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Odlums Danish Apple Cake

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Danish Apple Cake

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Cook Time40 mins

What you need:

  • 225g / 8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 125g / 4oz Butter or Margarine
  • 225g / 8oz Icing Sugar
  • Rind of 1 Lemon
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150ml / 1/4pt Milk
  • 6 Cooking Apples (peeled & thinly sliced)
  • 100g packet Flaked Almonds
  • Granulated Sugar (depending on sweetness of apples)

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease an ovenproof dish about 28cms x 18cms (11″ x 7″).
  2. Cream together the butter or margarine and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the lemon rind.
  4. Sieve flour and baking powder. Add the flour to the batter, alternately with the milk.
  5. Spread half the mixture into prepared dish, layer half the apples over this and top with remaining mixture. Arrange the apple slices on top. Sprinkle with sugar if wished and finally sprinkle over the flaked almonds.
  6. Bake for about 40 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch.
  7. Serve with cream, ice cream or cr̬me fraiche.

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Traditional Brown Bread @CookWithAvonmore

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Ingredients

  • 640g Plain Flour
  • 340g Wholemeal Flour
  • 20g Oat Bran
  • 20g Wheat Bran
  • 1tsp Bread Soda
  • 1.5 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1tsp Salt
  • 870ml of Avonmore Buttermilk

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC/ 350ºF/ Gas Mark 4.
  2. Using a large mixer with the spade attachments, mix all the dry ingredients together for 2-3 mins.
  3. Pour in the Avonmore Buttermilk and continue to mix for another 4 minutes until everything has mixed evenly throughout.
  4. Grease 2 standard loaf tins with butter or oil. Spoon the mix into both tins until approximately 3/4 full.
  5. Bake on the middle shelf of your oven for 1hr, then turn the bread out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Enjoy!

Cook times and temperatures vary, you may need to adjust in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines.

https://www.avonmore.ie/recipes/traditional-brown-bread?

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Flahavan’s Cranberry and Oat Bran Muffins

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Ingredients
  • 225g (8oz) plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 150g (5oz) caster sugar
  • 75g (3oz) Flahavan’s Oat Bran
  • 100g (4oz) cranberries
  • 25g (1oz) icing sugar
  • sifted Zest of an orange
  • 1 egg
  • Beaten 300ml (½ pint)of Milk
  • 50g (2oz) melted butter or sunflower oil
Method:
  1. Sift the flour into a bowl with the baking powder. Add the sugar and the oat bran and mix. Toss the cranberries into the icing sugar. Add to the bowl with orange zest and stir to mix.
  2. Place the egg, milk and melted butter or sunflower oil into another bowl and beat lightly. Stir into the dry ingredients. Just do this casually – there is no need to over mix.
  3. Line a muffin tin with baking cases. Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin tin.
  4. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C /400°F / Gas Mark 6 for around 15 minutes – or until risen and golden.
Serve warm or cold. Quick Tip Oat Bran is also great as a coating for fish before frying.
 http://www.flahavans.ie/recipes/cranberry-and-oat-bran-muffins/40
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Traditional Brown Bread @CookWithAvonmore

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Ingredients

  • 640g Plain Flour
  • 340g Wholemeal Flour
  • 20g Oat Bran
  • 20g Wheat Bran
  • 1tsp Bread Soda
  • 1.5 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1tsp Salt
  • 870ml of Avonmore Buttermilk

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC/ 350ºF/ Gas Mark 4.
  2. Using a large mixer with the spade attachments, mix all the dry ingredients together for 2-3 mins.
  3. Pour in the Avonmore Buttermilk and continue to mix for another 4 minutes until everything has mixed evenly throughout.
  4. Grease 2 standard loaf tins with butter or oil. Spoon the mix into both tins until approximately 3/4 full.
  5. Bake on the middle shelf of your oven for 1hr, then turn the bread out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Enjoy!

Cook times and temperatures vary, you may need to adjust in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines.

https://www.avonmore.ie/recipes/traditional-brown-bread?

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Odlums chocolate biscuit cake recipe #homebaking


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Who doesn’t love chocolate biscuit cake? This recipe is perfect to make a few days before Christmas Day to give you more time to enjoy the festivities.✨

You will need:
275g/10 oz Butter
150ml/¼pt Golden Syrup
225g/8oz Chocolate (good quality, at least 60% cocoa)
½ x 400g packet of Digestive Biscuits, roughly crushed
½ x 400g packet of Rich Tea Biscuits, roughly crushed
1 packet of Maltesers
125g/4oz Shamrock Walnuts, Brazil Nuts and/or Almonds (optional)
Add the biscuits, Maltesers and fruit and nuts, if used. Stir well.

Method:
✔️Line a 15cms/6″ round cake tin or a 2lb loaf tin with a double layer of greaseproof paper.
✔️Melt the butter, syrup and chocolate in a pan over a low heat. Stir to make sure all the ingredients are well mixed together.
✔️Add the biscuits, Maltesers, fruit and nuts, if used. Stir well.
✔️Transfer to the prepared tin. Level it on top and press down well to avoid air gaps. ✔️Allow to cool and harden. Wrap completely in greaseproof paper and store in a fridge.

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