baking on a budget

How To Make Rock Cakes/Buns Easy Recipe (Only 18p Each)

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This is how to make rock cakes/buns, an easy recipe and delicious. This simple rock bun recipe is great to try if you are new to baking and what to learn to bake. It is really easy to do and makes 8 delicious rock buns or rock cakes. Here are the ingredients and baking instructions.

225g / 8oz Self Raising Flour 0.12p
1 tsp Baking Powder 0.03p
60g / 2.2oz Sugar 0.07p
1 Egg 0.13p
100g Unsalted butter 0.75p
125g Dried Fruit 0.31p
3 tsp Milk 0.03p

Total cost 1.44p

8 Rock buns at 0.18p each.

Put the baking powder into the flour and then rub in the butter to make a fine breadcrumb.

Add the sugar and fruit and mix together.

Combine the milk and egg and beat together.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix into a dough/batter.

This will be quite wet and sticky.

Divide into 8 portions and place on a baking tray which has been greased or lined with parchment.

Bake in the oven at 200c / 395f / gas mark 6 for 15 – 20 mins.

That is how to make rock cakes / buns a really easy recipe and this is baking on a budget as each simple rock cake is only 18 each.

How To Make Cheese And Onion Pasties.

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In this video I will show you how to make cheese and onion pasties. These are delicious cheese and onion pasties and are only 56p each. A really substantial pastie at a really low cost. That is what baking on a budget is all about. Delicious food at a low cost.

Here is a list of the ingredients and method.

400g / 14oz plain flour 0.20p
100g / 3.5oz Unsalted Butter 0.75p
100g / 3.5oz Lard 0.20p
A little cold water 0.00
A pinch of salt 0.00

300g / 10.5oz Potato 0.27p
150g / 5.2oz Mature Cheddar 1.12
1 Onion 0.09p
Salt and pepper 0.04p
1 Egg 0.13p

Total cost 2.80

6 Pasties 0.46p each.

Rub the butter and lard into the flour and add a pinch of salt.
Add cold water until the pastry comes together.
Cover in cling film and put in the fridge for 30 mins.

Chop and lightly fry the onion.
Boil, soften and mash the potatoes.
Grate the cheese.
Mix these three together and add salt and pepper to taste.

Roll out the pastry and cut into 6 rounds.
Divide the filling into 6.

Place the filling on the pastry round and seal with egg wash.
Egg wash the tops and bake in the oven.

180c / 320f / gas mark 3 for 30mins.

I hope you try these cheese and onion pasties, easy to make and delicious. A substantial cheese and onion pasty for only 56p

And as I mentioned in the video here is a link to my other youtube channel.

How To Make A 3 Course Meal For £1.72

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How To Make A 3 Course Meal For £1.72. Leek and Potato Soup – Mince and Dumplings – Chocolate Mousse. A fantastic hearty 3 course meal for less than £2.00 hat really is baking on a budget. Here is a list of the ingredients.

Leek and Potato Soup.

200g Leeks 0.56p
200g Potato 0.18p
1 Clove Garlic 0.04p
Veg stock cube 0.12p

Total cost 0.90p

4 servings 0.22p

Mince and Dumplings.

250g Minced Beef 1.34
1 Onion 0.09
1 Stick of celery 0.06
1 Beef stock cube 0.12
1 tsp pepper 0.04
Dumpling mix 0.05

Total 1.70

2 Helpings 0.85 per serving

1 Carrot 0.05
250g potato 0.22
30ml Veg oil 0.04

Cost of meal 1.16

Chop the onion and celery and fry lightly.
Add the mince and brown.
Add the stock and allow to simmer for about 10 mins.

Add water to the dumpling mix and form into a small ball.

Chop the potatoes and boil them until just beginning to soften.
Peel and chop the carrot and put in a pan of water on a slow boil.

Heat the oil in a roasting tin in the oven. When the oil is hot, strain the potatoes and add them to the oil with care as they may sizzle and splash in the hot oil.

Put the mince mixture in a casserole dish with the dumplings on top.

Put the potatoes high in the oven and the mind towards the middle, with the oven sat at 180c / 356f / gas mark 4 until the potatoes are crisp and golden and the dumpling is lightly browned.

Chocolate Mousse video coming soon.