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Hot mulled cider punch

Hot mulled cider punch

Ingredients * 100 g brown sugar, * 1 pinches salt, * 2 litres cider, * 1 tsp ground allspice, * 1 tsp cloves, * 1 pinches nutmeg, * 2 oranges, peel only, cut into segments * 6 cm cinnamon sticks, * 50 g almonds, lightly toasted Method 1. Combine the sugar and salt, and add [...]

Lemon tart

Lemon tart

Ingredients For the crust * 200 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting * 50 g almonds, * 1/2 tsp salt, * 2 tbsp icing sugar, * 125 g butter, diced * 2 egg yolks, * 2-3 tbsp water, * 1 egg white, beaten For the filling * 200 g caster sugar, * 4 eggs, [...]

Lemon posset

Lemon posset

Ingredients * 4 lemons, * 250 g caster sugar, * 500 ml double cream, To decorate * 30 g almonds, toasted * icing sugar, * 30 g lemon peel, Method 1. Squeeze the juice from the lemons and strain through a fine sieve. Put in a pan with the caster sugar and bring to the [...]

Lemon drizzle cake and almond fruity buns

Lemon drizzle cake and almond fruity buns

Ingredients * 3 eggs, * 175 g self-raising flour, * 175 g caster sugar, * 175 g butter, softened * 11/2 tsp baking powder, For the lemon crunchy cake: * 50 g sugar, * juice of 1/2 lemons, For the almond fruity buns: * 50 g sultanas, * 50 g dried apricots, snipped into small [...]

Lemon curd syllabub with banana ice cream

Lemon curd syllabub with banana ice cream

Ingredients * 4 biscuits, * 100 ml white wine, * 250 ml double cream, * 4 tbsp icing sugar, * 8 tbsp lemon curd, * 2 tbsp almonds, * 4 sprigs of mint, * 4 strawberries, For the banana ice cream: * 4 bananas, * half tsp vanilla essence, * 3-4 tbsp sugar, * 150 [...]

Lemon cake with almond and poppy seed

Lemon cake with almond and poppy seed

Ingredients * 200 g caster sugar, * 4 lemons, zest only * 200 g almonds, * 3 large eggs, * 4 large egg yolks, * 125 g butter, softened * 100 g plain flour, * 2 tsp baking powder, * salt, * 50 g poppy seeds, * icing sugar, for decoration For the syrup * [...]

Lemon polenta cake with tarragon and lemon cherries

Lemon polenta cake with tarragon and lemon cherries

Ingredients * 450 g butter, * 450 g sugar, * 450 g almonds, * 0 dashes of vanilla extract, * 6 eggs, * grated zest and juice of 2 lemons, * 225 g polenta, * 1 tsp baking powder, * a pinch of salt, * 45 ml double cream, to serve For the tarragon and [...]