Recipes

Looking to make Apple Fritters? Let us show you how!

 These are so delicious and easy to make. The apples I have used are Granny Smiths. They give a little sharpness in flavour in contrast with the cinnamon sugar and also they’re a little firmer so when they are heated, the flesh holds firm.

This recipe is quick and easy, and uses very simple ingredients so you can make these at any time without having to write a long shopping list. They’re great for serving 1 or 2 people or indeed a crowd.

These fritters are best served immediately from cooking, warm with a nice drizzle of syrup, honey, fruit sauce, ice cream, whipped cream.. yes.. you’ve guessed it. The topping choices go as far as your imagination

How to Make Apple Fritters

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 2 – 3 Minutes

Serves: 2 apples

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup plus 2 Tablespoons or 100 All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/4 Pint or 150 ml water
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 Apples, I prefer Granny Smiths.
Sugar and / or ground cinnamon, nutmeg etc for coating

Instructions:
1. In a bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt.

2. Add the water and oil and combine with a hand whisk. The consistency should be thick, like heavy cream and be able to coat a spoon. If it is too thick, add a drop more water, too thin, add a little more flour. Set aside.

3. Heat a pan with vegetable oil until it reaches 180 C or 350 F. Make sure you do not over fill the pan with oil. I use a small saucepan and cook in batches, filling the pan 1/3rd deep with cooking oil.

4. While the oil is heating up, peel and core the apple, then cut in to rings about 1 1/2 cm or 1/2 inch thick. Dip each apple slice in the batter so it is fully coated and carefully place in the pan, cooking both sides until golden brown. ** To tell if the oil is hot enough, drop a tiny bit of batter, the size of a pea in to the oil. If it sizzles and floats to the top immediately, the oil is hot enough.

5. Place the fritters on some kitchen paper then dip into a bowl with sugar and cinnamon if using, to coat.

Serve immediately as they are or with some syrup drizzled over the top or a blob of ice cream!

Adapted From Loves Foodie

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How To Make Cloud Dough

This is a no cook playdough recipe. It’s perfect if you want to make some playdough and you don’t have access to a stove top or kettle. The mixture comes together easily in 5 minutes (it’s fast!).

Here are the ingredients you will need: 

Cornstarch 

Lotion

Food Coloring (optional) – we like this liquid food coloring gel in neon colors because you only need a few drops

How do I store cloud dough?

To help your playdough to last as long as possible, it’s important to keep it as airtight as possible so that it doesn’t dry out. Wrap each color of playdough in plastic wrap and then place it in an airtight container to help it stay soft. If you find that your playdough has become a little dry, you can add a little bit of extra lotion and knead it in.

How do I keep the playdough soft?

First wrap your playdough in saran wrap then store in an air-tight container or Ziploc bag. You’ll notice that playdough will go hard if left out – so the less air that can get to the playdough when storing, the longer it will last!

How do you make playdough soft again?

If your playdough dries out or turns out to be a little dry after making it, try adding in a little more lotion. If the playdough is too sticky after making it, add a little bit more cornstarch.

How long does it last?

This dough will not last as long as our traditional playdough recipe. The lotion will start to dry out from it within a week. However, you can easily revive it by just adding a few extra squirts of lotion to it and kneading it in. This will make it almost like brand new again.

Cloud Dough Recipe

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Homemade Granola Bars

Granola bars are such a great snack for everyone in the family. If you are anything like me, you read the ingredients list on the box of granola bars and wonder what the heck all that stuff is.  Why does something so simple have such unknown ingredients and preservatives in it?  I don’t want to feed all that junk to my kids, or myself, so I set out to make my own, full of ingredients I know.  I found this great recipe from Smuckers.  They turned out delicious and were a hit with the kids!  This a great after school snack or something you can pack in the lunchbox, or great energy before sports activities.  Just be careful, you just might eat them all up yourself!

You will need:

3 cups crispy rice cereal

• 3 cups toasted oat cereal
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup honey
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 (16 oz.) jar Smucker’s® Natural Chunky Peanut Butter, stirred
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• No-Stick Cooking Spray

Directions:

1. COMBINE cereals, raisins and sunflower seeds in large bowl.

2. COMBINE honey and sugar in medium saucepan; heat over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Boil one minute.

3. ADD peanut butter and vanilla; stir until peanut butter is melted. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.

4. SPRAY a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. Press mixture into pan. Cool; cut into 24 bars.

5. Cut into squares and store in the refrigerator

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