Pan Haggerty

Traditional North East dish

Pan Haggerty
serves 4

1 kg floury potatoes, peeled
500g onions, peeled and sliced
250g cheddar cheese, grated
1 tbsp beef dripping

Slice the potatoes. Melt the dripping in a large heavy frying pan. Arrange the potatoes and onions in layers, seasoning each layer. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with cheese then brown under the grill, serve hot cut into wedges.

Macadamia ice cream

It takes only three ingredients to make this ice cream.

Macadamia ice cream
serves 6
3 1/2 litres whole milk
300g macadamia nuts, roughly chopped and lightly toasted
300 sugar

Put the milk and nuts in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer gently until the liquid had reduced by about half. Remove from the heat and add the sugar. Strain the milk through a sieve into a freezer-proof container. Allow to cool, then freeze. Once frozen scoop out with a spoon dipped in boiling water.


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Raisin Brownies

Fruit and nut brownies

Raisin Brownies
makes about 16

115g butter
50g cocoa powder
2 eggs
225g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
40g plain flour
75g walnuts, chopped finely;
75g raisins

Gently melt the butter, remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder.

Using an electric whisk, beat the eggs, caster sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Stir in the butter and cocoa mixture.

Sift in the flour, and fold to mix. Fold in the walnuts and raisins. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm square baking tin. Bake for 30 minutes at 180c/gas4. Leave in the tin to cool before cutting into 5cm squares.

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Maple and Pecan brownies
White chocolate brownies