Simple Treats to Cook or Give for a Christmas Gift
Macadamia Jam Drops
Macadamia Jam Drops
Makes Aprox 20-30
200 gr Butter
1 cup castor sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1-1/4 cups Self-raising flour
½ cup custard powder
Directions
Beat the butter and sugar; add the egg and vanilla beat well.
Sift the flour and custard powder and fold into the creamed mixture. Roll the mixture to form a ball, flatten and make a little indent in each individual biscuit then fill it with (the jam of your choice). Bake in a moderate oven for approximately 10- 15 minutes.
Mushroom filled treats with prawns
Fresh Mushroom filled with pesto and Prawn
You will need:
24 Med small mushrooms with stalk removed
200 g fresh risotto
1/4 cuts basil pesto
1/4 cup roasted almonds chopped
1/4 cup dried tomatoes finely chopped not too dry.
24 small cooked prawns, deveined and peeled.
Directions
Use small sharp knife, take our some of mushroom to make a larger cavity for the stuffing. Beat the ricotta till nearly smooth. add pesto and mix. stir in almonds and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper.
Fill cavity with spoon. Top each one with a prawn and secure with tooth pick.
No cooking involved in this recipie.
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No Bake Chocolate Slice
No Bake Chocolate Slice
Preparation Time - 15 Minutes
Ingredients
- 125 gr butter
- 1 cup mixed fruit or sultanas
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon coconut
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 x 250 g packet Marie or Arrowroot biscuits, crush into breadcrumbs
Method
- Heat butter sugar, egg and fruit and bring to a boil.
- Mix in cocoa, coconut and crushed biscuits.
- Press mixture into a greased tin,
- Ice with chocolate icing while hot or if you prefer leave icing off.
- Sprinkle with coconut if desired.
- Place in fridge to set
© 2007 Eileen Hughes