Cook….Eat….Repeat – Aussie Style

A haphazard collection of my favorite recipes for everyone to enjoy (*recipes may not have been created by me nor do I claim any of them as mine.)

Strawberry Pie/Tart

 

strawberry-pie

Ingredients:

prebaked shortcrust pie case (in the bakery section of the supermarket)
1 punnet strawberries (ripe ones)
1/2 cup sugar (more if you think the strawberries are not as ripe as they should be).
spoon cornflour dissolved in about 1/2 cup water.

Method:

cut half the strawberries into halves, wash and arrange in the pie case
cut the other half of the strawberries into small pieces, wash and place in a small saucepan with the sugar
heat over medium heat stirring until it resembles jam and the strawberries are soft and breakup if you squish them against the side of the saucepan with a spoon.
add in the cornflour dissolved in the water  and stir until it thickens

pour over strawberries in the pie case, bake in a 180C oven for about 20-30 mins – (put a tray underneath as it does bubble and may spill over the sides)

Let the pie cool on the bench, then put it in the fridge to set for a couple of hours

(also nice warm).

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Mini Jelly Muffins

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Ingredients:
125g butter
3/4 cup caster sugar
finely grated rind of one lemon
2 eggs
1.5 cups self raising flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup lemon juice

Icing:
1 packet strawberry Jelly crystals
1.5 cups pure icing sugar, sifted
Lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 180c. grease baby muffin tins.
Beat the butter, sugar and lemon rind until creamed. (light and fluffy).
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each egg. Add half each of the flour, milk and juice, fold in carefully. Add remaining flour, milk and juice, stir until just combined.

2. Spoon mixture into prepared tins (only 3/4 fill them) and bake for 10-12 minutes until well risen and golden brown. Remove from the oven and stand on a wire rack to cool.

3. To make icing, Put the icing sugar in a medium mixing bowl, and stir in enough lemon juice to form a stiff paste.

4. Put the jelly crystals into a bowl. when cakes are cold, spread with icing and dip into the jelly crystals. Stand on a wire rack until icing is set.

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