BUNUELOS

1/4 teaspoon salt
57 grams butter, soft (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup warm water

oil for frying

1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

in a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the salt, butter,
sugar and egg together.

beat in the flour and water.

tip onto a well floured board and knead until dough is soft
and smooth. add more flour to board as needed.

cover dough lightly with plastic wrap and let rest for 15
minutes.

cut dough into 16 equal pieces and roll each piece into a
ball. flatten each ball with your hand.

heat oil ( about 1 1/2 inches in depth in the frypan) in a
medium sized frypan on medium high heat till hot (approx. 200
c / 400 f..)

fry 4 bunuelos at a time for approx. 30 seconds each side,
until golden and crisp. turn heat down if cooking too fast. 

drain on paper towel.

while hot, sprinkle each side of the bunuelos with cinnamon
sugar.

serve warm.

CINNAMON SUGAR

1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

mix together until well combined.

BROWN BUTTER APPLE CAKE

113 grams butter, chopped (1/2 cup)

2 medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon bicarb soda (baking soda)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla

preheat oven to 180 c. (350 f.)  grease sides and line bottom of 23 cm (9 inch) springform tin. (20 inch cake tin is ok.)

in a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. continue to cook, stirring,  until it turns an amber colour.   remove from heat and cool.

place the flour, sugars, salt and bicarb into a bowl.

mix the brown butter, cream, eggs and vanilla together then stir into the flour mix.

stir in the apples.

pour into tin and cook for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

drizzle  with cinnamon drizzle.

CINNAMON DRIZZLE

1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter
milk

mix the icing sugar, cinnamon and butter together with enough milk to make a drizzly paste.

HAM, POTATO AND ONION GALETTE

2 exra large onions, sliced
600 grams potatoes, peeled and sliced
100 grams shaved ham
2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 cup shredded tasty cheese, or to taste

2 tablespoons butter
canola oil
melted butter to brush

preheat oven to 200 c. line a large baking tray with baking
paper.

in a frypan, using the 2 tablespoons butter, saute the onions
until transparent. put aside to cool.

in another frypan, shallow fry the potatoes in the canola oil
until just golden. drain, lightly salt and put aside to cool.

place the sheets of pastry onto the baking tray.

divide the ham between the 2 sheets of pastry, leaving an
inch uncovered on each side.

top the ham with the potatoes and onion using half on each
sheet of pastry. still leave the inch of pastry on each side
uncovered.

press each side of the pastry up around the filling, tucking
in the corners and pinching lightly to seal.

brush with a little melted butter.

sprinkle tasty cheese across the top of each galette.

cook for  approx. 30 minutes until pastry is golden and
cheese is brown. (check to make sure the bottom is brown as
well.)

serve hot. top with tomato if desired.

LEMON, WHITE CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT CAKE MIX COOKIES

1 packet greens lemon cake mix
2 eggs
50 mls canola oil (3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon)
finely grated rind 1 lemon
1 cup white chocolate bits

dessicated coconut to roll

preheat oven to 180c. (350 f.) line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

place approx. 1 cup coconut into a bowl.

in a medium sized bowl, mix the cake mix (discard icing mix),
eggs, oil, lemon rind and white chocolate until well
combined.

drop heaped teaspoonfuls of mix into the coconut and roll to
coat.

place 12 to a tray and cook for 15 minutes or until golden.

I like my cookies a little soft so if you want them crunchy,
cook about 5 more minutes or until a nice brown.

cool on trays for 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool
completely.

NOTE: the greens cake mix is a small mix, if using a different brand you may have to add another 10 mls (2 teaspoons) oil.