Menus

 

Jacket Potatoes

4 Large potatoes

 

1.

Scrub the potatoes, prick well.

 

 

2.

Wrap each potato in a piece of

 

 

 

cooking foil.

 

 

Pear Pudding

50g (2 oz) butter

Melted

1.

Coat base of souffle dish with melted

50g (2 oz) dark brown sugar

} together

butter and sugar.

100g (4 oz) margarine

 

2.

Cream together margarine and sugar

100g (4 oz) caster sugar

 

 

until light and fluffy.

2 size 4 eggs

 

3.

Beat in each egg, fold in flour, and stir

100g (4 oz) self raising flour, sieved

 

in almond essence.

1/4 teaspoon almond essence

 

4.

Place prepared pear slices in base of

3 pears, peeled, cored and cut into 4

 

dish then cover with cake mixture.

 

 

5.

Cover dish tightly with foil.

 

 

6.

Place in oven.

Menu 5

 

Method

Rich Onion Soup

 

Slow Cook for 6 hrs.

Honey Roast Ham

 

 

 

Ratatouille

 

 

 

Bread Pudding

 

 

 

 

Rich Onion Soup

450g (1 lb) onions, peeled and thinly

1.

Gently cook onions in butter and oil in

sliced

 

 

large saucepan for 5 minutes.

25g (1 oz) butter

 

2.

Add salt and sugar and cook for 2

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

 

 

minutes.

1 teaspoon salt

 

3.

Remove from heat and stir in flour,

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

 

 

stock and beer.

40g (1 1/2 oz) plain flour

 

4.

Bring to boil. Place in casserole dish.

750ml (1 1/2 pint) brown stock

 

5.

Cover tightly with foil and lid.

125ml (1/4 pint) stout or brown ale

6.

Place in oven.

Honey Roast Ham

2kg (4 1/2 lb) joint middle cut gammon Sauce:

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons sherry

1 tablespoons demerara sugar

1.Soak gammon in cold water overnight. Drain and dry.

2.Coat with sauce, wrap in foil.

3.Place in tin.

4.Cook on 180˚C for 30 minutes. Add rest of meal to oven and set to’ Slow Cook’ setting for 7 hrs.

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Hotpoint BD52, BD62 manual Rich Onion Soup, Honey Roast Ham Ratatouille Bread Pudding

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