1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C/ 400° F/Gas Mark 6. Lightly oil a 20.5 cm/8 inch round cake tin. Cook the plums with 2 tablespoons of the light brown sugar for 8-10 minutes to soften them, remove from the heat and reserve. 2. Mix together the lemon rind,... - 44.4623

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Using the butter, grease twelve 3-inch (8-cm) muffin tins. Roll the dough out thinly on a lightly floured board and use it to line the muffin tins. Prick the bottoms with a fork and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the... - 32.761

MAKING 1.Take a pan, put castor sugar, butter, lemon juice, eggs and salt it it and cook on medium flame. 2.Stir the ingredients using a wooden spoon until thick. 3.Avoid boiling. 4.Let the mixture cool. SERVING 5.This filling can be used in a variety of... - 31.8079

MAKING 1. In a food processor, add flour, half a teaspoon of salt and butter and pulse roughly; add it to a bowl 2. Add about two thirds of the cheddar to it and work into a soft dough with 100ml of ice cold water 3. Knead it quickly, wrap in cling film and... - 41.8694

To make the pastry, process the flour, sugar, salt, and butter with the metal blade of a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 seconds. Add the water and pulse until the pastryjust begins to hold together, about 9 times. Turn out... - 41.0852

GETTING READY 1) Pre-heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas mark 5. MAKING 2) In a large bowl, whisk the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, lemon zest and a pinch of salt to a smooth consistency. To the batter, add in the flour and ground almonds. 3) Shape the dough... - 46.7984

To make the meringues, line a baking sheet with baking parchment paper. Set aside. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Mix the sugars together and add gradually to the egg whites, beating all the time. Spoon the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a wide... - 42.0708

MAKING 1. In bowl, combine the butter and sugar. 2. Place bowl over a double boiler or pan of simmering water and melt butter, stirring until the sugar dissolves. 3. Add the lemon rind and juice and stir well. 4. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the egg... - 35.3302

Prepare retes or strudel pastry from 3 oz. flour, a little butter, vinegar, salt and lukewarm water. Knead a stiff pasta from the remaining flour and two eggs. After rolling out the paste, cut out a piece large enough to cover the bottom of the baking tin,... - 36.3914

Mix apples, 1/4 cup sugar and spices and put in pastry-lined pie pan. Bake in preheated hot oven (425°F.) 15 minutes. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and remaining ingredients, except raisins, and beat until thoroughly blended. Pour over apple mixture in pie and... - 37.1354

MAKING 1) Make the pastry and refrigerate. 2) When chilled, roll out the pastry and use to line the sandwich tin. 3) Knock up and scallop the pastry edges. 4) Over the pastry, spread jam first and then the lemon curd. 5) In a bowl, add butter and beat till... - 42.2842

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 375°F before baking. MAKING 2. Take an 8 inch pie plate and using ½ of the pastry line it. 3. Mix all the other ingredients and transfer to a pastry shell. 4. Roll rest of the dough and make into strips. Place over the... - 43.8059

Sieve flour, salt and soda bicarb together in a large mixing bowl. Mix butter and flour with fingers for 8-10 minutes until it resembles bread crumbs. Knead flour to a stiff dough with milk. Roll out the dough to 1/2 cm thick pastry. Cut pastry into 5 cm... - 45.6132

GETTING READY 1) Set the oven at 350° F or Mark 4. MAKING 2) Using a rolling pin, crush the biscuits and mix with the sugar in a bowl. 3) Add over the melted butter and mix well. 4) Keeping aside one-third of the crumb mixture, add the rest into the flan... - 38.6578

GETTING READY Set the oven at 400°F or Mark 6. MAKING 1) Dampen a baking sheet. 2) Thinly roll out a pastry and cut 6 rounds to the size of a dessert plate. 3) With a cutter, remove the centres of each round and leave a large ring of pastry. 4) From the... - 44.0074

GETTING READY 1. Prepare the pastry and let it chill for at least 15 minutes. 2. Let the oven heat to 350°F (180°C/Gas 4) and grease 24 bun tins. MAKING 3. On a floured board roll out the pastry and cut out 24 circles using a 7.5 cm (3 in) cutter dipped in... - 47.3625

GETTING READY 1. Pre-heat oven to Regulo 7 or 425°F. MAKING 2. On a floured surface, roll out pastry in to 1/8 inch thickness. 3. Using a fluted cutter, cut pastry out in rounds, about a 1/4 inch larger than the top of the patty tins. Reroll any scraps of... - 33.1685

GETTING READY 1) On a lightly-floured board, roll out the prepared pastry to a circle slightly larger than a 7-inch (18-cm) 2) Line a tart tin or flan ring set on a baking tray with the pastry, prick the base with a fork and spread with a little lemon curd... - 44.4321

MAKING 1. Roll the pastry out on the surface and line twelve 2.5" diameter bun tin, suing a 3" fluted cutter 2. At the base of each bun tin, put a little of the lemon curd 3. In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar; add the ground almonds and lemon... - 43.6617

GETTING READY 1. Prepare the pastry by rolling out the pastry as thinly as possible on a floured surface. Use the pastry to line an 8-in. flan ring but do not stretch the pastry or it will tear during baking. 2. Prick the base and then chill the dough for 30... - 37.4308

1. To make the pastry, sift the flour and sugar into a mixing bowl. Rub or cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. 2. Add the egg yolks and water and mix to a dough. Knead lightly until smooth. Wrap and chill for 30 minutes. 3. Preheat... - 38.061

MAKING 1. In a bowl, beat eggs and combine with cottage cheese. 2. In a large basin, sift together dry ingredients. 3. Add cheese egg mixture, milk and oil and stir well until blended to form a smooth thick batter. 4. Heat a griddle, lightly greased with... - 41.0151

Place Pastry Mix into a mixing bowl. Sprinkle water over and toss with a fork. Form a ball from dough; knead lightly. Divide into two parts and roll out half on a lightly floured board with a floured rolling pin. With a 3 1/2-inch cookie cutter or jar lid,... - 42.506

1. Whizz the flour, butter and 1/4 tsp salt in a processor until fine. Add the sugar, pulse, then tip in the egg yolks and 4 tsp cold water. Pulse to a dough, tip out onto the work surface, then quickly knead until smooth. Line a 35 x 12cm loose-bottom fluted... - 36.1213

Slice off the very tops of the tomatoes. Use a small spoon to remove the insides; discard. Turn the tomatoes upside down to drain while you prepare the filling. In a small bowl, mix the cottage cheese, spinach, basil and chives. Spoon into the tomatoes (or... - 33.6189

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees. MAKING 2) On a floured surface, roll out the dough and use it to line a 7-inch flan ring that has been set on a baking sheet. 3) Prick the dough-'s bottom and spread with lemon curd. 4) In a bowl,... - 44.4049

Make a hollow in the flour, put in it a pinch of salt, 2 oz. of butter and 1/4 glass of water. Mix as for pastry. Roll out about 1/2" thick, fold in three, roll out again, repeat twice more uninterruptedly: then leave the paste to rest for an hour. Mash... - 28.3461

GETTING READY 1. Pre-heat oven to Regulo 7 or 425°F. MAKING 2. On a floured surface, roll out pastry in to 1/8 inch thickness. 3. Using a 2 inch plain cutter and cut pastry into rounds. From half of the pastry rounds, using a 1 inch plain cutter to remove... - 34.3194

Steam spinach until just tender (5 to 8 minutes). Preheat oven to 375°. Butter an 11 x 17-inch jelly roll or similar baking pan. Brush butter on each of 5 filo sheets, place on bottom of pan. Drain spinach and stir in feta cheese, cottage cheese, eggs,... - 46.0296

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and lemon peel. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture... - 41.4507

MAKING 1)In a skillet, heat butter and saute onions. 2)In a bowl, mix beaten egg, cottage cheese, salt, pepper and mushroom slices. 3)Add onion mixture to bowl. SERVING 5)Serve as appetizers or as required to fill pastries and pita bread. - 35.6623

Prepare and roll out Pastry for Single-Crust Pie. Line a 9-inch quiche dish or pie plate with pastry. Trim to 1/2 inch beyond edge. Flute edge high. Bake in a 450° oven for 8 to 10 minutes; set aside. Season cooked, drained lentils with salt and pepper. Add... - 48.1129

MAKING 1) Make a rich shortcrust pastry and sift the flour and salt into a bowl. 2) Add butter and cut it into the flour and rub till the mix resembles breadcrumbs. 3) Add in the sugar and mix egg yolk with water. 4) Add to the butter mix and with the help of... - 45.9132

Beat together butter and cottage cheese until well blended and creamy. Add flour and beat until thoroughly combined. Use immediately or cover and store in refrigerator for as long as 5 days. (If chilled, let dough come to room temperature before using.) To... - 44.9232

1. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, salt, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter or mar-garine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl combine half-and-half, lemon... - 30.9016

1. Cut the tops from the tomatoes, using a serrated knife; reserve the tops. 2. To level the tomatoes so they stand upright, cut a thin horizontal slice from the bottom of each tomato. Discard the bottoms. 3. Using the small end of a melon bailer, scoop out... - 34.2258

GETTING READY 1. Prepare a 9-inch pie crust in a pie dish. 2. Pre heat an oven to 450°F MAKING 1. Use a medium sized work bowl. 2. Mash cottage cheese by pressing it through a sieve. 3. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, combine eggs, honey, butter lemon... - 44.5342

GETTING READY 1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 2. Take two baking sheets and butter them lightly. 3. Combine together the self-raising flour, porridge oats, wholemeal flour, caster sugar, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. MAKING 4. Run the butter through... - 42.7375

MAKING 1. Slice off every top of the tomatoes. 2. By using a small spoon bring out all the seeds out of the tomato, and discard them. 3. Turn the tomatoes upside down to drain them completely before you are to fill the cavities with filling. FINALIZING 4.... - 40.1928

GETTING READY 1. In a large bowl, sift the flour and salt and rub the fat into the flour till the mixture starts to look like breadcrumbs. 2. Add water to the dough and mix well to make stiff dough. 3. Knead the dough lightly and then set the dough aside to... - 45.2484

1. Make the biscuits; Preheat the oven to 375° In a bowl, whisk the flours, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the cold butter until it is the size of peas. Stir in the cream until a shaggy dough forms. 2.... - 35.9569

GETTING READY 1. Prepare an 8-inch pie crust or thaw a ready to use pie shell. 2. Preheat an oven to 325°F. MAKING 1. Use a medium sized heavy bottom sauce pan. 2. Combine sugar, corn starch and salt in the sauce pan. 3. Add the boiling water and stir to... - 44.5158

Beat together cream cheese, feta cheese, cottage cheese, egg yolks, and parsley until well blended and creamy. Melt butter in a small pan; set aside. Lay out 3 sheets of fila (keep remaining fila covered with clear plastic film). Lightly brush 1 sheet with... - 41.6986

1. Soak whole prunes in just enough water to cover them for 4 hours. 2. Simmer in the same water 10 minutes. Drain and cool. 3. Remove stones, puree skins and flesh in a food processor. You should have 1 cup prune pulp. 4. Grease an 8-inch tube pan or two... - 47.2642

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven at 350°. MAKING 2. In a large skillet cook sausage and onion until meat is browned, stirring to crumble and drain off pan drippings. 3. Stir in cottage cheese, spinach and moz-zarella cheese and set aside. 4. Working one at... - 39.6366

GETTING READY 1. In a bowl, add ricotta, Parmesan cheese, grated onion, egg yolks, salt, and carefully stir them together until they are well mixed. Set aside. 2. Divide the pasta dough into four pieces and roll out the first one-quarter of the dough to make... - 42.4262

GETTING READY 1. To make the pastry dough, in a large bowl, make a well in the centre of 1/2 lb. of flour. 2. At the centre of flour, drop in butter (or lard), egg yolks, sugar, Marsala, lemon rind and salt. 3. Mix the ingredients together. Try incorporating... - 40.8355

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 400°F. MAKING 2) In a food processor, process the flour, sugar, and salt to mix. Add the butter and pulse 15 to 20 times until the butter forms crumbs. 3) Remove the lid and pour the ice water over the mixture. Pulse... - 46.7425

GETTING READY 1. Into a small bowl pour the lukewarm water and add the yeast and 1 teaspoon of the sugar, rest for 2 or 3 minutes and then mix well. 2. Set in a warm, draft-free place (an unlighted oven) for about 10 minutes, until the yeast bubbles up and... - 48.4752