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SAUSAGE FLAN
Ingredients
1 Pkt Pork sausages 1 tin tomatoes
100 gm fatty bacon 1 tsp sage
2 tsp Worcester Sauce Salt and pepper to taste
Shortcrust pastry
Method
Line pie plate with pastry. Skin sausages and mix with sage, Worcester Sauce and salt and
pepper.
Drain tomatoes and chop bacon
Place layer of sausage, top with tomatoes and finish with remaining sausages and bacon.
Cook in fairly hot oven.
QUICKIE SOUFFLE
FILLING
Ingredients
500 g Mince 1 large onion finely chopped
1 large apple, peeled, cored and
finely chopped 1 red pepper, seeded and finely chopped
10 ml curry powder 5 ml brown sugar
12.5 ml Oil 12.5 ml Flour
60 ml sultanas 190 ml hot water
2 spring onions thickly sliced 1 Beef stock cube crumbled
fine salt and black pepper
Make Filling:
Fry mince, onion, apple, red pepper, curry powder, salt pepper and sugar in oil until nicely browned
10-15 minutes. Stir in flour and sultanas. Dissolve stock cube in water and add to the mince
mixture. Simmer uncovered 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Spoon filling on to each pancake, roll up and arrange in layers in ovenproof casserole dish. Cover
with foil and keep hot in moderate oven until ready to serve. Sprinkle with spring onion slices just
before serving. Serves four to six.
Method
Trim leaves from cauliflower and divide into florets discarding excess tough stalks. Wash
cauliflower. Cook in boiling seasoned water until just tender. Drain thoroughly and mash to a puree.
Beat in mustard and egg yolks adding extra salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the canned macaroni
cheese.
Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Spoon into a greased ovenproof dish or souffle dish. Sprinkle
with grated cheese and bake at 190°C for about 35-40 minutes until risen and golden. Serve
immediately with a green salad. Serves 4.
CURRIED MINCE PANCAKES
Pancake Batters
Ingredients
1 Beef stock cube crumbled 250 ml hot water
100 ml cold water 250 ml sifted flour
1 egg
Method
Dissolve stock cube in hot water add cold water. Pour into blender jug & cool slightly. Add flour and
egg and blend until smooth.
Make pancakes immediately using small frying pan. Keep warm between 2 plates over simmering
water.
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SAVOURY CHEESE ON TOAST
Ingredients:
1 large cup grated cheese 1 egg beaten
1 Tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Salt & Pepper 1 teaspoon mustard
chopped parsley, chives, onion or
green pepper 6 slices bread — toasted on one side only
Method
Mix together cheese, egg, milk, baking powder, seasoning and parsely etc. Butter untoasted side of
bread and divide mixture onto this side of the bread. Place under a hot grill until it puffs up and
bubbles and is brown and crispy.
BABY MARROW TART
Ingredients
2 cups grated baby marrows 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms (ham or
Viennas can be used)
1 1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup Cake Flour
1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 eggs
1/4 cup grated cheese.
Method
Sprinkle marrows, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms/ham into a 1 litre ovenproof dish. Beat
remainingingredients (except cheese) until smooth and pour over. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at
200°C for approximately 30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Ingredients
1 medium size cauliflower 10 ml made mustard
3 eggs separated 1 can macaroni cheese
50 g grated cheese fine salt & pepper
SAVOURY SOUFFLE
Ingredients
50 g Butter or Margarine 50 g Flour
100 g Grated Cheese 4 Eggs separated
250 ml Milk 21/2 ml Salt
Dash of Pepper
Method
Make a White sauce with the flour, Margarine, milk and seasoning. Beat in the egg yolks and half
the cheese. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites, put into a buttered dish and sprinkle with the
remaining cheese.
Bake at (190°C) for 30 minutes until golden brown.
Alternative Fillings
Use 100 g Cheese and 100 g Chopped Ham or Vienna Sausages or diced cooked Chicken.
JAN'S QUICHE
Ingredients
Pastry
100 g Flour 100 g Margarine
50 g Grated Cheese
Method
Mix in Food processor then press into ovenproof dish.
Filling
50 g Grated Cheese 2 Eggs
2/3 Cup of Cream or Cream Cheese
or Yoghurt salt and pepper
Add 2/3 cup (1/2 tin) of Tuna 1 cup creamed Sweetcorn (1/2 tin) or
and 1 small onion chopped or Chopped chicken and bacon any tasty
leftovers FILLING
250 g mushrooms sliced 125 g ham sliced into strips
2 containers (500 g) cream cheese 4 extra large eggs
Oil salt & black pepper
Pinch dried Basil 2 medium or 6 small tomatoes thinly
sliced
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 24 cm ovenproof pie dish with margarine.
Mix the crushed water biscuits, pepper and butter together.
Press into the bottom and against the sides of the prepared pie dish.
Saute the mushroom in a little oil till golden brown. Add the ham and stir-fry lightly before turning
into the prepared pie dish. Beat the cream cheese and eggs together, add the seasoning and pour
over the mushroom mixture in the pie dish. Arrange the tomatoes on top and bake for 40-45 minutes
until the filling has set. Makes 1 large or 2 small quiches.
CORNED BEEF PIE
Ingredients
1 lb Shortcrust pastry 1 x 315 g tin corned beef
1 lb Potatoes 2 Onions, chopped
Method
Boil potatoes and onions together until cooked.
Drain and mash together with the corned beef.
Roll out half the pastry and put into a greased pie dish.
Turn the mashed ingredients into the pastry.
Roll out other half of pastry and place over the dish to form a lid.
Brush with beaten egg or milk
Bake in a fairly hot oven (205°C) for about 20 minutes.
Serve hot or cold 4-5 servings. Nice for picnics.
Method
Mix all ingredients well and pour on top of pastry. Cook for about 45 minutes at 180°C.
HAM & MUSHROOM QUICHE
Ingredients
CRUST
1 packet (200 g) Water Biscuits
(Cream Crackers) crushed Pinch cayenne pepper
75 g butter or Margarine melted
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ASPARAGUS TART
Ingredients
3 Eggs 1 cup grated cheese
1 tin asparagus (drained) 1 tablespoon Maizola Cornflour
1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
fine salt & pepper
Method
Mix well together and pour into greased dish cook 180°C for about 40 minutes.
BACON AND EGG PIE
Crustless and very good as snacks
Ingredients
250 g Bacon — chopped 4 tablespoons Flour
1 onion — chopped 250 g Cheddar Cheese — grated
4 Eggs 1 teaspoon Mustard
1 1/2 cups milk Salt and Pepper
Method
Fry onion and bacon. Mix the flour with some of the milk until it is smooth, then beat in the eggs
and add the remainder of the ingredients. Pour into two greased pie plates and bake at 180°C for 30
minutes. Ifyou make one large pie cook a little longer until well set in the centre as you should be
able to cut it into quarters and pick it up in your fingers.
BABY MARROW TART
Ingredients
500 mls Baby Marrows grated 5 mls fine salt
125 mls Tomatoes chopped 2 mls Pepper
125 mls Onions chopped 1 ml Cayenne Pepper
125 mls Ham or Viennas chopped 3 Eggs
375 ml Milk 65 mls Cheddar Cheese grated
180 mls Cake Flour
Method
Sprinkle Baby marrow, Tomatoes, Onion, Ham into a shallow greased oven dish. Beat remaining
ingredients except the cheese until smooth and pour over the vegetables. Sprinkle with cheese and
bake at 180°C for 30 minutes or until firm. Cool 5 minutes then serve. This tart forms its own base.
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SUPPER SNACK
Ingredients
2 Medium sized Potatoes 1 Egg
1 small grated onion 1/2 cup of Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 teaspoon fine salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Method
Wash potatoes but do not peel then grate them on a coarse grater. Beat the egg. Add the
lightly beaten egg to the grated potatoes. Add 1 teaspoon salt & pepper and grated onion.
Add 1/2 cup flour and 2 teaspoons of Baking Powder. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture in very hot fat
and fry until golden brown. Serves 8 — can be halved
HOT PASTA AND MUSHROOMS
Ingredients
2 cups macaroni pieces cooked 3 Tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons grated cheese
Mushroom Sauce
2 tablespoons Oil 1 onion
500 g sliced mushrooms 1 teaspoon Paprika
2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 cup milk
Freshly ground pepper
Method
Cook macaroni in boiling water. Fry onions and mushrooms in oil until soft. Blend
Paprika, tomato paste and milk. Stir into mushrooms and cook gently over low heat for
5 minutes. Season to taste. Place cooked pasta in heated dish, pour sauce over and toss to
combine. Sprinkle with parsley and cheese.
VEGETABLE LASAGNE
Ingredients
250 g Lasagne Sheets 2 large onions sliced
3 Tablespoons Oil 400g chopped tomatoes
400 g chopped spinach 450 mls white sauce
2 tablespoon mixed dried herbs 125 g grated cheddar cheese
3 beaten egg yolks Fine salt and pepper
1 can sweet corn
Method
Saute Onions in oil and add chopped tomatoes. Cook and drain spinach and mix with 3-4
tablespoons of the white sauce. Drain sweetcorn and mix with 3-4 tablespoons of white sauce.
Make layers of the vegetables and the Pasta sheets in a large buttered casserole. Heat the balance
of the white sauce and add the grated cheese. Cool slightly and add the egg yolks and spread over.
Bake in oven at 190°C for 45 minutes.
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