Spelt Christmas Cake

Ingredients

You will need:
12 oz/350g Margarine
12 oz/ 350g dark brown sugar
1lb/450g currants
12oz/ 350g rasins
5oz/ 150g cherries halved
5 oz / 150g mixes peel
5 oz/ 150g almonds blanched and chopped
Grated rind of two lemons
Grated rind of 1 orange

Sieve Together;
150z/ 425 g of white spelt flour
1 and a half level teaspoons of mixes spice
1 and a half level teaspoons of ground nutmeg

3 oz/ 75g ground almonds
7 eggs size 2
3 tablespoons of whisky

Preheat oven to gas mark 2, 300 degrees F, 120 degrees C
9 inch round baking tin

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Method

1. Brush the tin with melted margarine and line the sides adn bottom with double grease proof paper

2. Sieve together the 15 oz/ 450g of white spelt flour, 1 and a half level teaspoons of mixed spice, 1 and a half level teaspoons of ground nutmeg

3.Place all the cake ingredients together in a very large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon umtil well mixed, 3-4 mins

4. Place the mixture in the prepared tin and smooth out top with a wet spoon

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 2 and a half hours approx depending on oven at 120 degrees on middle shelf

6. test the cake by pressing on top with spoon it shouls feel very firm and also with a skewer through the centre of the cake it should come out clean

7. Once baked leave the cake to cool overnight in its tin and remove all paper and tin the next day

8. To store your cake wrap it in grease proof paper and then tin foil!

I will put up the icing recipe before christmas when complete!!

Cathys Spelt Crumble with Greek Yoghurt and Raspberries

Here is another recipe using my Flapjack Mix, a fresh raspberry and greek yoghurt crumble. As no honey/golden syrup is added you can really taste the combination of oats, seeds (sunflower and pumpkin) and coconut.

Fresh raspberry and greek yoghurt crumble

What you need:

• Half a bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Flapjack (serves about 4)
• 70g of butter
• Punnet of fresh raspberries
• Large tub of greek yoghurt
• Fresh mint to garnish

Baking instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees/Gas Mark 3.
• Place the contents of the bag in a bowl
• Melt the butter in a saucepan
• Pour melted butter into bowl with flapjack mix and stir
• Place mixture on greased flat baking tray
• Placemixture in the oven for 10-12 mins until seeds are toasted
• Place fresh raspberries into bowl
• Add desired amount of greek yoghurt
• Top with the toasted crumble
• Add a few leaves of fresh mint to garnish

 

Flapjacks

How to make Flapjacks

What you need:

• A bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Flapjack Mix
• 140g of butter
• 140g of Golden Syrup
• Flat baking tray
• Dried Apricots

Baking instructions:

•  Preheat the oven to 160 degrees/Gas Mark 3.
• Place the contents of the bag in a bowl
• Melt the butter, golden syrup/honey and apricots in a saucepan
• Pour melted ingredients into bowl with flapjack mix and mix together
• Grease flat baking tray and flatten out mixture onto tray
• place in the oven for 15 mins or so until its golden and slightly soft
• Allow to cool and cut into desired sized squares

Spelt Tomato and Herb Foccaccia Bread

Another recipe which you can make using the Tomato and Herb Spelt Mix is a Foccaccia Bread. Its lovely with a salad, soup or dipped in olive oil, pesto...Its very easy to make and is lovely and colourful.

Tomato and Herb Spelt Foccaccia Bread   

What you need:

• A bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Tomato and Herb Mix (225g)
• 380ml of buttermilk/soya milk/fresh milk
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 12 olives
• Olive oil
• Sea salt 

Baking instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/Gas Mark 4.
• Place the contents of the bag in a bowl                       
• Add 380ml of buttermilk
• Mix to wet dough

 

• Brush flat baking tray with olive oil
• Place mixture onto greased baking tray
• Coat hands with olive oil and flatten mixture with your hands   
• Press in cherry tomatoes and olives
• Sprinkle with sea salt
• Place in middle tray of oven for 20-25 mins or until golden
• Serve hot or cold

                                                   




 

Tomato and Herb Spelt Pizza Base

The Tomato and Herb Spelt Bread/Pizza Base Mix is the newest arrival to the range which is now a family of five. By adding buttermilk/soya milk you can make a 2lb loaf, scones, pizza base or foccaccia bread, very versatile! At the Sheridans Food Festival earlier on in June I sold plenty of Tomato and Herb Mixes and the pizza samples were very popular, twenty five pizzas were eaten in samples!

Tomato and Herb Spelt Pizza Base

What you need:

• Half a bag of Cathys Spelt for Health Tomato and Herb Mix (225g)
• 190ml of buttermilk/soya milk/fresh milk
• Dolmio tomato sauce
• 2 medium sized tomatoes sliced
• Sliced mozzarella cheese
• Grated cheddar cheese two handfuls
• Basil leaves to garnish 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Baking instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees/Gas Mark 4.
• Place half the contents of the bag in a bowl (225g)
• Add 190ml of buttermilk
• Mix to wet dough
• Brush flat baking tray with olive oil
• Place mixture onto greased baking tray

 
 
 
 

• Coat hands with olive oil and flatten mixture with your hands so it is 1cm approx in depth
• Spread tomato sauce over base approx 3 desert spoons
• Top with sliced tomatoes, sliced mozzarella and grated cheddar cheese 
• Place in middle shelf of oven for 20-25 mins
• Serve with topped with fresh basil leaves 

Tasting event this Saturday

Welcome to our new blog! 

Tasting event this Saturday.

Saturday 16th April Tasting in Loop De Loop Castletownbere, Co. Cork


I look forward to meeting you all then. 


Cathy