BLUE CHEESE & CHIVE JACKETS

2 baking potatoes,

1. Prick each potato in several places. Cook at P-HI

(approx.9 oz.(250g) each)

for 6-8 minutes. Halve and scoop the flesh into a

2 oz.(50g) butter

bowl, add the butter, cheese, chives,

4 oz.(100g) blue cheese, chopped

mushrooms, salt and pepper, mix thoroughly.

1 tbsp(15ml) fresh chives, chopped

2. Pile mixture into the potato skins and place in a

2 oz.(50g) mushrooms, sliced

flan dish, on the rack.

salt and pepper to taste

3. Cook at P-80 for 8 minutes.

WHITE SAUCE

1 oz.(25g) butter

1. Place the butter in a bowl and cook at P-HI for 1

1 oz.(25g) plain flour

minute, until melted.

1/2 pint(300ml) milk

2. Stir in the flour and whisk in the milk. Cook at P-

salt and pepper to taste

HI for 2-4 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes until

 

thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper

 

to taste.

STRAWBERRY JAM

11/2 lb.(675g) strawberries, hulled

1. Place strawberries and lemon juice in a very

3 tbsp(45ml) lemon juice

large bowl, heat at P-HI for 5 minutes, or until the

11/2 lb.(675g) caster sugar

fruit has softened. Add sugar, mix well.

 

2. Cook at P-80 for 14-16 minutes, until setting

 

point*is reached, stir every 4-5 minutes.

 

3. Pour into hot, clean jars. Cover, seal and label.

 

* setting point : To determine setting point, place 1

 

tsp(5ml)jam onto chilled saucer. Allow to stand for

 

1 minute. Move surface of jam gently with your

 

finger, if the surface wrinkles setting point has

 

been reached.

PLAIN MICROWAVE CAKE

4 oz.(100g) margarine

1. line the base of 8" (20.4cm) cake dish with

4 oz.(100g) sugar

grease-proof paper.

1 eggs

2. Cream the margarine and sugar together until

4 oz.(100g) self raising flour, sifted

light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and fold in the

2-3 tbsp(30-45ml) milk

sifted flour alternately with the milk.

 

3. Pour into prepared container. Cook at P-HI for 3-

 

4 minutes, until a skewer comes out cleanly.

 

4. Leave the cake to stand for 5 minutes before

 

turning out.

OMELETTS

1/2 oz.(15g) butter

1. Whisk together eggs and milk. Season.

4 eggs

2. Place butter in 10"(26cm) flan dish. Cook at P-HI

6 tbsp(90ml) milk

for 1 minute, until melted. Coat the dish with the

salt & pepper

melted butter.

 

3. Pour omelette mixture into flan dish. Cook at P-

 

HI for 2 minutes. whisk mixture and cook again

 

at P-HI for 1 minutes.

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Magic Chef MCD795SW Blue Cheese & Chive Jackets, White Sauce, Strawberry JAM, Plain Microwave Cake, Omeletts