Family recipe for an awesome apple pie using home made Champagne pastry! Here is our family Apple Pie recipe handed down from my grandmother, the home made champagne pastry (no actual champagne is in the recipe) makes all the difference. First – making the Champagne pastry Ingredients. Self-Raising flour – 2 cups Sugar – 1 cup (maybe 2/3rds for less sweet) Milk – enough to moisten Butter –...
Mums excellent scone recipe Prep 15 mins Ingredients – Self-Raising Flour – 4 Cups Sugar – Optional spoonful Salt – Large pinch Butter – 60 Grams (2 Ounces) Must be cold butter Milk – 3/4 cup Instructions – Pre heat oven to 200 deg C (400 deg F) Sift flour In a large bowl rub together butter and flour with fingertips until crumbly texture. Make a well in the centre of the flour mix...
Summer 2019. After a month of clearing the couple of hundred almond, apricot and plum saplings that had sprouted up in the expansive back yard after winter, not to mention the house renovations in full swing, I noticed a difference, there was clearly something missing. As I glanced down at my feet, I realized I could see my shoes, a bump that had been expanding over the years of good food and...
The colours of the Bulgarian flag the mainstay of every dining table, Shopska Salad is a Bulgarian tradition to enjoy with a glass of Rakia and a must, no matter the season. This simple salad is hard to resist but to be a success it needs some very key ingredients (some vary from country and area to area) Bulgarian Shopska Salad Bulgarian Fetta/Sirene Cheese, generously grated over the top of the...