OLE BOLE (DUTCH DONUTS - XMAS/NEW YEAR)

Ingredients:

1 litre milk
2-3 eggs
1/2 teas salt
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar

Beat together.

Add 1 teas vanilla sugar and cinnamon.
Add 7 cups SR flour approximately, and gradually to make a thick batter.
Add packet of currants, mixed fruit or whatever you choose. (Dice apple if you like)
Let sit for a couple of hours.
When ready to use, thin it down with 1/4 - 1/2 cup of beer, ginger beer or lemonade.
Scrape batter off spoon into hot oil (not too hot tho).
The Ole Bole roll over in the hot oil when they are cooked on one side.
Break one open to see if cooked inside.

Dip in icing sugar to eat.

Left over batter can be used to dip apple or pineapple rings in, then fry.

OLE BOLE RECIPE 2 (by Betty M)

Ingredients:

500g SR flour
125g sultanas and raisins or apple
25g yeast
40ml milk
1 egg
salt to taste
oil
icing sugar

Method:

Wash sultanas and raisins, then dry in a towel or flour.
Add yeast to some of the milk.
Break egg into flour, then the yeast.
Stir then add the rest of the milk.
Add sultanas and salt.
Let rise 1 hr with towel over in the sun.
Fry spoonfuls in hot oil.
Serve dusted with icing sugar.

ALMOND TARTS

Ingredients:

Dough :

2 cups SR flour
1 cup plain flour
250g butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs

Mix together.

Filling:

500g almond meal
500g sugar
pkt vanilla sugar
3 eggs (if too dry add 1 more)
cap of almond essence (to taste)
1 bottle 'OETKER' bitter almond flavour
fresh lemon rind or cap of lemon juice

Mix together.

Directions:

Take a small ball of dough and press into patty cake tins.
Push in a spoonful of almond filling.
Cover the top with some more dough.
You can glaze with milk and dust with cinnamon sugar if you wish.

Bake in a mod oven for 20-30 mins.

A Dutch recipe usually made on special occasions or Christmas

ALMOND FILLING

Ingredients:

500g almond meal
500g sugar
pkt vanilla sugar
3 eggs (if too dry add 1 more)
cap of almond essence (to taste)
1 bottle of 'Oetker' bitter Almond flavour
fresh lemon rind or cap of lemon juice

Mix together.


(Use Dutch Apple Cake Recipe to line patty cakes and put a spoonful of almond filling in. Cover and cook in a mod oven for 20 mins)

PASTRY - DELICIOUS

INGREDIENTS:

100gr Butter

2.5 tbls Milk

1 cup SR Flour

METHOD:

Melt butter and milk together gently.

Then add flour.

Stir into a ball.

Press gently into pie tray.

Place dish in the fridge for at least 1/2 hr before adding filling.

Cook as desired.

YOGHURT BERRY ICE POPS

INGREDIENTS:

400gr mixed fresh or frozen berries
200gr no-fat, no added sugar honey yoghurt
50gr white chocolate, roughly chopped (opt)

METHOD:

1. Put the berries, yoghurt and chocolate into a bowl and mix, crushing the berries slightly to release some of the colour into the yoghurt.
2. Divide the mixture into 8 x 1/2 cup ice block moulds.
3. Add the sticks and freeze until firm.
4. Rub a warm cloth over the outside of the mould and pull on stick to remove.

POTATO & HAM OMELETTE

INGREDIENTS:

200gr spinach
1 tbs olive oil
2 spring onions sliced
1 medium potato, peeled and grated
130gr drained canned corn kernels
2 tbs chopped fresh parsley
2 tbs chopped fresh chives
100gr 97% fat free ham, chopped
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup reduced fat milk
1/4 cup reduced fat grated cheddar cheese

METHOD:

1. Wash spinach, put into pan, cover and cook over medium heat for 5 ins or till wilted. Squeeze out any excess moisture and roughly chop.
2. Heat the olive oil in a fry pan over medium heat, add the spring onions and potato and cook for 5 mins or till potato starts to soften.
3. Spread the potato mixture over the bottom of the pan then sprinkle with the chopped spinach, corn herbs and ham.
4. Whisk together the eggs, milk and cheese. Pour the egg mix into the pan and cook over medium heat for 10 mins or until the egg sets around the edges.
5. Transfer the pan to a grill preheated to high and cook for 5 - 10 mins or until the omelette is set and starts to come away from the side of the pan.
6. Serve wedges of the omelette with toasted wholegrain bread and salad. This omelette can be eaten hot or cold.

Serves 4 - 6

FUSS-FREE LASAGNE

INGREDIENTS:

500gr mince
2 cloves garlic, crushed
250gr button mushrooms, sliced
600ml tomato pasta sauce
500gr fresh lasagne sheets
100gr baby English spinach
200gr low fat ricotta cheese
150ml can reduced fat evaporated milk
1/2 cup grated reduced fat cheddar cheese

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 200C (400F)
2. Heat a large non stick fry pan, add the mince and cook for 5 mins til browned.
3. Add garlic, mushrooms and tomato pasta sauce, bring to the boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 mins.
5. Spoon 1/4 cup of meat sauce into the bottom of a rectangular ovenproof dish.
6. Top with a layer of lasagne sheets and half of the meat mixture.
7. Top with another layer of lasagne sheets, half of the spinach leaves and the combined ricotta and evaporated milk.
8. Follow with another layer of lasagne sheets. Continue layering with the remaining ingredients, finished with a layer of lasagne sheets topped with the spinach and ricotta mixture.
9. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 30-40mins or until the cheese is golden and lasagne sheets are cooked through.

Serves 8

Accompany with salad or vegetables and garlic bread.