Using up some mince I made 8 pasties last night. I already had some homemade shortcrust pastry in my freezer so thought it was time to make use of it. Ingredients The filling is 125g approx minced beef 1 small/medium onion 2 carrots 2 small/medium potatoes A bit of a red pepper salt and pepper […]
In “normal times” we take our ability to shop for granted. We normally have full availability and lots of choices. It is then difficult for us to think how we are going to manage in times like we now face-with restrictions. It becomes increasingly important that we learn to adapt our ideas and change our
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I’ve cost up these homemade pot noodles in a jar at 35p each based on the following ingredients, six jars in all. The bowl is to give you an idea of how much comes out of a cram-packed jar, and it’s a lot. Ingredients Five packs of smart price noodles = £1 1\2 a tin
I thought I would make a small amount of dough for naan breads today. I used 300 g of SR flour plus about a teaspoon heaped of garlic granules, a teaspoon heaped of Oregano and a little salt. I put it all in a bowl and added 200 g of value yogurt (Aldi plain yogurt
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A great selection of substitutes to use instead of eggs.
To make baking powder: Combine half a teaspoon of cream of tartar and a quarter teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda. This provides the equivalent of one teaspoon of baking powder. To make self-raising flour add one teaspoon (or equivalent homemade) to 110g plain flour.
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Flour is rather scarce at present so it is a case of getting whatever is available. The most useful flour is plain flour-also known as all-purpose flour. It is all-purpose because it can be used for almost all recipes where flour is needed-just adding Baking Powder to it if the recipe calls for SR (Self
There is nothing as lovely pasta wise as homemade pasta Today I made lasagne sheets using just a pastry board, a rolling pin and a sharp knife. Ingredients 150g plain flour 1 egg Enough cold water to form a dough. Method Mix the egg and a little water in with the flour until it forms
An introduction to making Seitan by the flour wash method. Told in pictures.
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We all like to grab ourselves a bargain but sometimes we see what we want to see and not the actual deal. No deception in this but it is down to our own assumptions. You need to keep your eye on the ball! We often make comparisons of prices between two or more shops. Popular
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