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RECIPES
FRUIT CRUMBLE
Serves 4 Cooking time - 12-14 minutes
Preparation time - 6 - 8 minutes
450g (1lb) seasonal fresh fruit, lightly cooked
100g (4oz) brown sugar
5ml (1tsp) cinnamon
100g (4oz) plain wholemeal flour
75g (3oz) rolled oats
75g (3oz) butter
1 Place the fruit, 50g (2oz) of the brown sugar
and the cinnamon in a dish, mix well.
2 Place flour and oats in bowl, mix well and rub
in butter, until mixture resembles fine
breadcrumbs. Add remaining brown sugar,
mix well. Sprinkle over the fruit and cook on
50P (MEDIUM) for 12-14 minutes.
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“Setting point”:
To determine setting point, place 5ml (1tsp) of jam onto a chilled saucer. Allow to stand
for 1 min. Move surface of the jam gently with your finger, if the surface wrinkles the setting point has been
reached.
WHITE SAUCE
300ml (
1/
2
pint) Cooking time - 5 - 6 minutes
Preparation time - 5 - 6 minutes
25g (1oz) butter
25g (1oz) plain flour
300ml (1/2 pint) milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 Place the butter in a bowl and heat on 100P
(HIGH) for 30 seconds, until melted.
2 Stir in the flour and whisk in the milk. Cook on
100P (HIGH) for 5 minutes, stirring halfway
through cooking, until thick and smooth. Season
with salt and pepper to taste.
MUSTARD SAUCE
300ml (
1/
2
pint) Cooking time - 4 minutes
Preparation time - 4 - 5 minutes
25g (1oz) butter
45ml (3tbsp) whole grain mustard
200ml (7floz) soured cream
salt and pepper to taste
15ml (1tbsp) fresh parsley, chopped
1 Melt the butter in a bowl on 100P (HIGH) for
30 seconds Add the mustard, soured cream,
salt, pepper and parsley. Mix well.
2 Cook on 100P (HIGH) for 3 minutes. Stir every
minute until smooth and thick.
This dish is ideal served with meat or fish.
Variations:
Cheese sauce: Stir in 75g (3oz) grated cheese and 5ml (1tsp) mustard powder at Stage 2. Serve with
vegetables, fish or meat.
Parsley sauce: Stir 15-30ml (1-2tbsp) fresh, chopped parsley into the finished sauce. Serve with fish.
Onion sauce: Stir 1 large cooked onion, finely chopped into the finished sauce. Heat on 100P (HIGH)
for 2-3 minutes before serving. Serve with vegetables.
Sweet white sauce: Omit salt and pepper from basic recipe. Add 15-30ml (1-2tbsp) caster sugar at
Stage 2. Serve with puddings as an alternative to custard.
STRAWBERRY JAM
Makes 675g(1
1/
2
lb) Cooking time - 55 mins
Preparation time - 15 minutes
675g (11/2lb) strawberries, hulled
45 ml (3tbsp) lemon juice
675g (11/2lb) caster sugar
1 Place strawberries and lemon juice in a very large
bowl, heat on 100P (HIGH) for 5 minutes, or until
the fruit has softened. Add sugar, mix well.
2 Cook on 70P (MEDIUM HIGH) for 50 mins, until
setting point
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is reached, stir every 4-5 mins.
3 Pour into hot, clean jars. Cover, seal and label.
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