Cowboy Party

 Here are some pictures from a cowboy party in March. 

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Apple Custard Tart

Apple Custard Tart

I made this for dessert a few days ago, and thought I would share it with you.  Doesn't it look great!
I found the Recipe over here, at Taste, and modified it accordingly.  Below is the recipe as I made it.

Ingredients
5 small cooking apples, grated
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 large (30/40cm)sheets of filo pastry (I used this recipe and it made just the right amount)
Custard

Topping
1 cooking apple, grated
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Method
Place 1 sheet of filo on a flat surface.  Brush lightly with oil, and top with second sheet.  Fold filo in half and cut into 6 squares.  Press each square into 1 hole of greased muffin pan.  Repeat with other sheets.  Fill with grated apple.  Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.  Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a moderate until filo is golden.  Stand in pan for 2 minutes.  Transfer tarts to a wire rack.  Cool for 5 minutes.  Spoon custard into cases.  Top with apple and cinnamon.  Serve.

I am entering this in Heidi's Baking Challenge over at http://heidiscrafts.blogspot.com.au/

Heidi's Baking Challenge

I have decided to enter in Heidi's Baking Challenge.  The theme is muffins.  My entry is Chocolate Cinnamon Muffins.  Can you all please go over to her blog from the 17th of October and vote for me.  http://heidiscrafts.blogspot.com/

Here is the recipe, I found it in Love Food's recipe book 'Muffins'

Chocolate Cinnamon Muffins

Makes 12

11/3 cups Plain Flour

1/4 cup Cocoa Powder

1 tbsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Chocolate Chips

2 Eggs

1 cup Milk

85g Butter, melted

Mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon together.  Stir in sugar and chocolate chips.  Lightly beat egg in seperate bowl, then mix in milk and butter.  Make a well in the centre of dry ingredents and pour in beaten liquids.  Stir gently until just combined; don't over mix.  Spoon mixture into muffin tray, lined with paper cases.  Bake in preheated moderate oven for 20 minutes.  Leave to cool, then enjoy.

Note: I have modified this recipe to suit my taste, so it is not the same as in the book. 

Day 27

My Favourite Food

Beef Stroganoff

Source

Day 16

A Talent of Mine

Cooking!!! I love cooking, it is a talent and a hobby of mine.  I could not find any pictures of me cooking, though I have heaps of the Adorables cooking.  Here are some of my creations. 

Day 4

My Favourite Recipe

Chocolate Slice
125g Butter (softened)
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Plain Flour
1/2 cup S.R. Flour
2 tbsp Cocoa

Cream butter and sugar.  Add vanilla and egg then beat.  Add all flour and cocoa and mix well.  Place mixture into a well lined slice tray and bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.  When cool, ice with chocolate icing (recipe below.) 

Chocolate Icing
1 1/2 cups Icing Sugar
1 tbsp Cocoa
2 tbsp Butter
Hot Water

Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl.  Add butter, then cream the mixture.  Add water and mix well before adding more.  Once you have a nice consistency, spread on the slice and place in the fridge to set.  (This slice is also nice with hundreds and thousands sprinkled on top.)  Cut into squares when the icing has completely set.  ENJOY:)

 The Final Product!!

Anzac Biscuits

Anzac Day came and went without any mention on my blog.  But now one of the Masterchef contestants is showing you how to make Anzacs our way. 

 Adding rolled oats.

 And flour.

 Mixing

 Adding in the butter mixture

More mixing.

 The final finished product.

 A cute image that he came up with while I cleaned up.


Now, for the recipe, if you really want it??

Ingredients

1 cup Rolled Oats

1 cup S.R. Flour

1 cup Raw Sugar

1/2 cup Coconut

125g Butter

3 tbsp Water

1 tbsp Golden Syrup        

Method

Combine butter, water, and syrup in a saucepan and melt over heat.  Watch this closely as it can boil over.  Combine rolled oats, flour, sugar and coconut together in a bowl.  Mix well.  Add butter mixture to dry ingredients.  Mix together well and then press mixture into a greased or lined slice tray.  Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes. Cut into pieces when it has cooled sufficiently.  We always double this recipe so we get two trays of biscuits at a time.  Warning:  Don't leave cut biscuits on the bench too long.  There will be none left. :)

A Birthday Party and Aprons

I have been asked to post some more pictures of the aprons. These are some photos from a friend's birthday party.  We made pizzas and parfaies, all wore aprons and had lots of fun. 

 A blogging friend that I caught up with there!!

Don't you love our aprons:) 

Click on the photos to enlarge.

BEx

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's day.  These are some cupcakes that I made a little while ago, but I though I should share the photos on Valentine's Day:)

Click on the image to enlarge!

A friend emailed me this valentine.

BEx 

Australia Day

I just uploaded some photos from our Australia Day celebrations.

Aussie Backyard Cricket Match

With surprise overhead visitors.

A green and gold morning tea.

Baby had a huge smile "I love Banana's"

 BBQ chefs

 Amazing cups that my younger sister made for the whole family

Auusie cupcakes.

BEx

Adorable Masterchef

Here are some photos that have been a little while coming but are here none the less.  And this is how it started.  Two little boys wanted something to do, and I wanted to cook-again.  But they thought they could cook, so we started Adorable Masterchef.  Here are the photos.

Competitors : Mr Adorbable
                   : Baby Adorable

 Adorables don aprons

Individual shots                        Baby Adorable

 Mr Adorable

Mixing bowl

'I think I'm ready'

Measuring out some air?

It's all perpared.

Adding the egg,

in both bowls.

And lets stop of a quick snack.

Both mixing-Mix Masters!

The best part, licking the bowl, while I cleaned up.

He did a good job of it.

And so did Mr Adorable.

Baby's Banana Cake

  Mr Adorable's Chocolate slice.

Who should win the Adorables Masterchef,

Mr Adorable

Baby Adorable

Both of them

BEx