Lamb Lasagne
Victoria sponge
110g/4oz butter or margarine
110g/4oz caster sugar
2 medium eggs
110g/4oz self raising flour
Method
1. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Line 2x18cm/7in cake tins with baking parchment
3. Use a hand mixer to cream the butter and the sugar together until pale.
4. Beat in the eggs.
5. Sift over the flour and fold in using a large metal spoon. The mixture should be of a dropping consistency - if it isn't, add a little milk.
6. Divide the mixture between the cake tins and gently spread out with a spatula.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
8. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool.
9. Sandwich the cakes together with jam, lemon curd or whipped cream and berries or just enjoy on its own.
A ‘FULL ENGLISH’ BREAKFAST IN 30 MINUTES
You will need :
A Frying pan
A small saucepan
An egg poacher, or a large saucepan.
Ingredients:
1 egg
2 sausages (Lincolnshire is good)
3 slices bacon (dry cured)
A few mushrooms
1 beef tomato
1 slice of bread
1 small tin of Heinz Baked Beans
Olive Oil
Salt, Pepper
Preparation
Do these jobs BEFORE you start cooking
Boil the kettle
Open Beans and place in small saucepan
Moisten egg poacher with olive oil and crack egg into it
Take slice of bread and spread both sides with small amount of Olive Oil
Peel and slice mushrooms
Slice Beef Tomato into halves (top and bottom)
Switch on grill, put plate in convenient place to warm
Start Cooking !
Place beef tomato under grill (hot) - cut side down
Put a little olive oil into frying pan, place on heat (medium) and put in sausages.
After 3 minutes put bacon under grill, next to tomato
Put beans onto hotplate (quite low heat) to gently warm
Turn the sausages a few times when brown
After a few more minutes, put boiling water into the egg poacher and begin the egg.
Turn over the tomato and bacon
You should now be at about 20 minutes
Put the bread into a toaster and switch on
Take the sausages from the frying pan and put under the grill - check that the bacon and tomato are not burning (move to front of grill to help avoid this).
Put mushrooms into frying pan (salt and pepper to taste) and sizzle until soft
Serve - take toast, place poached egg on top. Place sausages, bacon, tomato, mushrooms and beans onto warm plate. Enjoy ! Variations include fried or scrambled eggs.