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The Canny Cook 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Recipes from a (usually) thrifty home cook in the Scottish Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Is there anything better than the smell of fresh bread just out of the oven πŸ˜‹πŸ₯–πŸ‘πŸ½
16/03/2024

Is there anything better than the smell of fresh bread just out of the oven πŸ˜‹πŸ₯–πŸ‘πŸ½

Scotch EggsI like mine runny.....how do you like yours?
10/03/2024

Scotch Eggs

I like mine runny.....how do you like yours?

AFGHAN BISCUITSA kiwi classic made using Edmonds cookbook recipe πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ πŸ˜‹
26/02/2024

AFGHAN BISCUITS

A kiwi classic made using Edmonds cookbook recipe πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ πŸ˜‹

TUNNOCKS ROCKY ROADINGREDIENTS 100g digestive biscuits 140g butter 100g dark chocolate (you can use all milk/dark if you...
16/02/2024

TUNNOCKS ROCKY ROAD

INGREDIENTS

100g digestive biscuits
140g butter
100g dark chocolate (you can use all milk/dark if you prefer)
100g milk chocolate
3 tbsp golden syrup
4-5 Teacakes
2 Caramel Wafers
1-2 tbsp desiccated coconut

METHOD

Line at 18cm square tin or Pyrex dish.

Put the digestives in a bag and smash with a rolling pin. Cut the wafers into chunks and quarter the teacakes.

Put the chocolate, butter and syrup in a large bowl and melt in microwave, ( do 30 second blasts and stir to ensure you don’t burn it)

Once melted, add in all the digestives, wafers and teacakes, stir to ensure everything is covered and pour into a lined tray, sprinkle with desiccated coconut.

Put in fridge until hardened, usually at least a couple hours. Cut into squares or fingers and enjoy with a good cuppa β˜•οΈ

Makes 6 big squares or 12 fingers

Happy Pancake Day πŸ₯ž PANCAKESDry Ingredients125g Plain Flour125g Self Raising Flour1 tsp Baking Powder60g Caster SugarWet...
13/02/2024

Happy Pancake Day πŸ₯ž

PANCAKES
Dry Ingredients

125g Plain Flour
125g Self Raising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
60g Caster Sugar

Wet Ingredients
2 Eggs
200ml Milk
50g Plain yoghurt or buttermilk
1 tbsp golden Syrup

In a measuring jug measure out you milk, add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well. In a bowl measure out the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle and pour in the wet ingredients and combine well.

Makes 12-14 large pancakes

What is everyones favourite pancake topping? πŸ₯ž πŸ“πŸ«πŸ«–β˜•οΈI think my new favourite may be Bonne Maman UK chocolate orange spre...
12/02/2024

What is everyones favourite pancake topping? πŸ₯ž πŸ“πŸ«πŸ«–β˜•οΈ

I think my new favourite may be Bonne Maman UK chocolate orange spread. I had the advert calander and this came as a free gift and OMG!!! 🍊🍫 πŸ₯ž

Happy Chinese New Year πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³πŸ‰CHINESE CASHEW CHICKEN
10/02/2024

Happy Chinese New Year πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³πŸ‰

CHINESE CASHEW CHICKEN

MADE FROM GIRDERS CHICKEN THIGHS(IRN-BRU glaze) Sweet, sticky, salty, smoky and a wee but spicy! 200ml Irn Bru1 tbsp Dar...
08/02/2024

MADE FROM GIRDERS CHICKEN THIGHS
(IRN-BRU glaze)

Sweet, sticky, salty, smoky and a wee but spicy!

200ml Irn Bru
1 tbsp Dark Soy sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (add more if you want them spicier)

Put all ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil, simmer for about ten minutes until the liquid has reduced by half.

Bake thighs in oven at 180Β° for ten mins until part cooked. Remove and use half the glaze and return to oven for 5 mins, remove and use rest of glaze, return to oven until thighs cooked (another 5-10 mins)

Serve with some fries, coleslaw and corn on the cob 🌽 🍟

CHEESE SOUFFLΓ‰ Recipe coming soon….
06/02/2024

CHEESE SOUFFLÉ

Recipe coming soon….

SAUSAGE ROLLSWho doesn't love a homemade sausage roll?! πŸ˜‹ INGREDIENTS 1 pack 8 sausages, skinned (approx 450g) - split t...
05/02/2024

SAUSAGE ROLLS

Who doesn't love a homemade sausage roll?! πŸ˜‹

INGREDIENTS

1 pack 8 sausages, skinned (approx 450g) - split the pack into 2 bowls
1 sheet ready rolled pastry
(Cut in half long ways)
1 egg, beaten

Marmite & Cheese
1 heaped tsp marmite
50g grated extra mature cheddar

Chipotle chilli & Honey
1 tsp of chipotle chilli flakes
1 tbsp honey

BEEF POT ROASTINGREDIENTS Approx 1 kg beef joint (topside or silverside) 2 tbsp oil2 stick celery, chopped 2 carrots, ch...
04/02/2024

BEEF POT ROAST

INGREDIENTS

Approx 1 kg beef joint (topside or silverside)
2 tbsp oil
2 stick celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
A good glug of red wine, approx 250ml
1 oxo cube or beef stock cube, crumbled
1 tsp thyme, rosemary and oregano
1 pint/500ml water
Good splash of Worcestershire sauce

METHOD ……in pictures

Definitely not the prettiest dish but oh my, soooo tasty! Back pudding mash….great with pork, beef, chicken,….anything 😁...
04/02/2024

Definitely not the prettiest dish but oh my, soooo tasty! Back pudding mash….great with pork, beef, chicken,….anything 😁

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