Mary's Menu
Apple Crumble
Ingredients:
- 250g of white flour
- 100g of brown sugar
- 125g of flora
- 4 large cooking apples
- white sugar to taste
- 700ml of buttermilk
- Beaten egg to glaze
Step One:
Rub flour brown sugar and flora together to make the crumble.
Step Two:
Peel and slice the cooking apples into a large cooking dish and sprinking with white sugar to desired sweetness.
Step Three:
Cover with crumble and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes until the apples are cooked and the crumble is golden
Apple Tart
Ingredients:
- 450g of plain flour
- 275g of margarine
- approx 5tbsp. of cold water
- 3 large cooking apples
- white sugar to taste
Step One:
Rub the flour and margarine together, bind with the cold water to make pastry.
Step Two:
Knead on a cooking mat. Cut enough pastry for bottom of the tart and roll thinly.
Step Three:
Place pastry on an oven proof plate.
Step Four:
Peel the apples and slice onto pastry sprinkle with sugar to taste.
Step Five:
Roll out pastry for the top of the tart. Moisen the edge of the bottom pastry with water.
Step Six:
Place the pastry on top, press the edges with a fork. Prick the top of the tart. Place in a hot oven for 35-40 minutes.
Dropped Scones
Ingredients:
- 150g of plain flour
- A pinch of salt
- 2 level teaspoons of baking powder
- 25g of caster sugar
- 150mls of milk
Step One:
Sieve the flour salt and baking powder into a mixting bowl and add the sugar.
Step Two:
Make a well in the centre and drop in the egg.
Step Three:
Add milk gradually and beat well with a wooden spoon.
Step Four:
Grease a hot pan lightly with butter. Pour a small quanity of mixture from a jug to make round cakes.
Step Five:
When the drop scones are puffed and bubble appear on the surface turn over and brown the other side.
Step Six:
Serve at once covered in maple syrup with an ice-cream of your choice.