Milk Rice Pudding and Raisons – Microwaved

June 18, 2011

This recipe is started off using a Microwave then baked in the oven for about 1 hour.

Ingredients

2 pints          Semi skimmed milk
1/2 pint        Single cream
4 oz               pudding rice
3 oz              Demerara or brown Cane sugar
4oz               Raisons
1/4 tspn       Cinnamon

  1. Soak Raisons in cold water for 15minutes
  2. Stir Milk, cream, rice and sugar into a bowl, microwave for 9 minutes on full power, stir half way through
  3. Stir, and microwave for another 7 minutes on full power, stirring occasionally, taking care it doesn’t boil over
  4. Stir in Raisons and cinnamon
  5. Transfer to a baking dish and bake at 325F for 45mins to 1 hour
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Pineapple Turnover Sponge Cake – Microwaved

June 18, 2011

By placing the pineapple rings in the bottom of the dish when turned out they appear at the top.

Ingredients

9 grams Caster Sugar
9 grams Flora margerine or softenend butter
9 grams Self Raising Flour
3 eggs
4 pineapple rings

  1. Cream the Caster sugar and the butter with a hand mixer
  2. Mix in the eggs
  3. Mix in a little flour
  4. Fold in the remaining flour
  5. Grease the sides of a dish
  6. Place the pineapple rings in the base of the dish
  7. Add the mixture over the top of the rings
  8. Place dish into microwave – off center and microwave at 50% for 7 minutes
  9. Microwave for a further 6-8 minutes on full power, turning dish 180 degrees every two minutes or so
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Fruit Jams – Microwaved

June 17, 2011

A quick easy recipe for jams. Tried and tested on golden gages, plums and blackberries..

Ingredients

2 lbs                                    Fruit (with pips or stones)
3-4 tablespoons                  Lemon Juice
1lb 9oz                                White sugar (with pectin is better)

  1. Microwave plums and lemon juice for 9 minutes on full power stirring occasionally
  2. Stir in sugar and microwave for 3 minutes, stir well, 3minutes, stir well then 2 minutes and stir again
  3. Strain out stones
  4. Pour into sterilized jars
  5. Cover with a tablespoon of rum or brandy (optional)
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