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Homemade Bread Recipe for Whole Wheat Bread





WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD
(Sufficient for Two Small Loaves)
* 3 Tbs fat
* 1/4 C brown sugar
* 1 Tbs salt
* 1 cake compressed yeast
* 3 ...
Easy Homemade Mayonnaise





2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salt
2-3 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 cup olive oil
Have all the ingredients at room temperature
Put the egg yolks into a small ...
Microwave Marmite Cake





175 ml Castor Sugar
2 Eggs
100 ml Milk
20 ml Margarine
250 ml Self-Raising Flour
Pinch Salt
Sauce: 50 ml Margarine
50 ml Marmite (small ...
Potato Salad Recipe
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Potato Salad Recipe
3 potatoes, 6 hard boiled eggs, 1 onion. Chop separately.
Dressing
1 egg, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 tablespoonful of ...
Pot Roast Recipe
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POT ROAST.
Have the butcher bone and roll 1.5kg of beef rump; dredge it well with salt, pepper and flour and brown it on all sides in a frying pan with ...
Onion Soup Recipe
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ONION SOUP.
Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in a large pot. When it starts to melt add four large onions, washed, skinned and cut into thin slices....
Beef Stew Recipe
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Cut 2 kg beef into small pieces, with some hard fat. Put the meat into a large pot and braise with a large onion, chopped. Add 1.4 liters of hot water,...
Shrimp Stew Recipe
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Slice 3 onions and 3 tomatoes, and fry till well done. Rub together 1 tablespoonful flour and a piece of butter, egg-size. Add red pepper, salt and 1 cup ...
Pineapple Cheese Cake
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Pineapple Cheese Cake
2½ pounds cream cheese
1-inch piece vanilla bean
¼ pound sweet butter, melted
½ small box graham crackers, crushed fine
4 ...
BEST YORKSHIRE PUDDING RECIPE
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Beat the yolks of three eggs until light colored and thick; add one-half teaspoonful salt and one pint of milk. Add the mixture slowly to two-thirds cup ...
HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER
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When peanuts have been blanched, are cold, dry and crisp, run them through a food chopper. Do not use the very finest cutter, as that makes a soft mass....
Apricot Brandy Recipe
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To every pound of fruit, take 1 pound of loaf sugar and a wineglassful of water. Put the apricots, which must be sound, but not quite ripe, into a preserving-...
LIGHTNING OMELETTE RECIPE
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LIGHTNING OMELETTE
Butter a baking-dish and put in the bottom of it slices of stale bread (brown bread is better than white) which have been dipped ...
Carrot & Spice Biscuits
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125g butter
1/4 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup grated carrot, firmly packed
185g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon mixed spice
75g ...
Aussie Damper Bread Recipe - Great camping recipe!
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Ingredients:
* 4 cups self-raising flour
* 1 1/2 cups water
* a pinch of salt
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 cup grated cheese
* 1 ...
Courgette Soup Recipe
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600 g young courgettes, sliced in rings
12,5 ml melted butter
12,5 ml oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 rashers of bacon left whole
Top and tail ...
Vinegar Cake Recipe
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12 oz self-raising flour
4 oz butter
8 oz mixed fruit
2 oz candied peel, cut fine
8 oz demerara sugar
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon bicarbonate ...
Steamed Date Pudding Recipe
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75 g butter
1/2 cup sugar
2-3 eggs
125 g stoned dates, finely chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 ...
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
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6 ounces Bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
7 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
...
Hot Cross Bun Recipe
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1 lb flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace
3 tablespoons butter
3 ...
Potato Bake Recipe - Italian Style in a Beer Cream Sauce
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This is a delicious Italian recipe that you will use again and again!
1 1/2 pounds potatoes, thinly sliced
3 white onions, thinly sliced
2 ounces ...
Sourdough Bread Recipe
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Sourdough bread is based on a fermented yeast 'starter' mixture which you can keep working by replenishing it with a little from each new batch of dough ...
Blackcurrant Jam Recipe
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1.5 lbs fruit
3 lbs sugar
1 pint water
Stalk and cut brown ends off fruit. Boil fruit and water together for 20 minutes. Add the sugar and boil ...
Lemon Curd Recipe
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4 medium-sized lemons
100g (4oz) butter
1/2 kg (1 lb) sugar
4 eggs, beaten
Scrub the lemons, grate the rind and squeeze out all the juice.
Place ...
Anzac Biscuits - Really Good!!!
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2 heaped cups rolled oats
3/4 cup plain flour
pinch salt
1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons boiling water
125 g hard butter, diced
...
Pineapple Delight Pudding with Ideal Milk.
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1 Tin Evaporated Milk
1 Packet Pineapple Jelly
1 Tin Pineapple Chunks
Make the jelly using 1 cup of the pineapple juice (no water). Dissolve and
leave ...
French Onion Soup Recipe
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Here is a classic French onion soup recipe that is a firm family favourite, especially on those winter nights.
50 g butter
3 large white onions
1 ...
Compote of Dried Fruit
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250 g dried fruit (apples, prunes, pears, peaches etc.)
500 ml water
1 stick cinnamon
100 g castor sugar
100 ml sherry
Place fruit, water, cinnamon ...
Roasted Capsicum and Feta Muffins
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1 medium (200g) red capsicum
1 medium (200g) yellow capsicum
2 1/2 cups (375g) self rising flour
100g feta cheese, chopped
1/2 cup (40g) grated fresh ...
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
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Ingredients:
2 Cups Sugar
2 Tbs Butter
¾ Cup Milk
2 Tbs Cocoa
Method:
Boil all ingredients in pot stirring frequently, until a few drops ...
DELICATE LEMON PUDDING
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Ingredients:
2 Tbs Butter
2/3 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs separated
2 Tbs Lemon Juice (1 lemon)
2 Tbs Flour
1 Cup Milk
Grated lemon rind
Method:...
CHINESE CAKE (TART)
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PASTRY
6 oz flour
3 oz butter
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon caster sugar
a little lemon ...
FINGER LICKIN' CHICKEN
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8 Chicken Breasts cut into strips
2 Onions thinly sliced
1 Green Pepper cut into strips
30 ml Sugar
100 ml water
60 ml Chutney
15-30 ml Worcester ...
SOUSKLUITJIES (Dumplings in Cinnamon Sauce)
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Ingredients:
120 g cake flour
10 ml baking powder
2 ml salt
15 g butter
1 egg
125 ml milk
butter and cinnamon
sugar to serve
Method:...