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Lemon Puff Cookies Ingredients For the Cookie 50g Butter 35g Sugar 1 Egg yolk 1 tsp lemon zest 100g flour For the icing 1 cup icing sugar lemon juice lemon zest Method Add all the ingredients and mix well. Cut the cookies after rolling the dough on the bench. Lay them on a baking sheet and bake on 180c about 10 min. Cool the cookies completely on a wire rack. Make the icing as directed. Put the icing in the middle and fix two cookies. Store in an air tight container.

Marbled chocolate and Banana Cake Ingredients 3 Eggs 125g Self raising flour 125g caster sugar 80g Dark chocolate chips 125g Softened butter 2 Well ripped bananas Method Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one by one and whisk 2 min. Meanwhile melt the dark chocolate and leave to cool down. Puree the bananas. Next add flour to the mix and whisk on a low speed about a minute. After divide the dough as 1/3 in one bowl and 2/3 in the other. Put 1/2 of the pureed banana in to the 1/3 bowl. And the rest to the other. Add melted chocolate in to the other 1/3 and mix well. Put the batter as directed and bake on 180c about 40-50 min or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack or enjoy hot.

Simple and Easy Vanilla Butter Cookies Ingredients 110g Plain flour 1 Egg pinch salt 1 tsp vanilla 75g butter 50g Sugar Method Add butter, sugar and egg in to a mixing bowl.Mix well. While mixing add vanilla and salt and keep on mixing. Next add flour and mix one minute. Put the mix in to a piping bag with a large star nozzle or wilton 6B nozzle. Pipe circles. Bake on 180c about 10-20 min or until golden brown on top. Cool on a wire rack before storing in an air tight container.

Bakery Style Keiser Rolls Ingredients 200g Bread flour 50g Plain flour 25g Eggs 20g sugar 5g instant dry yeast 4g Salt 25g butter Method Add the ingredients in to a mixing bowl and mix well. next add water little by little and make a smooth dough. Put that in a greased bowl and leave in a warm place to double in size. Divide the dough in to equal size pieces and make rolls as instructed. Leave to double in size. Brush the tops with eggs. Bake on 180c about 20 min  and cool on a wire rack.

Flour and Eggless Oat Cookies Ingredients 130g Rolled oats 60g brown sugar 1/2 cup Macadamia nuts  5g Baking powder 1/2 cup Cranberries 50g Almond meal 100g White chocolate 1tsp Vanilla 30g Butter 60ml cream Method Add all the ingredients in to a mixing bowl and mix well. If not wet enough add a bit more milk. Make cookies. Flatten them on a tray. Bake until golden brown on 180c. Cool on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container.

Meringue cookies / kisses Ingredients 2 egg whites Pinch of cream of tartar 125 g sugar Method Add the egg whites in to a clean mixing bowl with cream of tartar. Next rain the sugar while whisking. Add the colour you like. Fill in to a piping bag and pipe on to a tray. Leave on the bench several main. Bake on 130 for 30 to 50 min

t Lebanese chicken pies Ingredients For the dough 500 g bread flour 6 g instant. Dry yeast 8 g caster sugar 300 ml water 50 ml oil 1 TSP salt Method Mix flour,salt,yeast,sugar and oil. Start kneading by adding water Little by little until it comes to a smooth dough. Put that in a greased bowl to double in size. Meanwhile cook the chicken as directed and leave to cool down. Next cut the dough into equal size pieces and make pies and seal well.  Leave to double in size.  Egg wash and bake on 180 c about 20 to 30 main or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack or serve hot with tomato sauce.

Brownie Butter Cake Ingredients For the brownie Layer 150g Milk Chocolate 50g plain Flour 60g Butter 1 Egg 40g Sugar For the butter cake layer 125g Butter 125g Eggs 125g Sugar 125g Self raising Flour Method. Melt the chocolate & Butter. Leave to cool. Next add flour and the egg ,mix well. Pour in to a cake pan and bake 10-12 min. While baking brownie layer mix butter sugar, next add egg and flour and beat well. Pour the cake batter on to the brownie layer and bake for 20 -30 min or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutella Filled  Cookies Ingredients  125g Plain Flour 75g Sugar 75g Softened Butter 25g Cocoa Powder 1 Egg Yolk Pinch of Salt orange Zest Nutella for filling Method Add all the ingredients except flour in to a mixing bowl and mix well. Next add flour little by little and mix  well. Put the mix in fridge in several hours. Roll the dough in between two sheets of paper. Cut circles. Fill with nutella. Bake on 180c About 10 min.

Sesame & Cheese Short Bread Ingredients 150g Plain Flour 150g Parmesan Cheese 150g Softened Butter Salt and pepper to your taste 5 Tblsp Sesame seeds Method Put all the ingredients in to a mixing bowl and mix well. If the mix is dry add a drop of water and mix until it is pliable. Make a circle and mark the cookies and bake on 180c about 10-20 min or until golden brown on top.  Cool on a wire rack before storing in an air tight container.

The Best Chocolate Cup Cake with Cranberries Ingredients 150g Dark Chocolate 75g Butter 2 Eggs 90g Self Raising flour 75 g Icing sugar 2 Tblsp cocoa 1/4 cup cranberries Method Add chocolate in to butter and melt it. Leave to cool. Add flour ,icing sugar , eggs and cocoa and mix well. Add berries and mix well. Put the mix in. Bake on 180c about 15 -20 min. or when a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Home Made Milk Biscuits Ingredients 85g butter 80g Sugar 75g Corn Flour 50g Milk powder 1 Egg 125g Self Raising flour Method Cream sugar and butter  the egg. Add milk powder and corn starch . Mix well adding flour until it comes to the desired consistency. Make cookies. Lay them on a baking sheet. Bake on 180c about 10 min. Cool on a wire rack before storing.

Vegetable and chicken cups Ingredients 500g chicken 1 can chick peas 11/2 cups cheddar cheese 2 cups frozen spinach 1 cup corn 1 cup green peas 2 large onions with garlic 3 tblsp sour cream Coconut oil for stir frying Puff pastry Method Add oil in to a pan. and fry onion and garlic. Next add chicken and stir fry with onion. Add any herb or spice to your choice. Next add corn, peas and spinach and cook well. Next add sour cream and finish off. If you find any wetness in the mix always add some bread crumbs. Lay the pastry on foil cups or even in muffin holes and will the mix in. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake on 180c until the pastry is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack or serve hot with a bit of tomato sauce or chutney.

Home Made Apple Marshmallows Ingredients 180g /2 Granny smith apples (Cooked and mashed) 1 Egg whites 200g Sugar 13g Gelatine powder 85ml cold water 230g Caster sugar Food colouring Method Microwave or bake the apples and mash it and leave to cool. Dissolve gelatine powder in cold water. Microwave 30 seconds. Add apples and whisk one min. After add egg whites and sugar and whisk well. Add food colouring next. Next pour the hot gelatine to egg whites while whisking on high speed. Whisk about 10 min until its like freeze.. Pipe the mix on to a baking sheet and leave to set. This can vary from room temperature. Some times it will take 24 hours. After sprinkle icing sugar and put two of them together. Put them in air tight jars or in fridge. Or you can freeze them for months.

Lime Pound Cake Cookies Ingredients 120g Sugar 1/2 of a lime 1 Egg 1 Tsp Vanilla 80g Butter 160g Self Raising flour Icing sugar to decorate Method Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, Egg and mix one minute. Add flour and lime juice Mix well and put a spoon full of the mix on to a baking tray. Bake on 180C. Cool on a wire rack before storing.

No Bake Peanut Butter and Chocolate Swirl Ingredients 150g Peanut Butter 200g White Chocolate 250g Dark Chocolate Method Melt chocolate over the bain-marie or in the microwave . Next melt peanut butter. Put spoon full of peanut butter and chocolate in a pan and swirl. Leave to set in refrigerator. Cut in to slices. Can freeze for months.

Nut Brittle in the Microwave Ingredients 225g Nuts 200g Raw Sugar 1 Tsp vanilla 200g Corn Syrup/ Glucose syrup 12g Bicarb Pinch of Salt 50g Butter Method Add sugar, Glucose syrup,Salt, and the nut and microwave it about 6 min while stirring occasionally. After add butter,vanilla, baking soda quickly and pour in to the tray. Spread evenly and leave to cool completely. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

Baked Polish Pierogi Ingredients For the dough 500g All purpose flour 1 tsp salt 2 Eggs 230g Sour Cream 110g Butter For the Filling 300g Mashed Potatoes Pan Fried onion and garlic 2 cups cheddar cheese Method Add onion mix and the cheese in to mashed potatoes and mix well. Add flour ,salt, eggs and butter and mix well. Add sour cream and knead using hands. Do as directed in video and bake until golden brown.

Simple No Bake Biscuit Pudding Roll Ingredients 250g Cookies 150g Dark cooking chocolate 110g Sugar 1 tsp vanilla 30g Cocoa 125g Melted butter 15ml Brandy 1 Tblsp Thickened cream or milk Method Crush the cookies. In a mixing bowl mix crushed cookies, melted butter,sugar,cocoa, vanilla,brandy ,cream and mix well. After add melted chocolate. Mix well. Put the prepared mix on to a baking paper and roll well. Put the log in fridge and cut in to slices later and serve as it is or with cream and ice cream.