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Jam and Coconut Muffins Lasagne Strawberyy Tart
Jam and Coconut Muffin
Lasagne
Strawberry Tart
10 oz plain flour
3 level tspns baking powder
4 oz caster sugar
4 oz coconut
1 egg, 1 tspn vanilla essence
.5 pts milk, 6 tblspns vegetable oil
3 tblspns jam, extra coconut
Large paper muffin cases
Deep muffin or bun tins

Bolognaise sauce -

6 tblspns olive oil, 1 onion finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
1 clove garlic crushed, 1 pound minced beef,
4 oz chopped mushrooms
3 tblspns tomato puree, 14 oz can tomatoes
Salt and pepper, 1 tblspn dried basil
1 tblspn dried oregano

Cheese sauce -

1 oz plain flour, 1 oz butter
1 pt milk, 4 oz cheddar cheese

Sheets of Easy Cook Lasagne

Shortcrust pastry case approx 375 gms
400 gms strawberries hulled and washed
100 gms caster sugar
250 gms marscapone cheese
3 tblspns lemon juice
3 tablspns single cream

Set oven to gas mark 6 - 200F. Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and the coconut. Beat the egg, vanilla essence, milk and oil together, then stir into flour and mix till smooth. Spoon 1 tblspn into each case then put in 1 tspn jam. then top with more muffin mixture up to about 2/3rds full. Sprinkle a little coconut on top and bake for 25-30 minutes until well risen and firm to touch. Cool on a wire tray.

Bolognaise sauce - Heat the oil in a large pan, and fry the onion, carrot. garlic and mushrooms till onion is soft. Stir in beef and stir until browned. Stir in the tomato puree and tomatoes. Cover and simmer gently for about 2 hours, add a little water if it becomes too thick too quickly. Cheese sauce - Melt butter in heavy based saucepan, add flour cook for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the milk and cook for abour 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in most of the cheese. Layer bolognaise sauce and sheets of lasagne in a large lasagne dish starting with the sauce and finishing with a layer of lasagne sheets. Pour over cheese sauce and stand for a few minutes before baking in a hot oven gas mark 6 - 200F for about 35 minutes till golden and bubbling. Sere with garlic bread.

Blend 125 gms strawberries till smooth. Chill until ready to serve. Beat marscapone till soft, mix in 25 gms sugar, add lemon juice and cream, beat until smooth. Spread into pastry case, cut remaining strawberries in half and scatter on top and press down gently. Sprinkle remaining caster sugar over top and grill for approximately 5 minutes til caramalised. Cool and chill. Sere with coulis.

     
  Recipes by Grace Gray of Fife ©Scotland4me.net2006