they burn quickly!




Gozleme

11:40 PM

This recipe is from the fabulous Kidspot Website - I made it on a Saturday night as a bit of a treat meal and we really enjoyed it!  The spinach & feta filling was our favourite - although the mince one was delicious too.  They're quite filling and so we had plenty of leftovers for the next day, but it would also be great as a finger food/entree option with guests.  For something a bit different and fun, I would definitely recommend it!

Ingredients
Dough
400g Greek style plain yoghurt
500g self-raising flour
4 tbsp olive oil

Spinach filling
100g baby spinach
200g feta cheese

Mince filling
2 tbsp olive oil
500g lamb mince
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tin tomato puree
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli flakes

Method
Mince filling
In a frying pan, fry the lamb mince and make sure you break it into small lumps with a wooden spoon.

Add the garlic as it is browning and stir well.

Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, then add the cumin, tomato puree and chilliflakes and stir.  Cook for a further 2 mins and set aside.

Feta and spinach filling
Pour boiling water over the spinach and then drain. Crumble feta up and stir through spinach.

Dough
Combine the yoghurt with the self-raising flour and knead on a floured board for 2-3 mins.

Cut into 8 portions. Cover with a damp tea towel until ready to use.

Cooking
Roll each dough ball into a 25cm round and place a quarter of one filling on one half. Fold dough round in half and press together the edges.

Heat a skillet, frying pan ot barbeque hotplate to medium heat and brush each Gozleme with olive oil. Cook on each side until golden "eyes" appear.  Repeat for remaining dough and filling.

Serve with lemon wedges.

This recipe is from the fabulous Kidspot Website - I made it on a Saturday night as a bit of a treat meal and we really enjoyed it!  The spinach & feta filling was our favourite - although the mince one was delicious too.  They're quite filling and so we had plenty of leftovers for the next day, but it would also be great as a finger food/entree option with guests.  For something a bit different and fun, I would definitely recommend it!

Ingredients
Dough
400g Greek style plain yoghurt
500g self-raising flour
4 tbsp olive oil

Spinach filling
100g baby spinach
200g feta cheese

Mince filling
2 tbsp olive oil
500g lamb mince
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tin tomato puree
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli flakes

Method
Mince filling
In a frying pan, fry the lamb mince and make sure you break it into small lumps with a wooden spoon.

Add the garlic as it is browning and stir well.

Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, then add the cumin, tomato puree and chilliflakes and stir.  Cook for a further 2 mins and set aside.

Feta and spinach filling
Pour boiling water over the spinach and then drain. Crumble feta up and stir through spinach.

Dough
Combine the yoghurt with the self-raising flour and knead on a floured board for 2-3 mins.

Cut into 8 portions. Cover with a damp tea towel until ready to use.

Cooking
Roll each dough ball into a 25cm round and place a quarter of one filling on one half. Fold dough round in half and press together the edges.

Heat a skillet, frying pan ot barbeque hotplate to medium heat and brush each Gozleme with olive oil. Cook on each side until golden "eyes" appear.  Repeat for remaining dough and filling.

Serve with lemon wedges.

Key Lime Pie

10:14 PM

I have a guest blogger joining me today - my sister, Angela - also known as Jimmy.  She's a great cook and is always up for trying new things - like this Key Lime Pie (or KLP as we affectionately call it!) - she whipped up for a family dinner.  It was scrumptious!  Anyway, here she is...

"A fresh, easy and super tasty dessert.  I first came across Key Lime Pie in season 3 of 'Dexter' - when Dexter visits an old family friend in hospital, and her final wish is for the perfect piece of Key Lime Pie - a very American dessert!

After some recipe searching on Taste.com.au I found this recipe. The few times I've baked it, it's been a big hit. A great summer dessert - perfect for when the lime tree is full!"

Ingredients (serves 6)
250g ‘Nice’ biscuits
100g butter, melted
4 eggs, lightly beaten
395g can condensed milk
2/3 cup (160ml) cream
Finely grated rind and juice of 4 limes

Method
Preheat oven to 170°C. Line base of a 20cm springform tin with baking paper.

Process biscuits until fine crumbs. Add butter, process until combined. Press mixture firmly into the base and 3cm up sides of tin. Refrigerate.

Whisk eggs, milk, cream, lime rind and juice until smooth. Pour into biscuit crust.

Place on tray and bake for 40-45 mins or until set. Cool. Serve with extra lime slices and whipped cream.



I have a guest blogger joining me today - my sister, Angela - also known as Jimmy.  She's a great cook and is always up for trying new things - like this Key Lime Pie (or KLP as we affectionately call it!) - she whipped up for a family dinner.  It was scrumptious!  Anyway, here she is...

"A fresh, easy and super tasty dessert.  I first came across Key Lime Pie in season 3 of 'Dexter' - when Dexter visits an old family friend in hospital, and her final wish is for the perfect piece of Key Lime Pie - a very American dessert!

After some recipe searching on Taste.com.au I found this recipe. The few times I've baked it, it's been a big hit. A great summer dessert - perfect for when the lime tree is full!"

Ingredients (serves 6)
250g ‘Nice’ biscuits
100g butter, melted
4 eggs, lightly beaten
395g can condensed milk
2/3 cup (160ml) cream
Finely grated rind and juice of 4 limes

Method
Preheat oven to 170°C. Line base of a 20cm springform tin with baking paper.

Process biscuits until fine crumbs. Add butter, process until combined. Press mixture firmly into the base and 3cm up sides of tin. Refrigerate.

Whisk eggs, milk, cream, lime rind and juice until smooth. Pour into biscuit crust.

Place on tray and bake for 40-45 mins or until set. Cool. Serve with extra lime slices and whipped cream.


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