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Warming up for autumn
When we think of autumn, summer salads take a back seat and comfort
food comes to mind. Sharyn has put together some recipes that we are
sure will be added to your list of comfort food. Try one or all of
these tasty recipes; the simple savoury quiche is easy to make and
the result, delicous! The chocolate slice is a tasty treat for the
kids’ school lunch boxes. Lastly the apple slice is ideal for
getting some more fruit into the kids’ diet and it tastes great too.
So get cooking and enjoy.
Recipes from Sharyn Smart
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Chocolate Slice |
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½ lb butter / 250g |
1 cup brown sugar |
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2t baking powder |
2 cups flour |
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1T cocoa |
1t vanilla essence |
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4 handfuls cornflakes |
3T coconut |
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Mix dry ingredients thoroughly and add melted butter. Put
into a shallow sandwich tin and bake for 15 minutes at 180°C.
When cold ice with chocolate icing. |
Base
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1 cup self raising flour |
4T corn oil |
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4T milk |
½t salt |
Topping |
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Tomato sauce |
2 rashers bacon |
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½ onion |
3T milk |
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2 eggs |
salt and pepper |
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1 cup grated cheese |
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Optional |
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Tin spaghetti |
Sliced tomato |
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Beat oil and milk together. Add selfraising flour and salt.
Roll out on greaseproof paper and lay in 23cm (9”) baking dish.
Spread with tomato sauce (or tin spaghetti) and
chopped/minced bacon and onion. Beat eggs, milk and salt &
pepper together and pour over the top. Sprinkle with grated
cheese. Add sliced tomato before grated cheese, if desired.
Cook at 200°C
for 30 minutes. |
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Apple Slice |
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125g very soft
butter |
½ cup milk |
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1 cup sugar |
1¼ cups flour |
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2 eggs |
1½t baking
powder |
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1t vanilla
essence |
3 apples |
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Cream for
whipping |
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Topping
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¼ cup soft
brown sugar |
1t
ground cinnamon |
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Place butter,
sugar, eggs, vanilla essence, milk, flour and baking powder
into mixer bowl.
Beat on low
speed to combine. Increase speed to medium and beat for 3
minutes. Pour into a
greased sponge roll tin 20 x 30cm. Cut apples in
half,
remove core and
cut into 10 slices. Press into the
mixture. Mix brown sugar
and cinnamon together and sprinkle over the top. Bake at 180°C
for 25-30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly
touched. Cool in tin
then cut into slices.
Serve with
cream. |
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