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RECIPES
Serves 6
PASTRY:
125g plain flour
100g plain wholemeal flour
125g butter
cold water to mix
FILLING:
200g pecan nuts or walnuts
225g brown sugar
90ml (6 tbsp) golden syrup
75g butter, melted
3 eggs (medium), beaten
5ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence
1To make the pastry, combine the flours and rub in the
butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add enough cold water to form a soft but not sticky
dough.
2 Line a greased 25cm flan dish with the pastry and
spread the pecan nuts evenly over the base.
3To prepare the filling, beat together the brown sugar,
golden syrup, butter, eggs and vanilla essence. Pour
over the pecan nuts.
4 Cook on 30P for 30 minutes, until evenly set.
Serve hot or cold with ice-cream.
PECAN PIE
Serves 4
SYRUP:
300ml (
1
/2 pint) water
200g brown sugar
60ml (4 tbsp) golden syrup
50g butter
grated rind of 1 orange (optional)
DUMPLINGS:
125g self raising flour
50g butter
15ml (1 tbsp) caster sugar
1 egg (medium), beaten
1 Combine all syrup ingredients in a 2.5 litre (4 pint)
casserole dish and mix well. Cook on 100P for 8
minutes until sugar has dissolved and sauce has
thickened, stir every 2 - 3 minutes.
2 Place the flour in a bowl and rub in butter until the
mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, stir in the sugar.
Bind with egg, add a little water if too dry.
The mixture should be thick enough to roll into balls.
If too sticky sprinkle with flour.
3 Roll mixture into walnut sized balls and place
carefully into hot syrup, allow space to spread.
4Cover and cook on 100P for 10 minutes, turn the
dumplings over after 5 minutes.
Serve hot with vanilla ice-cream.
GOLDEN SYRUP DUMPLINGS
Serves 4 - 6
100g margarine
100g caster sugar
2 eggs (medium), beaten
100g self raising flour
30 - 45ml (2 - 3 tbsp) water
1 Line the base of 18cm cake dish with kitchen paper.
2Cream the margarine and sugar together until light
and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and fold in the flour
alternately with the milk.
3Pour into prepared dish and cook on 100P for 5
minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
4 Leave the cake to stand for 5 minutes before turning
out.
PLAIN MICROWAVE CAKE
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