Blueberry Crumble Bars

  

Ingredients

200 gm All-purpose flour  

70 gm Oats

1 level tsp Salt  

160 gm Caster sugar

1 large Egg  

110  gm Melted butter

250 gm Blueberries  

1 tbsp Lemon juice

 

Preparations

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Butter an 8x8 inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper, leaving overhangs on the side. Dust the pan with a little bit of plain flour and set it aside.

 

In a small mixing bowl, mix the blueberries, lemon juice and 30 gm of caster sugar. Set it aside and make the crumble.

 

In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, rolled oats, salt, and remaining caster sugar with a spoon.

 

Crack in the egg and mix. The mixture should look dry and scraggly with a few wet spots.

 

Add the melted butter and mix again, you should be able to see the crumble form. Remove the spoon, and use your hands to bring the flour and butter together to form the crumble.

 

The crumble should look like giant buttery lumps and should be able to hold its shape if you press it together.

 

Add roughly two-thirds of the crumble to the prepared baking pan and press it down evenly to form the base.

 

Then, add the macerated blueberries and spread them evenly over the crumble base.

 

Sprinkle the remaining crumble over the blueberries, press it down ever so slightly.

 

Bake the blueberry crumble bars in the preheated oven at 180°C for 30-35 minutes until the top is lightly golden and you can see blueberries oozing from the cracks.

 

Let the blueberry crumble bars cool fully in the baking pan, and then lift them out using the parchment paper. Cut it into desired shapes and serve. You can also warm them for 20 seconds before eating.

 

Store the bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator, they’ll be good for 4-5 days.

 

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3 Clever and Easy Halloween Cupcakes

One of the things I love most about Halloween is the atmosphere. Everything is colorful, creative and delicious! So to make sure you too are prepared for the most colorful of holidays, we're going to teach you how to use some common candies to create three funny, inventive and mouthwatering cupcakes that anyone will fall in love with at first sight. Follow our easy instructional video below to make your own!

For the cupcakes, you’ll need: 

 

• 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour 

 

• 1 Cup sugar 

 

• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 

 

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 

 

• 1/2 teaspoon salt 

 

• 1 cup water 

 

• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil 

 

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

 

• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Directions: 

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and line 12 muffin tins with baking cups. 

 

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. 

 

3. Add water, vegetable oil, and vanilla and mix until incorporated. 

 

4. Add vinegar and mix thoroughly. 

 

5. Divide batter equally into the muffins tins (about 2/3 full) and bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. 

 

6. Let cupcakes cool.

For the decorations, you’ll need: 

 

• Your favorite buttercream frosting (homemade or store-bought), colored green, purple and orange 

 

• Orange, purple and green sugar sprinkles (you can buy it or make your own) 

 

• Green and black jelly beans 

 

• Oreos 

 

• White M&Ms, Smarties or chocolate buttons 

 

• Melted Chocolate 

 

• Hershey’s kisses 

 

• Wafer rolls

Directions for the pumpkin cupcake: 

 

1. Using an ice-cream scoop, place a dollop of orange frosting onto the cupcake. Use a knife to spread it out and make sure the frosting is stuck to the cupcake. 

 

2. Turn the cupcake upside down and roll it into a bowl of orange sugar sprinkles, covering all the frosting. 

 

3. Use a wooden skewer to lightly mark the frosting, creating the pumpkin shape. 

 

4. Place a green jelly bean on top, to make the stem

Directions for the bat cupcake: 

1. Using an ice-cream scoop, place a dollop of purple frosting onto the cupcake. Use a knife to spread it out and make sure the frosting is stuck to the cupcake. 

 

2. Turn the cupcake upside down and roll it into a bowl of purple sugar sprinkles, covering all the frosting. 

 

3. Separate the two sides of an Oreo cookie and break them in half. 

 

4. Place each half on top of the cupcake, creating the bat’s wings. 

 

5. For the eyes, use a bit of frosting to stick 2 white M&M’s to the cupcakes and draw the pupils with a bit of melted chocolate and the help of a toothpick. Alternatively, you can buy ready-made candy eyes in specialized stores. 

 

6. Cut another M&M into quarters and use 2 of them to make the fangs.

Directions for the witch cupcake:  

 

1. Using an ice-cream scoop, place a dollop of green frosting onto the cupcake. Use a knife to spread it out and make sure the frosting is stuck to the cupcake. 

 

2. Turn the cupcake upside down and roll it into a bowl of green sugar sprinkles, covering all the frosting. 

 

3. Separate the two sides of an Oreo cookie. 

 

4. Using a bit of frosting in any color, stick a Hershey’s kiss onto the Oreo to make the witch’s hat, and place it on the cupcake (you may use a bit of frosting as “glue”). 

 

5. For the legs and feet, use some melted chocolate to stick black jelly beans to the wafer rolls and place them into the cupcake, securing firmly. 

 

 

 

 

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Chocolate-coconut bites

INGREDIENTS

condensed milk 200 ml
coconut milk  200 ml
desiccated coconut  2 cups
melted chocolate as required
nuts 2-3 tbsp chopped
cashew nut powdered 2 tbsp

METHOD

in a non-stick or heavy pan, cook condensed milk and coconut milk together along with desiccated coconut,stirring all the time till it gets quite thick, then add the cashew nut powder, mix well, cook till thick and leaves the sides of the pan. Pour into a greased mould to set pour melted chocolate to cover it full sprinkle half of the nuts on top, keep it in the fridge to set for at least for 2 hours.
Once completely set, de-mould,cut into pieces, keep on a tray, pour chocolate to coat it well, sprinkle remaining nuts on top, let it set well.

 

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