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fruit slices
Recipe for the Fruit slices as promised
For the homemade mincemeat
1 large orange (grated and juice )
1 lemon grated
glass of red wine or port
500g Raisins
500g Mixed bag of sultanas
200g Cranberries
2 large cooking apples peeled and chopped
2 large cooking apples peeled and chopped
large tub Cherries
large tub mixed peel
nutmeg
cinnamon
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 Lg tablespoons of honey (optional)
mixed nuts (optional)
put wine, honey, sugar and juice in a pan, simmer until sugar dissolves
add the chopped cooking apple, and simmer till it start to soften, add all the fruit and nuts and spices. simmer for about 15 minutes stirring to coat the fruit, allow to cool,
this keep in an air tight container for about a month in the fridge.
(this amount should make 2/3 flans and is beautiful for christmas mince pies)
For the tart
line a flan dish with short crust pastry, (lidl is the best value)
cover base with fruit mixture, (don't over fill) leave room for sponge to rise
Sponge mix
add the chopped cooking apple, and simmer till it start to soften, add all the fruit and nuts and spices. simmer for about 15 minutes stirring to coat the fruit, allow to cool,
this keep in an air tight container for about a month in the fridge.
(this amount should make 2/3 flans and is beautiful for christmas mince pies)
For the tart
line a flan dish with short crust pastry, (lidl is the best value)
cover base with fruit mixture, (don't over fill) leave room for sponge to rise
Sponge mix
125g butter, softened
125g caster sugar
1 tsp almond extract
50g ground almonds
3 eggs
150g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
I put everything into food prosessor for 2 mins,
Put small spoonfulls dotted over the fruit, don't spread the sponge mixture over the fruit as it will take to long for sponge to cook through.
the sponge mixture will find its own level in the oven.
bake for about 30 mins in the oven 180ºC
Yesterday's Cards
15cm Wedding Easel card
Side view
card when opened
Oval Embossed Aperture Card
with padded satin ribbon frame, and gathered lace edge.
Flat view of padded frame.
20cm Sq Scalloped card, adapted to a 20cm Sq Gate-fold
Gate-fold when open
DL Card extended with acetate panels to create a 21ck Sq card
inside view
Tri-fold concertina card for 21st
inside view
back view
I have updated the
Workshop page HERE
Weekend away page HERE
today.
Jul 9, 2014
This is the card I made for my
Uncle Jim's 75th Birthday
This is the verse I wrote to go inside
Well what can I say,
about Uncle Jim
He’s a man of many a tale
of bygone days
and the life he had
when he was a younger man.
The Army made a man of him
The fire brigade much
more.
I remember when he was a
conductor
and I got let off with my
fare.
To building work he turned
too
And a gardener in his later
years
He’s now retired to a life
of leisure
And travelling overseas
to meet up with his army
buddies
is something he really
enjoys.
Where he can reminisce
And tell his tales
With all his old buddies.
Hi
Everyone
I am
taking names for my
Creative Card Making Christmas Workshops
I am
only doing 2 this year,
1st
will be Carlow (date to be confirmed)
2nd
will be Kilcoole/Bray depending on Numbers.
please
let me know which venue you are interested in.
more
details will be added to my blog in September.
I was also thinking of doing one of the classes as Christmas Cards
at the weekend away in September in Bray
What do you think ?
I was also thinking of doing one of the classes as Christmas Cards
at the weekend away in September in Bray
What do you think ?
many
thanks
Yvonne
Jul 8, 2014
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