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MAGIMIX MIXER FOR EASY CAKE BAKING….

2 August 2012 Treeca 0

You HAVE to try one of these to make your cakes, or at least put it on your present list. Just add equal quantities of eggs, sugar, butter or magarine and self raising flour with […]

BAKING TIP FOR FRUIT CAKES…

31 July 2012 Treeca 0

Always soak your dried fruit overnight and for extra flavour soak the fruit in apple or orange juice or marinate in your favourite liqueur (brandy) for three days, stirring it every 12 hours.

Ingredients 2 large eggs 100g Self Raising Flour 100g Soft Butter or Low Fat Spread 100g Caster Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 6 tbsp good quality strawberry jam 300ml Double Cream, whipped Method Preheat oven […]

THE GOODNESS OF GREEN TEA…

8 July 2012 Treeca 0

Green Tea keeps popping up as a healthy tea to drink for many reasons with the latest saying that it keeps you sprightly as you get older. They say that consuming at least five cups […]

EASY NO COOK BREAKFAST BAR…

5 July 2012 Treeca 0

Ingredients (makes 12) 200g porridge oats 3 tbsp mixed seeds 3 tbsp chopped hazelnuts 100g chopped roasted hazelnuts 100g chopped dried apricots 60g sultanas 60g dried cranberries 90g butter or margarine 2 tbsp brown sugar […]

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE RECIPE…

3 July 2012 Treeca 0

Ingredients 12 digestive biscuits (crushed) 75g butter, cut into small pieces 1 tbsp honey 500g Philadelphia soft cheese 115g Caster Sugar 1 Lemon 150ml double cream A few raspberries to decorate top of cake Method […]

TEA BARS…

5 April 2012 Treeca 0

Similar to your ordinary mobile bar ‘Leaf Tea Bar’ stands at vintage markets, music and club events and exhibitions. They sell a selection of hundreds of teas and according to Margaret Thornby’s ‘Tea and Tea […]

ANOTHER BAKING TIP…

14 March 2012 Treeca 0

Don’t over-beat your cake mixture as too much air in it will cause the cake to crack.

EASY APPLE SCONES RECIPE…

12 February 2012 Treeca 0

APPLE SCONES… Ingredients 350g/12oz Self Raising Flour 2 tsp baking powder 100g/4oz butter, cut into cubes 4 tbsp golden caster sugar 1 -2 Bramley Cooking Apples, peeled, cored and finely diced 1 egg yolk Pinch […]

BAKING TIP…

12 January 2012 Treeca 0

If your baking trays and tins have lost their non-stickiness then try the ‘Tefal Airbake’ range, www.tefal.co.uk Air is trapped between the two layers of aluminium and stops the top sheet from overheating and burning […]

HOW TO BAKE THE ‘BEST’ CAKE…

2 January 2012 Treeca 0

As I am sure you know there are two types of flour, strong (high-gluten) and weak (low-gluten). The strong is for break making and the weak is for cakes and biscuits. Deciding which flour to […]

THIS CHRISTMAS IS SET TO BE THE BIGGEST ‘HOME-MADE’ FESTIVE SEASON IN DECADES…

13 November 2011 Treeca 0

With so much emphasis on home-made foodies and home décor, it doesn’t surprise me in the least that they think this festive season is set to be the great big ‘home-made’ Chrsitmas. Lots of us […]