Baked Lemon Pudding

Ingredients

1 large or 2 small lemons
50 g butter, softened to room temperature
2 eggs, separated
75 g caster sugar
2 tbsp self raising flour
280 ml milk

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180°C. Grease a bowl or pie dish with a little butter.
  2. Grate the lemon rind finely and beat into the butter along with the caster sugar.
  3. Juice the lemons into the mixture and stir in the egg yolks and flour.
  4. Pour the mixture into the buttered dish and place the dish in a roasting tin with enough boiling water around the outside of the dish to come halfway up the sides.
  5. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. The top will be golden brown and firm, but the bottom will be custardy.
  6. Serve hot.

Macaroni Cheese

Ingredients

100 g pasa shapes or macaroni
25 g butter or margarine
25 g flour
300 ml milk
100 g cheese, Cheddar or similar
½ tsp mustard
optional
ingredients		 small can tuna
100 g ham
50 g peas or sweetcorn
cooked onions or peppers

Method

  1. Cook the past and drain.
  2. Mix the margarine, flour, milk and mustard in a saucepan and whisk until the flour dissolves.
  3. Heat gently stirring all the time.  Bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Remove from the heat, add half the cheese, cooked pasta and any extras.  Season & stir together.
  5. Place in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
  6. Grill under a hot grill until bubbling and browning.

Malteser Cheesecake

You will need

200 g malted milk biscuits crumbled
100 g butter melted
5 tbsp sugar
600 g Philadelphia (Usually comes in 300 g tubs.)
300 ml double cream whipped until stiff
300 g white chocolate melted
200 g milk chocolate melted
2 tbsp Horlicks powder (You can get one-cup packets.)
small bag Maltesers

Method

  1. Line base and sides of a deep, 22-23cm loose-bottomed round tin with baking parchment.
  2. Mix the biscuit crumbs, melted butter and 2 tbsp of the sugar, then press into base.  Chill.
  3. Divide cream cheese and cream evenly between 2 bowls.
  4. Add the white chocolate to one, and the milk chocolate, malt and remaining 3 tbsp sugar to the other.
  5. Beat each with an electric whisk until smooth.
  6. Spread the milk chocolate mixture evenly in the tin.
  7. Spoon the white chocolate mix over the top and gently smooth.
  8. Dot with Maltesers and chill for at least 5 hrs until firm.

Moon Rocks

Ingredients

90 g butter
90 g brown sugar
½ tsp mixed spice
125 g raisins
250 g self raising flour
1 egg, beaten

Method

  1. Set the oven to 200°C.
  2. Rub the butter into the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
  3. Add in the sugar and raisins.
  4. Mix well, then add the beaten egg.  Stir together until it is mixed enough to squeeze into a ball.
  5. Grease a baking tray and make the mix into 8-12 small heaps.
  6. Cook in the oven for about 15 mins.

Eat when cool enough (but ideally still warm).

Mud Pie

Ingredients

175 g butter
125 g sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
125 g mixed fruit
250 g broken biscuits
1 milk chocolate bar

Method

  1. Melt the butter.  Add the cocoa and sugar.
  2. Sir in the fruit and biscuits.
  3. Line a cake tin with foil and pour in the mix.  Press it down and place in the fridge for about 2 hours.
  4. Melt the chocolate and pour over the pie, spreading it out.
  5. (Wait as long as you can before you) cut it into slices and eat it.

Alternatively: Make in bun cases to have individual pies.