Rocky Road Recipe

Rocky Road Recipe
Rocky Road Recipe

Ingredients for Rocky Road  Recipe

200g milk chocolate
100g dark chocolate
120g golden syrup
175g butter
175g digestive biscuits
40g marshmallows
80g raisins
80g dried apricots
100g glace cherries

How to make Rocky Road

  1. Prepare a square 20cm tin (preferably loose based) by lining it with 2 lengths of cling film in a cross shape. Ensure the cling film lengths allows enough to wrap the Rocky Road later.
  2. Put the digestive biscuits in a freezer bag and bash into small pieces using a rolling pin.  Put the broken digestive biscuits in a large mixing bowl.  Slice the dried apricots and halve the cherries. Add the raisins and marshmallows, along with the prepared apricots and cherries, to the broken digestive biscuits in the large mixing bowl. Set aside.
  3. Break the chocolate into cubes and put it in a heat proof bowl. Add the golden syrup and butter in the same bowl.
  4. Place this bowl over a sauce pan of gently simmering water, but not touching the water. Stir occassionally until all melted. Remove heatproof bowl from heat.
  5. Now tip the contents of the large mixing bowl (with broken digestive biscuits, raisins, etc) into the heatproof bowl of melted ingredients and mix well to make Rocky Road.
  6. Once all combined, pour mixture into the prepared lined tin. Wrap excess cling film over Rocky road and press down to level.  Let it cool down and place in the fridge for at least two hours.
  7. To serve Rocky Road, remove from tin and peel off cling film. Slice into squares or rectangles and sift icing sugar over cut pieces.

 

 

Pasta Bake Recipe

Pasta Bake Recipe
Pasta Bake Recipe

Ingredients fo make Pasta Bake Recipe

600ml milk
40g butter
30-40g plain flour
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
500g pre-cooked filled
Salt and pepper to season
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Broccoli florets

How to cook pasta bake recipe

  1. Put pre-cooked pasta in an ovenproof dish.
  2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  3. Melt the butter over a medium heat in a saucepan.
  4. Add flour to the melted butter and mix throughly to form a paste.
  5. Pour in the milk and stir until combined. Add nutmeg and wholegrain mustard. Season with a little salt and pepper.
  6. Keep stirring the milk mixture, still over a medium heat. It will slowly thicken.
  7. Once thickened to the consisitency of gravy remove from heat and pour over the pasta in the ovenproof dish.
  8. Arrange cut tomatoes and broccoli over the pasta.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes and serve.

Variations to make pasta bake recipe

Any pasta shapes can be used. Pasta will have to be cooked according to packet instructions.

Other vegetables can be used eg. sliced courgettes, mushrooms and more to make pasta bake recipe.

Add grated cheddar cheese 10 minutes before the end of cooking time for a richer dish.

If you prefer a meatier dish, replace vegetables with sliced cooked chicken breast, or experiment with other cooked meats.