DUTCH TART

Posted on March 10, 2016 by bebsrecipes

I have no idea how this got the name ‘Dutch’ tart, it’s one of the mysteries of Mum’s old recipes. It’s made in a swiss roll tin, a tray that has slightly raised edges (about 2 to 3cm deep) and has dimensions of roughly 23 x 33xm, so it’s hardly a tart, more of a slice really, but who can argue with their Mother….

DUTCH TART

Rub 60g butter into 1 cup plain flour. Mix to a stiff paste with milk. Roll out to fit swiss roll tin. Spread with raspberry jam. Top with cake mixture.

Cake mixture: 5 tablespoons butter, ½ cup sugar, 1 cup self raising flour, ½ cup milk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, 1 tablespoon chopped dates, 1 tablespoon sultanas, 2 tablespoons walnuts. Cream butter & sugar. Add sifted flour and spices, mix in dried fruits and walnuts and milk. Spread on top of pastry. Bake moderate oven 180o for 30 mins. When cool spread over lemon icing.

VEGETABLE DAMPER

Posted on February 25, 2016 by bebsrecipes

The original Australian bush damper was just flour and water mixed together and cooked over an open fire. This version has a bit more to it than that and a lot more flavour.

MALLEE QUICHE

Posted on February 18, 2016 by bebsrecipes

This recipe gets it’s name from the Mallee District an area in north west Victoria, but over the years I’ve seen it with lots of other names including Impossible Pie and Zuccchini slice. I suppose it’s an Australian version of a frittata, the Italian crustless quiche to which a variety of meat and vegetables are added. It’s a nice easy meal and if you make this version you’ll feel very Australian.

GOUGERES

Posted on February 4, 2016 by bebsrecipes

I know the Christmas/New Year entertaining season is over now, but I think these little snacks might come in handy when you get the drinks out next. I like the fact that you can make them, freeze the mixture and then bake when needed.

CHOCOLATE CORNFLAKE SLICE – Kiddies Delight

Posted on November 19, 2015 by bebsrecipes

I guess Mum couldn’t find the cellotape when she saved this old newspaper cutting and instead used a pin to keep the two sections together. Unusual perhaps, but it’s done the job for all these years. I’ve taken the liberty of renaming the recipe as I didn’t think Kiddies Delight was enough of a description for it, but whatever it’s called I think kids would love it.

SPONGE KISSES

Posted on August 20, 2015 by bebsrecipes

This was another of Mum’s afternoon tea or supper treats. I remember the sponge being light and the jam and cream filling delicious.

BAKED JAM ROLY POLY

Posted on August 20, 2015 by bebsrecipes

This is my Mum’s alltime favorite dessert. I can remember sitting at the kitchen table tucking into a lovely bowl of it when I was a kid and I know Mum had been making it for a long time before I came onto the scene. I haven’t found her original recipe, but this is the same as the one she made.

COCONUT BISCUITS

Posted on June 18, 2015 by bebsrecipes

These are biscuits that the whole family will love and the best thing is that they’re inexpensive and easy to make.

APPLE FRITTERS

Posted on June 18, 2015 by bebsrecipes

This is a dessert that Mum made often, without the brandy though. I can remember her placing a large plate of them in the center of the table for us all to help ourselves. My mouth is watering at the thought of how we’d squash down the crunchy fritters and sprinkle white sugar on the top – they were yummm.

LEMON SELF SAUCING PUDDING

Posted on May 14, 2015 by bebsrecipes

Dad was the gardener in our family. He grew tomatoes, beans, silverbeet and rhubarb in his vegie plot. There was a passionfruit vine on the back fence and, of course, a lemon tree in the corner. I think every Melbourne family had and probably still has a lemon tree in their backyard. Easy to grow and if the position is right lemons in abundance. As a result Mum made the most of it and used lemons where ever she could. This self saucing pudding was one of her yummy ways of using some of the crop.

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