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Carrot Cake




Ingredients
-315ml all-purpose flour
-8ml baking powder
-2ml salt
-5ml cinnamon
-1ml nutmeg
-1ml ground cloves
-190ml vegetable oil
-2 large eggs
-250ml finely grated carrots
-250ml granulated sugar
-5ml vanilla

Optional:
-80ml walnuts finely chopped
-80ml raisins

Method
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray non-stick spray onto the pan molds and dust with flour.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a medium bowl.
3. In another bowl, mix the oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until they are well blended.
4. Add the carrots (and optionally the raisins and walnuts) and mix until blended.
5. Spoon the batter evenly into molds. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a cake. Cool for 5 minutes before removing the little cakes from the molds. Trim the edges with kitchen shears if needed for a neat presentation.
6. After cooling, put on icing.

Cloverleaf Rolls

Ingredients
800ml flour (more if needed)
15ml dry yeast
175ml warm water
60ml sugar, divided
250ml warm milk
60ml butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 egg
5ml salt
melted butter, for tops

Method
1. Grease a muffin tin.
2. In a liquid measure, combine yeast with 15ml of sugar in warm water; Let sit for 10 minutes, or until the yeast is foamy.
3. In a large bowl add the remaining sugar, melted butter, warm milk, egg and salt.
4. Add 250ml of clour and add in the yeast/sugar mix. Gradually add remaining flour to make a slightly sticky dough.
5. Coat a second large bowl with vegetable oil. Transfer the dough to the bowl.
6. Cover; and let rise in a warm draft-free area until doubled in size
7. Remove from bowl then place the dough on the counter
8. Slice the dough evenly in half lengthwise down the middle, set one piece aside.
9. Shape piece of dough into chunky long rope using hands
10. Slice into 18 even pieces
11. Shape into about 38mm balls or a little more
12. Repeat the remaining piece of dough and muffin tin.
13. Cover the tins with a clean tea towel and allow to rise warm place for 30-40minutes
14. Remove the tea towel; brush tops with melted butter
15. Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until buns are a dark golden colour.

Pulla - Finnish Coffee Bread

Ingredients
-250ml milk
-60ml warm water
-5ml white sugar
-8ml yeast
-60ml white sugar
-3ml salt
-sml ground cardamom
-2 eggs, beaten
-1L all-purpose flour
-60ml margarine or butter, melted
-1 egg, beaten
-15ml course white sugar

Method
1. Warm the water in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Let cool until lukewarm.
2. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and the 5ml sugar. Stir in the lukewarm milk, 60ml sugar, salt, cardamom, eggs, and enough flour to make a sticky batter (approximately 250ml) Add the melted butter or margarine, and stir well. Beat again until the dough looks glossy. Stir in the remaining flour until the dough is slightly sticky.
3. Knead the dough until smooth and satiny. Place in a lightly greased mixing bowl, and turn the dough to grease the top. Cover with a clean dish towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down, and let rise again until almost doubled.
4. Turn out again on to a floured surface, and divide into 4 parts (if four members). Divide each third into 3 again. Roll each piece a strip. Braid 3 strips into a loaf. Lift the braids onto greased baking sheets. Let rise for 20 minutes.
5. Brush each loaf with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar
6. Bake at 200°C for 25-30 minutes. Check occasionally because the bottom burns easily.

Mexican Stack

Ingredients:
400g ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix (see below for a homemade version)
250ml water
1 tomato, diced
1/4 head shredded leaf lettuce
100g cheddar cheese grated
4 tortillas
sour cream
olives, sliced (black or green stuffed)

*Garnish options: Green onion, Cilantro, Green Jalapeno or red Serrano pepper, Whole olives, cherry tomatoes, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Salsa

Method:
1. Spray insides of can.
2. Using can as a cutter, cut at least 5 circles out of tortilla for each person.
3. Brown ground beef, add seasoning and water and cooking accordingly to directions (make sure it is quite dry, not too liquidy)
4. Meanwhile wash all vegetables first. Then die tomatoes, shred lettuce, grate cheece, slice olives, slice some green onion using both some of the white part and the green part for colour.
5. Set can on a dish and begin layering ingredients, compressing each layer slightly as you go. Alternate layers beginning and ending with a tortilla circle, using about 30ml to 60ml of 2-3 different fillings for each layer: Repeat layers 3-5 more times, ending with a tortilla
6. Using a large spatula, slide it under the can and transfer it to the position on the 'serving plate' you wish it. You may like to place it on a lettuce leaf as a base.
7. Holding stack with one hand from the top, gently slide the can straight up off the stack.
8. Garnish top with dollop of sour cream, few diced tomatoes, few slices green onion, a few slices of black olive, etc.
9. Plate may be garnished, with green onion flower or hot pepper flower, a few whole black olives, chives, cilantro and some fresh salsa, sour cream, or guacamole.