Sponge recipe

Steamed treacle sponge. A good winter warmer that everyone loves.
2 tbsp golden syrup, plus extra for serving
115 g plain flour, sifted
1tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
115g brown sugar
75g margarine
25g unsalted butter
1tablespoon of brandy
Custard or clotted cream for serving
Thickly butter a one litre pudding basin. Place the buttered pudding basin into the fridge for a few minutes to firm up the butter.
Remove the cooled basin from the fridge and add the golden syrup.

Mix together the flour, baking powder, eggs, brown sugar, margarine, unsalted butter and brandy and stir together thoroughly.

Spoon the flour and mixture into the basin, over the golden syrup.

Take a large piece of tin foil, fold it in half and butter one side thoroughly.

Cover the pudding with the greased tin foil, leaving a fold in the foil to allow room for the pudding's expansion.

Tie string around the top of the foil.

Place the covered pudding basin in a steamer.
Steam over a medium heat for 1 hour 15minutes, making sure that the water in the steamer does not boil dry, topping up if necessary.

When the steamed pudding is cooked, turn it out from the pudding basin. Serve with golden syrup, clotted cream or custard.
Gorgeous.
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Upside down apple cake

Upside down apple cake
For the Cake mix you'll need;
4oz butter
2 oz soft sugar,4oz self raising flour, a teaspoon of baking powder, 2 eggs.
For the Base; 1oz butter, 1oz sugar, 2 peeled and sliced apples.
preheat oven to gas mark 6, or 200C
Cream the butter and sugar together by beating them with a wooden spoon. Add the flour and baking powder
Now Add two eggs and beat again to form a paste.
Heat 1 oz butter in an oven proof frying pan. When the butter starts to melt add the sugar and stir occasionally to form a toffee.
Toss the apple segments in the toffee to coat them. Pour the cake mix over the top and smooth it out.
Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Now watch it disappear.

Recipe for Welsh Cakes

Welsh Cakes

You will need :
500g self raising flour
250g butter,
150g sugar,
Spices to taste. Dried fruit such as raisins, sultanas.
Rub the butter into the flour, then add the sugar, spices and fruit.
Beat an egg and add the egg to the mix
Add a tiny drop of water to make a stiff dough. Do not chill but roll out immediately and cut into circles.
Heat a flat griddle pan on the stove. When the pan is nice and hot, cook the Welsh Cakes on top. Cook dry, there is no need to add oil.
Toss in sugar.
Delicious.
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Apple Crumble

Apple Crumble is the most delicious dessert you will make and it's so easy.

Peel six apples, then core and slice them.

Sprinkle with lemon juice to avoid discolouring.

Add three tablespoons of water and three of sugar.

Simmer to soften the apples.

Take off the heat and cool slightly.



For the crumble

180g plain flour

80g butter.

80g brown sugar

Mix the flour and fat to form breadcrumb consistency.

Add the brown sugar and mix. Spread the crumb over the cooled apples.

Bake in a preheated oven at gas mark 4 or 180C for 45 minutes. If the topping does not brown,

increase to gas 6 or 200C for ten minutes.
You'll be amazed at how delicious it is.
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Pie crust

Pie crust
The best pie crust I've ever made, it's golden,it's crunchy and it's delicious.
Here's how you make it.
225grams plain flour
75 grams cooking margarine or butter.
100mls water.
1 egg
half a teaspoon of salt.
Put the butter in the water and bring it up to the boil.
Mix the flour and salt in a bowl and break the egg into it.
Mix it into the flour with a wooden spoon.
Add the boiling water and butter slowly, beating with the spoon until a dough is formed.
Now here's the most essential part, Put it in the refrigerator overnight or for a minimum of twelve hours.
The more time it has in the fridge, the more crystalline it will become, which is what you want.
Then roll it out for your pie crust or make it into pasties, or use it for pies.
It really is delicious.

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Splott - a district of Cardiff.

Splott was built to house the workers in the new industry that had factories springing up everywhere. Iron and Steel.

Splott - a district of Cardiff.