Tuesday 13 December 2011

Pudding for our Christmas Feast

Tomorrow night my boyfriend & his flat mates are hosting an end-of-term Christmas Feast. With my invitation, I have agreed to make some yummy puddings!
Here is what I've made:
Mince Pies, Apple & Cinnamon Puff Pastries & a Berry Crumble!!


All very easy to make! 

The Mince Pies:

My mum made the mince meat for these, so I won't be taking credit for them (I'll just eat them!)

The Apple & Cinnamon Puff Pastries:

Ingredients:
6 Apples
1/2 cup of Sultanas 
50g Flaked Almonds
1 tsp Allspice
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
1/2 cup of Brown Sugar
2 Ready-Roll Puff Pastry
Butter to glaze

Recipe:
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees.
Flour flour over a muffin tray (this is to stop the pastry sticking).
Peel & grate the apples. Mix all the first 7 ingredients into a large bowl.
Using the rim of a mug, cut out 12 large circles & place them in the baking tray.
Fill the pastry cases with the apple & cinnamon mixture.
Using the rim of a glass, cut out 12 small circles & place these lids over the pastries.
Using a knife, push the edges of the pastry cases together (to seal the pastry).
Spread a thin layer of butter of the top as a glaze (Optional)
Cook in the oven until golden (15-20 minutes)

The Berry Crumble: 



Ingredients:
For the fruit base:
1 box of Strawberries
2 boxes of Black Berries
1 box of raspberries
5 tsp of caster sugar
For the topping:
75g Butter
175g Plain Flour
100g Oats
50g Caster Sugar

Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
Mix all the fruits & tsps of sugar into an oven dish.
In a mixing bowl, bread crumb the butter and the flour until there are no large lumps.
Add the sugar and oats to the bread crumbs and mix.
Spread the topping mix over the fruit in the oven dish.
Bake for 40 - 45 minutes until the topping is golden brown. 

Merry Christmas 
xxx

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