Heart Shortbread

Heart Shortbread

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Ingredients

  • 120 g butter
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 50 g cornflour
  • 120 g plain flour

Instructions

  • Rub together butter and dry ingredients.
  • Roll out to 1cm thick.
  • Cut into large circles.
  • Bake at 140°C for 30 minutes.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

tablespoon of cocoa powder or the zest of a lemon infuses this traditional shortbread recipe with an unexpected twist.
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French Pancakes

French Pancakes

Portions:12 pancakes
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg plus 1 yolk
  • 300 ml milk
  • 125 g plain flour
  • rapeseed oil
  • 2 lemons
  • caster sugar

Instructions

  • Whisk the egg and yolk together with half the milk.
  • Sift the flour into an ANTA salad bowl and make a well in the middle.
  • Gradually whisk in the milk and egg mixture making a smooth batter.
  • Once smooth add the remaining egg and pour into an ANTA jug.
  • Set aside for about 30 minutes.
  • Heat a flat bottomed frying pan, pour in a little rapeseed oil and gently swirl around the pan and sides and pour off any excess into a small ANTA bowl.
  • The pan should be really hot.
  • Pour a couple of tablespoons of batter into the tan tilting so the batter spreads evenly over the bottom.
  • Cook for about a minute until the edges start to curl and brown.
  • Using a palette knife carefully loosen the pancake and either toss or turn the pancake over and cook the other side until golden brown.
  • The first pancake usually does not work – do not worry, it helps you gauge if the pan is hot enough and the batter the correct consistency.
  • You may need to wipe the pan with kitchen paper and add more oil as you make further pancakes.
  • Either serve straight away or keep the pancakes warm on an ANTA dinner plate, cover with foil or a second plate.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Serve with lemon wedges and caster sugar.
Or get creative and add any toppings you wish.
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Deconstructed Trifle

Deconstructed Trifle

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Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 mug caster sugar
  • 1 mug plain flour
  • mug cornflour
  • 1 tsp baking powder

For a Trifle

  • Serve with homemade custard and recurrent coulis.

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 190 degrees
  • Line an ANTA baking dish with damp greaseproof paper
  • Beat the eggs and sugar until thick and pale in colour. Gently fold in the flours and baking powder.
  • Pour into the prepared dish and bake for 20 minutes. Lift out of the dish and cool on a rack.
  • Split the cake in the middle and fill with whipped cream and homemade jam.
  • For a Trifle
  • Serve with homemade custard and recurrent coulis.
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Course Dessert

Pork and mushroom pie

Pork and mushroom pie

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Equipment

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 150 g unsalted butter taken straight from the fridge
  • 3 tablespoons cold water

Pork and mushroom filling

  • 500 g cooked pork
  • I onion
  • I head celery
  • 500 g mushrooms
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 500 ml milk
  • 50 g butter
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour

Instructions

Pastry

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
  • Cut the butter into small pieces and rub it well into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs.
  • Add the cold water mix very gently until it holds together as a paste.
  • Roll out into a square just larger than the ANTA baking dish and chill in the fridge.

Pork and mushroom filling

  • Chop the vegetables and the meat
  • Melt half the butter in a medium pan.
  • Crush the garlic and add this together with onions to the pan.
  • Soften on a low heat with the lid on for 5 minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms and the celery and cook again with the lid on for a further 10 minutes.
  • Layer together with the cooked pork in an ANTA baking dish.
  • Melt the rest of the butter in the pan add the flour and then the milk to make a thick white sauce.
  • Cover the meat and vegetables with the sauce and leave to cool.
  • Slide the pastry on top of the dish and bake on the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the pastry is cooked.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Serve with a green salad
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Course Meat / Pork / Quiche

Rhubarb Crumble

Rhubarb Crumble

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Ingredients

  • 500 g rhubarb
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 125 ml ginger wine
  • 120 g butter
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 120 g demera sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 180°C / Gas 4.
  • Lightly butter an ANTA baking dish.
  • Wash and trim the rhubarb into 3cm pieces and place in the baking dish.
  • Sprinkle the caster sugar over the rhubarb and pour over ginger wine.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile make the crumble topping.
  • Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs, stir in the sugar.
  • Sprinkle over the rhubarb and bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown.
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Course Dessert / Side Dish

Guinness Stew

Guinness Stew

Portions:6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 900 g stewing steak diced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 onions quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 8 chestnut mushrooms quartered
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 500 ml Guinness
  • bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • salt and pepper
  • ½ French Baguette
  • 120 g cheddar grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 150 degrees celcius / Gas 2
  • In a frying pan brown the meat in a little olive oil, a few pieces at a time, until coloured.
  • Remove browned meat into an ANTA Salad Bowl.
  • Add the onions to the pan, adding more oil if needed and cook for a few minutes.
  • Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until the onions begin to colour.
  • Sprinkle in the flour and cook for a minute, add the Guinness and stir together.
  • Add the bay leaf and the tomato puree and season, bring to the boil.
  • Pour over the meat and mix together so the meat is fully coated.
  • Place an ANTA Plate on the salad bowl and cook in the oven for 2 – 2 1/2 hours until the meat is tendar.
  • Slice the french baguette into 2.5cm slices and sprinkle over the cheese, placed under a hot grill until the cheese has started to bubble and turned brown.
  • Serve immediately in a warmed ANTA pasta dish with te cheese on toasted bread.
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Course Stew
Cuisine England / European

Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes

Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes

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Ingredients

  • 120 g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 120 g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 120 g butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For chocolate cupcakes subsitute

  • 30 gr flour for cocoa powder

For the icing

  • 120 g icing sugar
  • 15 ml warm water

Instructions

  • Preheat over to 180°C/Gas 4.
  • Line 8 ANTA small mugs with muffin cases.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time until fully combined and mix through the vanilla extract.
  • Slowly sift in the flour (and cocoa if making chocolate) and fold through the mixture.
  • Carefully spoon into the mugs and bake for 8-10 minutes until springy to the touch.
  • Once they are cool, remove them from the mugs.
  • Mix the icing sugar and water together in a bowl.
  • Dip the cupcakes in the icing.
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Tablet

Tablet

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg caster sugar
  • 1 tin condensed milk
  • 250 g unsalted butter
  • 300 ml hot water

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in a large heavy based saucepan and bring to the boil stirring occasionally, then boild rapidly for 5 minutes.
  • Turn the heat down and gently simmer, stirring from time to time until the mixture is a deep golden brown, this may take from 20-30 minutes.
  • Line an ANTA baking dish with baking parchment
  • Remove from the heat and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes.
  • This is hard work and best done in a cool area -outside the kitchen door for instance!
  • You need to beat the mixture until it feels stiff and gritty but is still pourable.
  • Pour the mix into the baking dish and after about 20 minutes, score into squares and leave to completely set perferably overnight.
  • Store in an airtight container.
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Easter Biscuits

Easter Biscuits

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Ingredients

  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 75 g caster suger
  • 1 egg seperated
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp mixed
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 50 g dried cranberries
  • 25 g mixed peel

Instructions

  • Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually beat in the egg yolk.
  • Sift the flour with mixed spice and fold into the mixture, adding the milk.
  • Stir in the cranberries and mixed peel.
  • Bring together with your hands.
  • Roll out onto a floured surface to the thickness of 1cm.
  • Cut into rounds using 6cm fluted cutter and place on baking tray.
  • Bake for about 8-10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, lightly beat the egg white.
  • Remove from the oven and brush with the beaten egg.
  • Sprinkle with a little sugar and return the biscuits to the oven for 4-5 minutes until they are golden.
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Holliday Easter

Broccoli & Stilton Soup with Cheese Scones

Broccoli & Stilton Soup with Cheese Scones

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Ingredients

Soup

  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 stick of celery sliced
  • 1 leek sliced
  • 1 medium potato diced
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 lt vegetable stock
  • 1 head broccoli chopped
  • 140 g stilton

Cheese Scone

  • 450 g self-raising flour
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 150 g grated cheese plus extra for topping
  • 200 ml milk

Instructions

Soup

  • Heat oil in a large pan.
  • Add the onion and cook until soft.
  • Add the celery, lek, potato and butter.
  • Allow to sweat for five minutes.
  • Add the stock and broccoli.
  • Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
  • Puree the soup.
  • tir in the stilton, allowing a few lumps to remain.
  • Season with black pepper.

Cheese Scone

  • Pre-heat oven to 180˚C / Gas 4
  • Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl, with your hands rub in the butter until. it resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Add the cheddar and mil and bring together with your hands.
  • Gently roll out on a floured surface to 3cm thick and cut into circles.
  • Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and top with a sprinkling if cheddar.
  • Return to the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes until golden brown.
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Course Bread / Cheese / Soup