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Odlums Coconut Buns for baking with kids

Category

Baking with Kids

Cook Time15-20 mins

What you need:

  • 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • 75g/3oz Butter or Margarine
  • 75g/3oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 50g/2oz Shamrock Desiccated Coconut
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk

To Decorate

  • Fruitfield Raspberry Jam
  • Extra Shamrock Desiccated Coconut

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease 2 flat baking trays.
  2. Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
  3. Rub in the butter or margarine until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  4. Add the sugar and coconut and mix well.
  5. Mix to a fairly stiff consistency with the egg and milk. Drop dessertspoonfuls of the mixture, spaced apart on the prepared tins. Makes about 12.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer buns to wire tray to cool.
  7. Brush the top with jam and dip in the extra coconut.

Coconut Buns

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Greek Mezze Lunchbox. From Glenisk

glenisk jan 16

  • Ingredients

  • 150g pot of Glenisk 0% Fat Natural Greek Yogurt
  • 50g Sliced drained black olives
  • 25g Feta cheese
  • 50g Cherry tomatoes
  • 50g Cucumber
  • 1/2 small red onion
  • 1 Garlic Clove (minced)
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Bunch of fresh mint
  • 1/2 tube of Wyldsson Promix 1 – Organic Persian Mulberry

Method

  1. Chop the onion, tomato, cucmber and feta and add the garlic
  2. Squeeze over the lemon juice and add the olive oil
  3. Season with salt and pepper and add the oregano
  4. Sprinkle the fresh mint and mix
  5. Break up the little gem lettuce into cups.
  6. Layer each ‘cup’ with a spoon of Glenisk Natural Greek Yogurt and add a spoon of the vegetable mix.
  7. Sprinkle with Wyldsson Promix and serve.

http://glenisk.com/recipes/greek-mezze-luncbox-jar-salads