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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 ...

Apple Fritter Recipe Not rated yet
The Frying Batter:

225 g plain flour

1/2 cup warm water

1 egg white

l dessertspoon oil

lemon juice

Method:

Sift the flour into a basin,...

Potato Salad Recipe Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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! Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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!!! Not rated yet
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. Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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 Not rated yet
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) Not rated yet

PASTRY

6 oz flour
3 oz butter
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon caster sugar
a little lemon ...

FINGER LICKIN' CHICKEN Not rated yet
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) Not rated yet
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:...

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