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Recipes from InSpires All Womens Group

 

MINCEMEAT CAKE

Ingredients

  • 5oz soft margarine
  • 5oz soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 8oz self raising flour
  • 3oz sultanas or raisins
  • 1lb mincemeat
  • 1oz flaked almonds or chopped nuts

Preparation Method

  1. Place all ingredients except nuts in a large bowl.
  2. Beat for 1 minute.
  3. Tip into a greased and lined tin.
  4. Sprinkle with almonds or nuts.
  5. Bake at 325 °F gas mark 3 for between 50 minutes and an hour until golden brown and shrinks from the side of the tin.
  6. Leave to cool in the tin.

 

 

 

BAKED PEARS

Ingredients

  • Williams pears
  • Olive oil
  • Blue cheese of your choice

Preparation Method

  1. Cut pears in half long ways
  2. Remove the core using a melon scoop.
  3. Lay pears in a baking dish cut side up.
  4. Brush cut side with olive oil
  5. Bake in a warm oven for 15 minutes
  6. Remove from baking tray.
  7. Add desert spoon of blue cheese.
  8. Serve.

 

 

VEGETARIAN CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Ingredients

  • 8oz (225g) sultanas (whole)
  • 8oz (225g) sultanas (minced)
  • 8oz (225g) large seeded raisins (minced)
  • 3oz (75g) seeded raisins (whole)
  • 16 prunes (minced)
  • 4oz (100g) finely chopped walnuts and almonds
  • 8 fl oz (225ml) apple juice
  • Juice of 1 large orange (and some grated rind)
  • 8oz (225g) ground almonds (or ground hazelnuts)
  • 4fl oz (125ml) brandy or whisky
  • 2 egg yolks well beaten

Preparation Method

  1. Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well together.
  2. Grease a 1.25 litre pudding basin and transfer mixture into it. (I usually find that this makes more than one pudding).
  3. Cover the top with buttered greaseproof paper and a outer covering of foil.
  4. Steam gently for 1 hour.
  5. To sever, turn out carefully onto a warm serving dish, decorate with a piece of berried holly pour a little brandy over the pudding and set alight.
  6. Can be accompanied with whipped cream flavoured with brandy.

Note: this pudding has a rich, fruity flavour but if you prefer the traditional spicy flavour of Christmas pudding, one teaspoon of ground mixed spice can be beaded into the mixture.

Freezing: This pudding will freeze satisfactorily for six weeks. Allow to thaw out gradually and steam for 45 minutes.