Showing posts from November, 2009

Sticky Date Bars

These bars are moreish - not good for my post pregnancy diet, but hey it's nearly Christmas so the diet can wait until January. In any case I'm in need of energy boosting snacks at the moment - who said second babies were easier! STICKY DATE BARS Yield: 12 bars Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe With Image Without Image Sticky Date Bars A sticky date bar recipe prep time: 10 mins cook time: 40 mins total time: 50 mins ingredients: 250g Dates, pitted, chopped 200ml Water 175g Plain Flour 1/2 TSP Bicarb of Soda 175g soft light brown sugar 100g Porridge Oats Pinch Salt 175g Butter, diced instructions Step 1:Preheat oven to 180c/160CFan. Butter the sides of a 20cm cake tin and line with baking paper. Step 2: Place the dates and water into a pan and bring to a simmer - cook for 10 minutes until syrupy. Cool to room temperature. Step 3: Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and stir in the sugar, oats and salt. Add the bu


Ginger Cake

I was looking for a recipe to use up some stem ginger in syrup I had and found this wonderful cake by Nigel Slater. I've adapted it slightly and omitted the sultana's as hubby is not keen. I don't think you can beat the smell of ginger cake baking in the oven. You definitely need to leave this cake to mature for a day or two before eating. GINGER CAKE  Yield: 12 slices Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe With Image Without Image Ginger Cake A moist ginger cake recipe prep time: 12 mins cook time: 40 mins total time: 52 mins ingredients: 250g Self Raising Flour 2 level TSP Ground Ginger 1/2 TSP Ground Cinnamon 1 level TSP Bicarbonate of Soda Pinch Salt 200g Golden Syrup 2 TBSP Syrup from Stem Ginger Jar 125g Butter 3 lumps Stem Ginger, chopped 125g Dark Brown Sugar 2 Large Eggs 240ml Milk instructions Step 1: Line a square 20-22cm cake tin with baking paper and preheat oven to 180C/160Cfan. Step 2: Sieve the flour,


Sausage and Mustard Pasta

A simple sausage and mustard pasta recipe using Dijon and wholegrain mustard. I've been watching Nigel Slaters Simple Suppers on BBC iplayer recently and saw him make a version of this dish. I held the recipe in my head and set about trying to recreate it. Here is my version - a delicious comforting pasta recipe. SAUSAGE AND MUSTARD PASTA Yield: 4 Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe With Image Without Image Sausage and Mustard Pasta A comforting sausage and mustard pasta recipe prep time: 10 mins cook time: 15 mins total time: 25 mins ingredients: 6 Pork Sausages, skins removed and chopped up into pieces 1 Onion, sliced Handful of button mushrooms, sliced Handful of spinach 1 TBSP Wholegrain Mustard 1 TBSP Dijon Mustard 300ml Double Cream Chopped Parsley or Basil to serve 300g Pasta shape of choice instructions Step 1: In a frying pan heat a little oil and fry the onion until soft and slightly caramelised. Step 2: Add the chop