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Geoff's Apricot Chocolate Chip Cake

Summary

Yield8
Source

Womens Weekly

Prep Time2 hours

Description

This is pure yummy!

Ingredients

  • 1 c chopped dried apricots
  • 1 c apricot nectar
  • 125 g butter
  • 2⁄3 c raw sugar
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 1⁄2 c coconut
  • 1 1⁄2 c self raising flour
  • 1⁄2 c choc bits

Instructions

Grease a deep 20cm round cake pan, line base with paper, grease paper.
Combine apricots and nectar in bowl, stand 1 hour (it is really important to let this soak in)
Cream butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, beat in egg yolks one at a time,beat until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl, stir in coconut, then half the apricot mixture. Stir in remaining flour and apricots, then Choc Bits.
Beat egg whites in small bowl until soft peaks form, fold into mixture, spread into prepared pan.
Bake in moderate oven for about 1 1/4 hours. Stand 5 minutes before turning on wire rack to cool. Dust with sifted icing sugar if desired.

Keeping time: 3 days.

Geoff's Scroggin

Summary

Yield2
Prep Time10 minutes

Description

Ahh yes, that famous energy giver on just about every outdoor excursion.
A good serve of scroggin can almost make or break the journey. Ok, I may be
overdoing it a little, however, this combination proved to be a winner.

Scroggin is a very personal thing, I think. So this is purely a guide, I wouldlove to hear of any other popular variations.

Quantities, need to be carefuly measured in handfuls to taste.
Generally though, more nuts and sultanas. The more you make, the more variety
you can achieve.

Ingredients

  • nuts (peanuts are cheapest, cashews are nicest)
  • sultanas (any sort will do)
  • jelly beans or snakes/rasberries/etc.
  • bananas (of the lollie variety, some people prefer banana chips)
  • m&m's plain (melt in your mouth, not in your hands!)
  • choc mix (this included a variety of milk bar type choc goodies)
  • dried apricots

Instructions

Mix together in a big bowl.
Split into separate snap lock bags for each person, that way there are no arguments
as to who has eaten more!

Kristina's lemon coconut slice

Summary

Yield16
Source

Kristina

Prep Time20 minutes

Description

a lovely traditional lemon slice

Ingredients

  • 2 pk sweet biscuits (marie)
  • 1 cn condensed milk
  • 250 g butter
  • 2 c desicated coconut
  • 2 t grated lemon rind

Instructions

lemon icing
* icing sugar
* butter
* lemon juice

Melt butter and condensed milk
Add crushed biscuits, coconut and lemon rind. Mix well and press into a slice tin.

Refrigerate and then ice with lemon icing. Sprinkle with coconut.

Marvellous Muffins

Summary

Yield16
Source

Barbie and Nigel

Prep Time30 minutes

Description

Yummy muffins, choose your flavour.

Ingredients

  • 3⁄4 c oil
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 1⁄2 c skim milk
  • 2 1⁄4 c self raising flour
  • 1 1⁄2 c oat bran
  • 1 1⁄2 t baking powder
  • 3⁄4 c raw sugar
  • 1 sultanas (handfull)

Instructions

Combine flour, oatbran, baking powder and sugar together in one bowl.

Add sultanas, stir to coat in flour to prevent sticking.

Mix in oil, egg whites and skim milk.

The mix should be creamy
Ladle into greased pans
Cook 180 degrees C for 20 mins

Variation, choc. chips, any flavours you like!

Mel's Cardamon Cake

Summary

Yield8
Source

Mel T

Prep Time1 1⁄2 hours

Description

Deliciously moist.

Ingredients

  • 2 c sour cream
  • 2 c castor sugar
  • 1 tsp almond essence
  • 3 c self raising flour
  • 1 t bicarb soda
  • 1⁄4 t salt
  • 2 t cardamom (freshly ground is the best)
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

- Mix sour cream, sugar, essence and eggs
- Sift dry ingredients and mix in wet stuff
- Grease baba tin (or a regular cake tin) with butter and sprinkle with extra Castor sugar
- Bake in oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for I hr and 15 mins

New year lemon tart

Summary

Yield8
Source

Hazel

Prep Time5 hours

Description

Sickly sweet.

Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄4 c plain flour
  • 1⁄3 c icing sugar
  • 1⁄4 c almond meal
  • 125 g cold butter, chopped
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp finely grated lemon rind
  • 1⁄2 c lemon juice
  • 5 eggs
  • 3⁄4 c castor sugar
  • 1 c thickened cream
  • lemon filling

Instructions

Preheat oven: 200 degrees C. Grease 24cm round loose based flan tin.
Blend or process the flour, sugar, almond meal & butter until the ingredients just cling together. Knead on floured surface until smooth: wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 mins.

Roll pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper- press into tin.(We did a lot of finger work, it is so crumbly you just need to press it into place) Blind bake for 15mins.
Remove paper and beans and bake 15mins more or until browned lightly.
Reduce temp to 160 degrees C.
Pour lemon filling into case. Bake about 40 mins. or until filling is slightly set. Cool.
Refrigerate until cold.

Lemon filling
Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl and stand for 1 hour.

Serves 8-10
Preparation: 20 mins(plus 4 hrs. standing & refrigeration time) Cooking: 1 hour 10 mins.

Sarah's Pancakes

Summary

Yield10
Prep Time15 minutes

Description

Yummy.

Ingredients

  • flour (self-raising or plain - whatever is available)
  • eggs (approx. 1 per 2 cups of flour)
  • milk (as needed to make a runny mixture)
  • sugar (just a dash, according to taste)

Instructions

Into a bowl sift a quantity of flour to suit your hunger. Crack an appropriate number of eggs into the flour, and pick out any bits of shell.
Add in little bits of milk and stir, removing any lumps. Taste.
If sweet teeth are unsatisfied, stir in sugar.
Find a nice flat fry pan. Make sure it’s clean. Place it over moderate heat and add a dob of fat (margarine, butter or oil).
Heat pan and add a ladle-full of mixture to centre of pan (adjust amount according to pan
size). Gently roll pan in all directions, in order to neatly distribute the mixture.
When top of pancake begins to bubble, slide spatula beneath pancake and flip (pancake taste is improved by greater flipping extravagance and style). Cook other side ’till lightly brown.
Serve immediately, with lemon juice and sugar or jam or peanut butter or honey or golden syrup, or whatever else is in your pantry.

Notes

- Finely chop and add an apple and cinnamon to the mixture.
- Sliced Banana rings and ice cream, dusted with cinnamon.

Note: The raw mixture is best made the day before and left to refrigerate.

Vicki's Custard Tart

Summary

Yield6
Source

Aunty Vicki

Prep Time10 minutes

Description

Easy peasy lemon squeezy and v yummy.

Ingredients

  • 1 "cyndy's unbaked sweet short crust pastry flan" (available from your supermarket freezer)
  • 350 ml milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 90 g sugar
  • nutmeg

Instructions

Beat eggs well, then add milk stirring slowly, next add sugar.
Beat until sugar is dissolved.
Pour into unbaked flan, sprinkle with nutmeg.

Bake at 216 degrees C (420 degrees F) Approx 25 min