Wicklewoods Leftover Vegetable Bake Food

LEFTOVER VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Chop and steam all vegetables.
• Melt butter. Add flour and stir till smooth. Slowly add milk, keeping mixture smooth. Cook till thick.
• Put vegetables in casserole dish and top with sauce and cheese.
• Cook till cheese is melted.

WICKLEWOOD'S LEFTOVER VEGETABLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180c.
• Combine the carrots, peas and cabbage and arrange in the bottom of a large casserole dish, season.
• In another bowl, mix the swede and potatoes together, (but do not mash).
• Over a gentle heat, melt the butter in a small saucepan and remove from heat.
• Blend in the flour and mustard powder until smooth.
• Return to heat, gradually whisk in the milk, (the mixture will drastically thicken between each addition of milk, at this stage don't rush to add more milk, cook out the flour thoroughly or the resulting sauce will just taste floury.).
• Keep whisking until the mixture is smooth.
• Gently bring to a light boil.
• Stir in 8 oz. of the cheddar until melted, Season to taste.
• Pour half of the sauce over the prepared vegetables in the casserole.
• Spoon the prepared potato mixture over the vegetables and cover with the remaining cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 20 mins or until golden and bubbling.
• Serve hot. On its own as a main dish or as a side dish with cold meats.

WICKLEWOOD'S GLUTEN FREE CORNED BEEF FRITTERS

Steps:

• Whisk the egg white until it forms stiff peaks, set aside.
• Mix together the flour, xanthan, onion granules and seasoning.
• In a separate bowl, mix together milk, egg, oil and egg yolk.
• Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and beat well.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
• Meanwhile heat a half filled, heavy based saucepan of vegetable oil to about 180c.
• Dip the corned beef in to the batter and carefully place the fritters in oil
• Fry for about 5-6 mins or until crisp and golden.
• Drain and serve warm.

WICKLEWOOD'S SPICY GLUTEN FREE WALNUT AND DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180.
• Grease and lightly flour a 1lb loaf tin.
• Cut a length of greaseproof paper half the width of the loaf tin and twice the length, line the tin lengthways ensuring it overlaps at the ends.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth, slowly add the beaten egg.
• Heat the milk in a saucepan, add the oil, syrup and treacle until melted, and then beat into the butter mixture, along with the 1 ½ oz chopped walnuts.
• Sift in the flour, baking powder and spices and mix well.
• In a pan, heat the dates, water, lemon zest and juice until boiling, reduce heat and simmer until soft.
• Remove from heat and puree with a blender until smooth.
• Place half of the cake mix in the bottom of the loaf tin, ensuring not to remove the lining paper, level with a palette knife.
• Spread the date puree over the cake mix, almost to the edges of the tin.
• Cover with the remaining cake mix.
• Bake for 25 mins, don't remove from tin.
• Mix all the topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the cooked cake, return to the oven and bake for a further 15-20 minutes.
• Leave to cool for 10 mins before using the overlapping greaseproof paper to remove the cake from tin and transferring to a cooling rack.

WICKLEWOOD'S TRIFLE SPONGES (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190c and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the eggs, sugar and zest until the mixture is thick and has doubled in volume.
• Gently fold in the flour mix.
• Place the mixture in a large piping bag with a 1/2in nozzle and pipe 3" lengths of batter onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Dust with caster sugar and bake for 6-8 mins until golden brown.