Saturday 17 December 2016

Easy Festive Bakes

It's that time of year where every second food item passing our lips seems to be sweet! It does nothing for our waistline but everything for our morale as we hibernate in our pyjamas.
It's also the season we are obliged to entertain, or at least offer up some home baked goods at somebody else's gathering... If like me you dread baking, and don't feel too confident with cakes, then just follow these simple recipes for tasty food gifts this festive season -  you are in safe hands.

Sweet Puffed Tacos with Spiced Apple
Mix apple pie filling with 1-2 teaspoons of My Secret Kitchen 'Country Baked Apple Pie' baking spice and allow the flavours to develop whilst you roll out puff pastry to approximately 3mm in thickness. 
Cookie cut this pastry into circles which are the same size and fill these discs with the apple mix. Pinch the sides of the 'taco' to close over and finish with a light brush of milk to help a sprinkle of Vanilla Sugar stick.
Bake at 180 degrees for 12-15mins or until the sweet tacos are golden. Best served warm.


Festive Fruit Scones
Sift 8oz of S/R flour; 1.5oz of caster sugar and a pinch of salt. Add to this 3oz of butter and 'crumble' it together with clean finger tips. 

Once resembling sand, add an egg, 2oz of dried fruit (I went for cranberries and sultanas!) and 1tablespoon of buttermilk - bring the mix together with a knife. Add another tablespoon of buttermilk and start to bring together with your hand. The mixture should be sticky but not wet. You may need to add one last tablespoon of butter milk. 

Shape and cut into 6 thick circular scones (or 12 miniatures). Bake for 15-20mins at 180 degrees again, making sure the bottoms are 'hollow' sounding when tapped. Best served warm again, with lashing of butter or cream, and jam. 

 


Proper Crimbo! x

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