Yellow and brown custard pudding

BASE

·         1 pack rich tea biscuits

·         2 tbsp butter

Well this dessert is something my mother used to whip up when we guests decided to pop by on short notice. It was a matter of throwing everything together, mix and pour. 

What you will need 

1 pack of rich tea biscuits / nice biscuits

3 tablespoons of melted butter

YELLOW CUSTARD

3 egg yolks

0.5 tsp vanilla essence

3 tbsp corn-flour

1 cup sugar

3 cups milk

BROWN CUSTARD

3 egg whites

4 tbsp coco powder

1.5 tbsp corn-flour

0.5 cup sugar

1.5 cups milk

TOPPING
Chocolate (grated) or coco powder to decorate

To start off with, you will need to break the biscuits into quarters (approximately). Pour over the melted butter and mix with your hands. I use a pyrex dish for this pudding, and scatter biscuits evenly over the base of the dish. 
Now, place all ingredients for the yellow custard into a pot and stir over medium hob til it thickens. Pour this evenly over the biscuit base. 
For the brown custard, place all ingredients in a pot over medium heat, and stir til it thickens. Pour that over the yellow custard. You are nearly done now. Simply allow it to cool by placing it in the fridge. 

Before serving grate some chocolate and scatter it on top, or you can simply dust it with coco powder..and voila, pudding is ready to serve. 

Crunchy almond biscuits

Another take on the basic cookie recipe. These cookies are deliciously crunchy. 

What you will need

225g/8oz softened butter

140g/5oz caster sugar

1 egg yolk lightly beaten

1/2 tsp almond essence

225g/8oz plain flour

225g ground blanched almonds chopped

salt

Mix your butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
Beat in your egg yolk and almond essence.
Sift in your flour along with the pinch of salt
Add in the chopped ground blanched almonds
Roll the dough into a round ball, then wrap in cling film.
Chill in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes.

When you remove your dough from your fridge, roll it out and cut out your desired shape with a cookie cutter. I usually just keep these nice and round. 

Bake for 15- 20 minutes then leave to cook for about 10 minutes. And there you have it, another cookie developed from the Basic cookie Recipe.

ORANGE AND CHOCOLATE FINGERS

Yet another take on the basic cookie recipe. These spiced biscuits tend to disappear very quickly. 

What you will need

225g/8oz softened butter

140g/5oz caster sugar

Grated rind of one orange

1 egg yolk lightly beaten

2tsp orange juice

280g/10oz plain flour

1 tsp ground ginger

115g/4oz dark or milk chocolate melted

 salt

Mix your butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon.

Beat in your egg yolk. 

Sift in your flour along with the pinch of salt

Add in the grated rind of orange, orange juice and ginger. 

Roll the dough into a round ball, then wrap in cling film.

Chill in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes.

Shape the biscuits into rectangles.

Bake for 10-12 mins.

Once the biscuits have cooled, dip half cookie into cooled choc.

Leave to set.

Basic Cookies

Basic cookies

Living in Ireland my whole life, we needed to make our own fun and enjoy our Eid. Eid usually involves lots and lots of food, cakes and cookies. Guests come around and usually tea and usually a selection of home made Eid biscuits are served. unlike the middle East, where once can buy all the cakes and biscuits they want, we had to make them ourselves. Nonetheless, it was always very enjoyable.

I use this recipe as the base for most of my cookie recipes, and add or subtract a few ingredients depending on what sort of cookie I would like (eg. chocolate chips, coco powder, etc)

Preheat your oven to 190 C or Gas 5. Prepare and line your tray.

What you will need is:

225g  / 8oz softened butter

140g / 5oz caster sugar
1 egg yolk lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
280g / 10oz plain flour
pinch of salt

Mix your butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
Beat in your egg yolk and vanilla.
Sift in your flour along with the pinch of salt
Roll the dough into a round ball, then wrap in cling film.
Chill in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes.

When you remove the dough from your fridge, roll it out and cut out your desired shape with a cookie cutter.

Bake for 10- 12 minutes then leave to cook for about 10 minutes.

A very easy yet tasty recipe. Try it.