Hi Guys

I am busy transferring recipes collected as a young girl from my mom's recipe book which I started when I was about 13! (50 in October oh SHIT) anyway my book is falling apart, so I decided that these are all the recipes I am going to be giving you over the next few days, hence the higgeldy piggeldy assortment of recipes I am throwing at you from all four corners of your computer, but they have all been made with love over the past 35 years, and are some of our family favourites! So share them with your friends and loved one's and enjoy!

FRUIT TEA CAKE:

450 Gr Mixed Cake Fruit (if not on the shelves make your own by combining raisins, sultanas, cherries, chopped prunes, dates etc) Nuts too but maybe you want to keep it nut free in case of anyone with allergies
250 Gr sugar white or brown
2 cups cold weak tea
1 tsp mixed spice
1 egg
450 Gr Self Raising Flour
Pinch Salt

METHOD:

Soak fruit overnight in a covered dish in the tea. In the morning add the egg, sugar, spice, salt and flour, and mix well, then bake in 2 loaf pans at 180 degrees for about 1 hour.

Serve in slices spread with butter or plain whatever you prefer.

MUSHROOM QUICHE:

Shortcrust Pastry:
10 oz Self Raising Flour
8 oz Butter
pinch salt

Combine the above in your Magimix and line a quiche or pie plate with the pastry. Then make the following filling

1 small onion
1/2 kg mushrooms
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Chopped parsley
150 ml cream or yoghurt
3 eggs
2 oz grated chedar cheese

Combine the above, pour into the pastry case and bake for 40 minutes on 200 degrees. Serve with a mixed salad.

You may want to bake the pastry case first, place greasproof paper with dried beans or lentils on top of it and place in the oven for 20 minutes and "BAKE BLIND" this allows the pastry to be thoroughly cooked through and not raw.

MARSHMALLOW DELIGHTS:

1 Tin condensed milk
60 ml Lemon juice
1 410 gr tinned crushed pineappl, or buy tinned rings or wedges and chop in magimix.
18 marshmallows chopped
250 ml cream
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 packet tennis biscuits

METHOD:

Mixed condensed milk and lemon juice.
Add crushed pineapple and marshmallows.
Add the vanilla essence to cream, and beat until thick then add to the above mixture.
Pour thin layers of the mixture into a square dish and alternate with the tennis biscuits, chill and decorate the top with whipped cream and more chopped marshmallows!

MUESLI:

1 kg Oats
500 gr pronutro
1 packet Grape nut cereal (have not seen this for years use anything else)
250 gr powdered milk
500 gr dried fruit
300 gr nuts
250 gr sunflower seeds
1/2 cup wheat germ (ask the bakery in london for the normal crushed wheat) or on shelves
1 cup brown sugar

Chop and mix everything together and store i the fridge.

MOCK FRUIT CAKE:

1 cup sugar
2 pkts tennis biscuits
125 gr butter
6 - 8 cherries
walnuts
250 gr mixed fruit
2 eggs

METHOD:

Boil the fruit, butter and sugar for 10 minutes, then add in 2 beaten eggs. Boil for another 10 minutes, remove from the heat and mix in the cherries and nuts together with the crushed biscuits. Press into a greased pan and leave to cool then slice into squares. Divine!

MARSHMALLOW FUDGE TOPPING:

1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup dry cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 TBS butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup small marshmallows (or normal if small not available)

In a saucepan place all the ingredients and heat slowly melting the marshmallows. Serve warm over ice cream.

MELTING MOMENTS:

175 gr flour
175 gr maizena
175 gr sugar
175 gr butter
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg

METHOD:

Cream the butter and sugar, then add in the beaten egg and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Make int small balls, and press out with a fork on greased baking tray. Bake at 180 degrees until golden brown, then sandwich together with icing of your choice.

Happy Cooking girls! I wil be back later

Cheers
Suexx