recipes
winter warmer soup
ingredients
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carrots, potatoes and onions: sixteen 2cm (
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bacon stock
100g (4oz) red lentils, washed
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250ml (
⁄
pt) vegetable stock
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1
2
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one 400g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
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salt and pepper
200g (8oz) cooked bacon joint cut into 1cm (
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method
Put the carrots, potatoes and onions into the liquidiser in that order.
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Add bacon stock up to the 1 litre (1
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Blend for no more than 10 seconds.
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Pour into a saucepan. Then add the lentils, tomatoes, vegetable stock
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and seasoning.
Bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Then simmer for about 1 hour,
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stirring regularly, until the ingredients are cooked.
Add the bacon cubes and heat through for 5 - 10 minutes. Serve
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immediately.
white bread - loaf or rolls
ingredients
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500g (1lb 2oz) strong plain flour
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5ml (1tsp) salt
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15g (
1
⁄
oz) lard
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15g (
⁄
oz) fresh yeast; or 10ml (2tsp) dried yeast + 5ml (1tsp) caster
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1
2
sugar
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300ml (11fl oz) warm water: 43˚C (110˚F). Use a thermometer or add
100ml (3
1
⁄
fl oz) boiling water to 200ml (7
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never exceed the maximum capacities on page 2.
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method
dried yeast (the type that needs reconstituting): pour the warm water
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into the bowl. Then add the yeast and the sugar and leave to stand for
5 - 10 minutes until frothy.
fresh yeast : crumble into the flour.
other types of yeast : follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Pour the liquid into the bowl. Then add the flour (with fresh yeast if
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used), salt and lard.
Fit the dough kneaders, then fit the bowl.
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Switch on, gradually increasing the speed to maximum.
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Knead until the dough looks elastic - never run the mixer for
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longer than 10 minutes - it will overheat.
Put the dough into a greased polythene bag or a bowl covered with a
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tea towel. Then leave it somewhere warm until it has doubled in size.
Put the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Then knead it by hand for
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2 - 3 minutes to knock out the air. Do this by hand because the
increased dough size could damage your mixer.
Shape the dough into a loaf or about 15 rolls and place on greased
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baking trays. Then leave it somewhere warm until it has doubled in
size.
Bake at 230˚C/450˚F/Gas Mark 8 for 20 - 25 minutes (for a loaf) or 10 -
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15 minutes (for rolls).
When ready, the bread should sound hollow when tapped on the base.
10
8
3
⁄
") cubes of each
4
1
⁄
") cubes
2
3
⁄
pt) mark.
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1
⁄
fl oz) cold water
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