Oaties
Ingredients 8 oz self raising flour 2 tsp baking powder 8 oz rolled oats 4 oz white sugar 6 oz black treacle 8 oz butter/margarine Procedure Put the butter or margarine, sugar, and treacle into a saucepan. Stir over low…
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Molasses Taffy
Ingredients ½ cup fancy molasses 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 1 ½ Tbsp vinegar ½ cup water ¼ tsp cream of tartar 4 Tbsp butter ⅛ tsp baking soda Procedure Combine molasses, sugar, vinegar and water in a heavy saucepan…
Lumberjacks
Lumberjacks are a cookie from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, and they reflect baking from 1830s New England. Ingredients 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup white vegetable shortening or butter 1 cup dark molasses 2 eggs 4 cups sifted flour…
Ginger Snaps
Ingredients 2 cups butter, melted 2 cups dark molasses 1 lb dark brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon a little allspice 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tbsp ground ginger a little black pepper 10–12 cups all-purpose flour Procedure…
Corn Pancakes
Ingredients ¾ cup all-purpose bleached flour 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup fine yellow corn meal ¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup milk 1 large egg 2 tablespoon unsalted…
Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients 300 g brown sugar or Muscovado sugar 150 g unsalted butter 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp black treacle (optional) 300 ml double cream (~48% butterfat) Procedure Combine the sugar, butter, vanilla, and treacle in a saucepan over low…
Bumbleberry Souffle
Ingredients 1 slice butter 1 cup raspberries 1 cup blackberries Eggs 1 cup cream 3 tbsp vanilla extract 1 ⅓ cup sugar Procedure Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Place the butter in a baking dish, and melt in the oven.…
Banana Nutmeg Pancakes
Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose bleached flour 2 teaspoons sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon nutmeg ¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup milk 1 large egg 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla…
Thumbprint Jam Cookies
A tasty cookie with an ‘eye’ of jam in the middle. Ingredients 1 cup (240 g) soft butter 1 cup (240 g) white sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 1½ cup (360 g) all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½…
Jambons
Jambons are a type of square pastry filled with cheese and ham. The name is derived from the French word for ham, and they are common in Ireland and the UK. Ingredients 1 sheet of puff pastry 1 tbsp plain…
Yeasted Kifli
Kifli crescents are Hungarian pastries. Unlike the vanilla kifli, these kifli are yeasted. Ingredients ¼ cup milk, warmed 1 tbsp yeast 1 tsp white granulated sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ lb (1 cup) butter 1 pinch salt 3½ tbsp…
Tyropita (Greek Cheese Pie)
Tyropita (Pronounced: tee-ro-pee-ta) is a Greek layered pastry appetizer, made with layers of buttered filo dough, stuffed with cheese and usually shaped like a triangle. It is sold in bakeries throughout Greece, where it is a very popular breakfast and…