Food and Drink
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Lazy Shortbread
   
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Lodge Cookware
Making Meals with Lodge Cookware
Lodge brand cookware is made in the USA of cast iron. Some pieces are painted with an .....
How many times have you been asked to provide a contribution to a church fete or fundraising event - and then filed this request somewhere "Safe"! I guess it's happened to most of us from time to time. It's always good to have a reliable "Get out of Jail" recipe which you can turn to; one which gives consistent results and which tastes great too. This is one of my favorites, is traditionally Scottish, and it always goes down a treat. But best of all, it takes less than an hour to make, a further hour or so to cool down and stack in a tin, ready to take to your event!Making Meals with Lodge Cookware
Lodge brand cookware is made in the USA of cast iron. Some pieces are painted with an .....
The Ingredients
9 oz plain flour,
9 oz self-raising flour,
9 oz cornflour (cornstarch),
9 oz castor sugar,
2 250gm packs butter
British Food In The Countryside
There is a lot of misunderstanding on the surface about the subject of British cuisine. This is mainly because British cuisine varies .....
There is a lot of misunderstanding on the surface about the subject of British cuisine. This is mainly because British cuisine varies .....
The Method
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Melt butter gently in a saucepan. It is best if it's fairly hot as the butter cools down quickly when you put it into the dry ingredients.
(Be careful at this stage; "chip pan fires" can happen with hot butter!)
Vegan Chocolate Feeds The Sweet Tooth
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Being a vegan doesn't mean eating boring food. One area that causes us more consternation than others is .....
Pour melted butter into the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. I use a big serving spoon at first to incorporate the melted butter, but in a short time the mixture is cool enough to handle and the dough is better if you knead it for a couple of minutes to give an even consistency.
Lightly oil two baking trays (approximately 16" x 10") Divide the mixture into two and spread evenly. I use a spatula to give a nice flat surface to the shortbread and to make sure it goes right into the corners of the trays. Prick the shortbread with a fork at intervals - create a pattern, if you like. Place the baking trays into a moderate oven (I use a fan oven which I heat to 150'C) and bake until golden brown.
Modifying Your Recipes, More Or Less
You just found that great recipe that you have been trying to find for over year. And now you're dancing around your kitchen in glee!
That's when you notice that it makes enough to feed a small .....
Take out of the oven and cut into portions while still hot, dust with castor sugar and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before storing the pieces of shortbread in an airtight container. You just found that great recipe that you have been trying to find for over year. And now you're dancing around your kitchen in glee!
That's when you notice that it makes enough to feed a small .....
Margaret MacGillivray lives and works in Scotland. She and her husband run a http://www.macgillivrays.co.uk