RECIPES
Serves 4 - 6
100g margarine
100g caster sugar
2 eggs (medium), beaten
100g self raising flour
30 - 45ml (2 - 3 tbsp) water
Serves 6
175g butter
175g caster sugar
3 eggs (medium)
175g plain flour
5ml (1 tsp) baking powder 100g glacé cherries, quartered 75g ground almonds
5ml (1 tsp) almond essence 15ml (1 tbsp) milk
Serves 6 - 8
175g margarine
100g caster sugar
225g self raising flour
50g milk chocolate chips
25g walnuts, finely chopped
The biscuits will be soft when hot but will harden as they cool.
Serves 4 - 6
100g butter
75g golden syrup
175g black treacle
225g plain flour
10ml (2 tsp) ground ginger 5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda 25g caster sugar
150ml (1/4 pint) milk
2 eggs (medium), beaten
PLAIN MICROWAVE CAKE
1Cream margarine and sugar, beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and water. Grease and line the base of a 18cm cake dish with kitchen paper. Spoon mixture into purex dish and smooth.
2Cook on 100% for 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before turning out.
CHERRY & ALMOND CAKE
1Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, beat in the eggs.
2Fold in flour and baking powder, stir in the cherries, ground almonds, almond essence and milk.
3Grease and line the base of a 18cm cake dish with greaseproof paper. Spoon in the cake mixture and smooth the surface.
4Place on the turntable, cook on COMBI - 1 (CONVECTION & MICROWAVE), 200°C, 30%, for 20 minutes.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour, chocolate and walnuts to make a soft but firm dough.
2Divide mixture into 8 even sized balls, place apart in two large flan dishes and flatten slightly.
3Place one dish on low rack and the other on the high rack. Bake on CONVECTION 180°C for 40 minutes until golden brown around the edges. Swap the dishes round after 20 minutes.
4Allow to cool before removing from the dish.
GINGERBREAD
1Place the butter, syrup and treacle into a bowl, heat on 100% for 2 minutes and stir well.
2In a separate bowl, place the flour, ginger, bicarbonate and sugar.
3Add the milk into the melted syrup mixture then add the eggs and mix well.
4Stir into the dry ingredients and beat thoroughly.
5Pour into a greased and lined 20cm square dish.
6Place on the low rack and cook on COMBI - 1 (CONVECTION & MICROWAVE), 180°C, 30%, for 18 minutes.
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