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RECIPES
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Microwave Tip: Softening ice-cream
Place a 1 litre (1
3
/
4
pint) tub of ice-cream on the turntable (lid removed). heat on 50P for 1
1
/
2
- 2 minutes.
Microwave Tip: Melting chocolate
Break 50g (2oz) chocolate into small pieces and
place in a bowl. Heat on 100P for 2 minutes, stir
every 30 seconds until evenly melted.
BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING
Serves 4
450ml (
3
/
4
pint) milk
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) double cream
6 eggs (size 3), beaten
100g (4oz) Demerara sugar
2.5ml (
1
/
2
tsp) grated nutmeg
175g (6oz) mixed dried fruit
50g (2oz) walnuts, chopped
225g (8oz) thick white sliced bread, buttered
25g (1oz) Demerara sugar to sprinkle
1 Mix the milk, cream, eggs, sugar and nutmeg in a
bowl.
2 In a separate bowl mix the dried fruit and walnuts.
3 Place a layer of bread, buttered side up, on the
bottom of a greased dish. Sprinkle with the dried
fruit mixture and add a little of the milk mixture.
Repeat this process for remaining ingredients,
finishing with a layer of bread and reserving
enough milk mixture to cover. Sprinkle with
Demerara sugar.
4 Place on the turntable and cook on 30P for 25
minutes, then on DUAL GRILL, 30P for 5 minutes,
until set, golden and crispy.
MOIST CARROT CAKE
Serves 6 - 8
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) sunflower oil
225g (8oz) soft brown sugar
3 eggs (size 3), beaten
175g (6oz) self raising flour
5ml (1tsp) bicarbonate of soda
1.25 ml (
1
/
4
tsp) salt
10ml (2tsp) cinnamon
300g (11oz) carrots, grated
100g (4oz) walnut halves, roughly chopped
ICING:
225g (8oz) cream cheese
grated rind of 1 lemon
5ml (1tsp) lemon juice
30ml (2 tbsp) icing sugar
25g (1oz) walnuts, finely chopped to sprinkle
Variation:
Carrot & Courgette Cake:
Replace 150g (5
1
/
2
oz) of
grated carrots with 150g (5
1
/
2
oz) of courgettes and
replace 100g (4oz) of walnuts with 100g (4oz) of
chopped dates. Prepare and cook as Carrot Cake
1 Combine the oil, sugar and eggs. Fold in the flour,
bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the
carrots and walnuts, mix well.
2 Grease and line a 20.4cm (8") soufflé dish with
greaseproof paper, pour in the cake mixture.
3 Place on turntable, cook on 50P for 20 - 22 minutes
until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool
before decorating.
4 To prepare icing, combine cream cheese, lemon
rind, lemon juice and icing sugar until smooth.
Spread on top of the cake, sprinkle with walnuts.
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