Coconut biscuits

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2 cups coconut
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup sugar
100 grams butter
1 egg.

Cream butter and sugar. Add rest of ingredients. Put tspn lots onto gresed tray and flatten. Bake at 175 degrees until brown (about 12 minutes).

Chocolate hokey pokey biscuits

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1 Tbspn golden syrup
2 Tbspn milk
1 tspn baking soda
125 grams butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup choc chips

Melt milk and golden syrup. When melted add baking soda. Stir. Cool. Cream butter and sugar. Add melted mixture. Add flour and choc bits. Flatten on a greased tray. 180 dgrees for 10-15 minutes.

Carrot Cake

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250 grams grated carrot
1/2 cup oil
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tspn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
2 tspn cinnamon
3/4 cup walnuts

Mix oil, sugar and eggs. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add walnuts and carrots. Bake at 170 degrees for 45 minutes.
When cool ice with
125 grams cream cheese
rounded tspn butter
2 cups icing sugar
2 tspn icing sugar.

Easy Shortbread

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285 grams flour
225 grams butter
85 grams icing sugar

Knead all together. Cut out shapes and bake for 15-18 minutes at 190 degrees.

American Crunch

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125 grams butter
1 tspn baking powder
1 dessertspoon cocoa
75 grams brown sugar
125 grams flour
50 grams coconut

Melt butter and add all ingredients together. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees. When cold ice with chocolate icing and sprinkle with coconut or sprinkles.
This tastes good when dried fruit, sultanas or even choc chips are added.

Guava Jelly

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1 kg ripe guavas
750 mls water
sugar
juice of 1 lemon/lime

Wash and chop guavas in half, then put into the pot with the water. Coverand simmer gently for 40 mins. Leave to coll slightly then strain through a jelly bag or muslin cloth. DON'T SQUEEZE!!! Measure guava juice. For every 1 cup of juice add 1 cup of sugar. Boil until all sugar is dissolved then add the lemon or lime juice. Test after 20 mins. Pour into sterlised bottles. DELICIOUS!!

Choc Chippie Biscuits

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75g melted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tspn baking soda
1/2 cup choc chips

Mix together butter, sugars and egg. Add other ingredients and put into teaspoons onto a lined tray. 8-10 minutes at 180 degrees.
These biscuits are a recipe of Jo Seagers. They spread well and are quite thin, crunchy and delicious!

Crisp Cucumber Conserve

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This is a nice refreshing savoury conserve to eat with cheese.
Does not keep for more than a few days!

1 packet lime jelly crystals
1 cup vinegar (I use white)
1 cup boiling water
1 large cucumber chopped into little pieces
1 finely chopped medium onion
handful fresh mint

Mix jelly crystals, water and vinegar together. When cool(before mix sets) add the rest of the ingredients until firm. YUM!!!

Fig, Almond & Honey Wafers

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Found this really delicious recipe...
175 grams butter
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
5 dried figs
70g slivered almonds
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder

Cream butter, sugar and honey till pale. Add chopped figs and almonds to the mix. Add dry ingredients. Mix. Shape in Tbspns into approx 8cm circles. 180 degrees celcius for 8-10 mins.