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Simply Sweet Oat Biscuits

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Here is a simple recipe that can you take as a snack to work or school.

Makes: 28 cookies

Ingredients:

175g of self-raising flour

75g of porridge oats

175g of caster sugar

1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp of baking powder

175g of butter

2 tbsp of golden syrup

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Then line/ grease two large baking trays.

2. In a medium pan melt the butter and the golden syrup. Stir until combined.

3. In a mixing bowl put the self-raising flour, porridge oats, sugar bicarbonate of soda and baking powder. Then add the melted butter and golden syrup and combine. You may have to use your hands as it will become a sticky dough.

4. Turn out the bowl on the work surface and divide into roughly 28 balls of dough and place on the baking trays with room between them. Press the tops to flatten them slightly.

5. Bake for around 12-15 mins or until golden brown. Then remove from the oven and put on a cooling rack.


Hope you liked this simple but yummy treat that can keep for up to 2 weeks in a sealed container. If you want you can drizzle on some melted chocolate.

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Peanut Butter Brownies

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Another yummy pudding that is full of flavour and peanut butter. Although not everyone likes this twist on a classic it adds another flavour of nutty richness.

Calories: 250kcal  (1/16 of a 20cm square baking tin)

Ingredients:

225g of crunchy peanut butter (this is better than smooth as it adds more texture and crunch.)
200g of dark chocolate broken into pieces
280g of soft light brown sugar
3 medium eggs
100g of self raising flour

1. Set aside 50g each of the peanut butter and chocolate. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 20cm square baking tin with parchment paper.

2. Gently melt the remaining chocolate, all of the sugar and peanut butter over a pan of simmering water. Keep stirring until the sugar has just about melted and then take off the heat. Beat in the eggs one by one. then stir in all the flour and pour into the tin.

3. Melt the remaining peanut butter in the microwave for 45 seconds or until it is the consistency of runny honey and drizzle of the brownie and then put into the oven for 30-35 mins.

4. Once out of the oven leave to cool for around 10 mins and then melt the remaining chocolate that was set aside earlier and melt it and drizzle it over the brownie and you are ready to serve.

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Cinnamon Porridge with Banana and Blueberries or Strawberries

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Another recipe for the low calorie recipes. This recipe has slightly more calories at around 266kcal. This is a really good start to the day and will keep you going to lunch time. Serves 4 people.

Ingredients:

100g of porridge oats
1/2 tsp of cinnamon, and any to serve
4 tsp of demerara sugar
450ml of semi-skimmed or skimmed milk
3 sliced banana
400g of blueberries
150g pot of fat-free yoghurt


1. In a medium sauce pan and put in the oats, cinnamon, milk, sugar and half of the bananas.

2. Put the pan on the heat and stir until it comes to the boil. Once it has come to the boil turn the heat down and stir it on a medium heat for 4-5 mins.

3. Remove from the heat and divide between 4 bowls. Then top with blueberries and the rest of the bananas, low fat yoghurt and a sprinkling of sugar. 

Thank you for reading, hope you liked this recipe.

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Healthy Muffins - Carrot, Ham and Cheese

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Today we are going to be making ham and cheese muffins. This is a recipe from the Hummingbird Bakery Cook Book. We have mixed two of there muffin recipes to make our own recipe.

These can be the perfect afternoon tea savoury treats or a good breakfast treat.

Makes: 12

Ingredients:

50g of butter
1/2 a small onion, finely chopped
250g of grated cheese
100g of cubed chedder cheese
360g of plain flour
2 1/2 tsp of baking powder
250ml of milk
1 egg
90g of chopped ham or panchetta
1 medium carrot
sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to season

Salad:

Rocket
Romany heart lettuce, chopped
Roasted tomatoes
Shredded Carrot
Finely chopped red onions

1. Preheat the oven to 170C (325C) Gas 3

2. Melt the butter over a medium to high heat, stirring constantly. Then add the onions (if you are using panchetta add the it now to start cooking it) and carrot. Once the onion has sweated down and the carrots have began to soften take off the heat and set aside.

3. Put the flour, baking powder and grated cheese in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl mix the milk and egg together and then pour it into the dry ingredients and mix well. If you are using ham add the ham and then add the butter, onion and carrot that was set aside earlier.

4. Once everything is mixed together grease the muffin tins and put 2 cubes of chedder in each muffin tin and then spoon in the mixture into the tins and put them in the oven to cook for 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

5. Prepare the salad and put the tomatoes in the oven for around 10 minutes with mixed spices.

6. Once the muffins are done sprinkle some cheese on and serve onto a plate, whilst warm, and then add the salad and the tomatoes. Enjoy!!

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Breakfast Smoothies- Low Calories

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Another recipe for the low calorie series. Here is a quick and simple breakfast smoothie that would get you going for the day and give you enough energy to last till lunch. This takes only 5 minutes and can be changed. The oats will give you more energy and add as many as much as you desire!

Serves 1 person

Calories: 123kcal

Ingredients:

• 1 small ripe banana
• about 145g of any berries (blackberries, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries)
• apple juice or mineral water
• runny honey (to serve and to sweeten)
• oats (rye or barley)

Add all of the ingredients to the mixer apart from the honey. Once blended add a little honey to sweeten if you would like and keep adding till your desired sweetness. 

Pour into a glass or flask and enjoy. You can add berries and honey to top and enjoy!

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Choclate Pots- Low Calories

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We are going to be doing a series of healthy bakes that will be low calorie but still full of flavour. All these recipes will be below 150 calories.

Double Chocolate Pots

These simple but classic puddings look well presented and professional. They are low calorie for a chocolate pudding and can be served with berries to finish.  We will be using another BBC Good Food Recipe and adding a little bit of our own twist.

Prep: 15 mins + 1hr chilling

Makes: 4 of 100ml pots

Calories- 119kcal per pot (100ml)

Ingredients

• 25g white chocolate
• 25g of milk choclate
• 50g dark chocolate, chopped
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• Variety of berries (blueberries, rasberries)

 1.  To make the chocolate curls with the white chocolate run a peeler/ knife over the flat side of the chocolate.Once you have enough to cover around four pots then chop the 25g of white chocolate and 25g of milk chocolate. Set aside.

2. Melt the dark chocolate in a bowl over simmering water or in the microwave for 1½ minutes on a medium to low heat. Leave to cool slightly. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then whisk in the sugar. Fold in the melted chocolate, then gently fold in the chopped milk chocolate.

3. Divide between 4 small dishes or cups, about 100ml in size.

4. Melt the 25g of the chopped white chocolate that was put aside earlier over simmering water or in the microwave for 1½ minutes. Once the chocolate is melted put the bowl in cold water to let the chocolate cool but do not let it set. 

5. Once cool pour the chocolate over the mouses and leave to set for at least an 1hr.

6. Just before serving put on top some berries and sprinkle on the white chocolate curls and you are ready to serve.

I hope you liked this low calorie recipe. More coming soon.

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Cute Fondant Bears. X

Hey guys,

This is a cute and easy creation that will bring that extra look of amazing-ness to your cake.

You will need:
Fondant Icing / Sugarpaste
Food colouring (optional)
Non-stick board or a table top covered in icing sugar
Fondant tools or cocktail sticks
A Cooking Brush (optional)

In preparation put your fondant icing  in the fridge for a few minutes, just to make it a little easier to work with.
Now Lets Start!

Roll a out a ball shape out of the fondant icing and a slightly larger pointed oval shape. This will be the main body and head. Roll three much smaller additional balls, two the same size and one slightly larger, as well.
 Use your thumb to them squash each one, so they are a sort of disc shape. These will be the ears and nuzzle.
Roll a long, yet, fat sausage and divide into four mini sausages, consisting of two long and two short, the arms and legs.

Now you have all of your pieces! We need to shape them accurately and place them together.
So, firstly, using the small end of your ball tool (or pinky finger) make two dents in the large, unflattened ball, these being the eyes.
Still using the small end of your ball tool, make 'paw' dents in the end of all four sausages to make the bear's arms and legs.
Take the two smallest discs and press the ball tool (again) into the centre of each to make the bear's ears.
Brush the bottom of the ball with a little water (is more easy to stick but optional) and attach it to the narrow end of the upright cone, the head and body together. Press down to ensure it stays in place.
Stick a short sausage to the top of the bear's body to make a arm. Flatten it to the body at the top and smooth it out a little. Repeat with the other side.
Stick a big sausage to the side of the body, at the bottom, Flatten against the body at the back, then stick on the second leg.
Dampen the base of the ears and stick them to the top of the bear's head, pressing gently in place.
Also dampen the back of  the large disc and stick to the bear's face.
Roll a tiny ball of fondant and stick on the tip of the top, to make a nose.
And finally, a scriber tool (or cocktail stick) to put a dot in the middle of the nuzzle, to make a mouth.

And there you have it! A Super Easy! Super Cute! Fondant bear that can top any cake or baking creation.
Enjoy!!!

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Banana Loaf

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Today we are going to make a banana loaf. It is a plain, simple recipe that is quick and easy to make, raisins are optional, they make a simple but yummy difference to a traditional recipe. This is a lovely with a cup of tea.

We will be putting our own magic into a BBC Good Food Recipe.
Enjoy!!! 

Ingredients:

• 285g/10oz plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 110g/4oz butter, plus extra for greasing
• 225g/8oz caster sugar
• 2 free-range eggs
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 85ml/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  and raisins (optional)
  
  
  1. Set the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line the loaf tin.
  
  
  2. Mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 
  
  
  3. Add the egg, mashed banana, vanilla extract and buttermilk (we used normal milk and half a teaspoon of lemon juice)
  
  4. Sift all of the dry ingredients (plain flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt). into the wet ingredients and fold into the wet mixture and add raisins (optional).   
  
  5 . Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and place into the oven for an hour or until golden-brown and well-risen.
  
  6. Remove from the tin and place on the cooling rack.
  
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The Start X

Hey

We are two really good friends that love to bake and we thought why not put our love of baking into a blog. This blog will be a mix of different baking bits and bobs. From cookies to cakes, to healthy main meals, we will do the lot.

We hope that anyone reading enjoys these recipes. Please comment with any recipe ideas or thoughts. Details below.

Hope you enjoy,

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