Puff Candy

Ingredients
4 tbsp sugar
2 tbls golden syrup
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda


Instructions
Bring sugar and syrup to boil in a pan, stirring all the time. Boil for 8 minutes stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in bicarb quickly. Pour into a well greased tin and cool. Break up when cool and store in an airtight jar.

Marshmallow Krispie Squares

Ingredients
225g/8oz marshmallows
½ tsp vanilla essence
85g/3oz marg or butter
170g/6oz Rice Krispies

Instructions
Melt marshmallows and marg. Add vanilla essence and Rice Krispies. Mix and cool in tray. Cut into squares.

Biscuits

Plain biscuits
Ingredients
225g/8oz self-raising flour
115g/4oz caster sugar
140g/5oz hard marg or butter
pinch salt
beaten egg to mix

Instructions
Rub marg/butter into flour and add sugar. Mix to a stiff dough with egg. Knead until smooth then chill in a plastic bag in the fridge for 30 minutes. Roll out thin, cut place on baking trays and prick.

Spiced biscuits
Add 1½ level tsp spice (eg. mixed spice, cinnamon or nutmeg) with flour.

Coconut
Add 55g/2oz coconut with sugar and ½ tsp vanilla essence with the egg.

Choclate flake
Add 55g/2oz grated or chopped plain chocolate with the sugar.


Bake at 180°C for 12-15 minutes

Apple Scone

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Ingredients
1 medium cooking apple
225g/8oz self-raising flour
½ tsp salt
1 level tsp baking powder
55g/2oz marg or butter
55g/2oz caster sugar
Approximately 1 tbsp milk

For glaze
a little milk
25g/1oz demerara sugar

Instructions
Peel, core and chop apple. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Rub marg/butter into flour. Then add sugar and apple. Mix to soft but not sticky dough with milk. Roll into a round 200mm/8inches wide. Brush with milk adns sprinkle on demerara sugar.

Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes.