Ingredients
400g of chocolate (you can use any type of chocolate)
395g (1 tin) of condensed milk
Equipment
A wooden spoon
A square baking tray lined with baking paper
A microwave safe bowl
Method
Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute before taking it out and stirring. If need be, put it in for another minute.
Add all the condensed milk to the melted chocolate and mix thoroughly, until smooth.
Put the mixture into the baking tray and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours
Enjoy!
By Emilia Milne (S2)
These colourful rainbow lollies are perfect to cool you down on a hot summer day, and even get part of your 5 a day involved! This recipe serves 6 lollies.
Ingredients
100g Mango (peeled, stoned, and chopped)
2 Bananas
400g Yogurt
2 Kiwi’s (peeled, and roughly chopped)
100g Frozen Raspberries
100g Frozen Blackberries
Method
1) Blitz the mango with ½ banana and 100g yogurt in a blender until smooth. Divide between six ice lolly moulds and insert a stick into each. Hold each stick upright in the mould, and secure on both sides with tape. Freeze for 1 hr until set.
2) Repeat with another ½ banana, 100g more yogurt and the kiwi fruit, and pour that over the banana layer. Freeze for another 1 hr until set. Repeat with the raspberries, then the blackberries, freezing each layer before topping with the next. Cover and freeze the lollies overnight. Run under warm water to remove from the moulds.
You could even give this recipe another go with some different fruits of your choice!
“Icy treats in the summer heat”
~ Unknown ☀️
Recipe by Caera Neeson (S3)
Main - Homemade Beef Burgers 🍔
Serves 4 delicious beef burgers.
Ingredients
1 Small Onion (diced)
500g Beef Mince
1 Egg
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
4 Burger Buns
Method
1) Tip 500g beef mince into a bowl with 1 small diced onion and 1 egg, then mix.
2) Divide the mixture into four. Lightly wet your hands. Carefully roll the mixture into balls, each about the size of a tennis ball.
3) Set in the palm of your hand and gently squeeze down to flatten into patties about 3cm thick. Make sure all the burgers are the same thickness so that they will cook evenly.
4) Put on a plate, cover with cling film and leave in the fridge to firm up for at least 30 mins.
5) Heat the barbecue to medium heat (there will be white ash over the red hot coals – about 40 mins after lighting). Lightly brush one side of each burger with vegetable oil.
6) Place the burgers, oil-side down, on the barbecue. Cook for 5 mins until the meat is lightly charred. Don’t move them around or they may stick.
7) Oil the other side, then turn over using tongs. Don’t press down on the meat, as that will squeeze out the juices.
8) Cook for 5 mins more for medium. If you like your burgers pink in the middle, cook 1 min less each side. For well done, cook 1 minute more.
9) Take the burgers off the barbecue. Leave to rest on a plate so that all the juices can settle inside.
10) Slice four burger buns in half. Place, cut-side down, on the barbecue rack and toast for 1 min until they are lightly charred. Place a burger inside each bun, then top with your choice of accompaniment.
We all love being with friends and family enjoying the beautiful sunshine, along with some yummy food! So here are some recipe ideas for your summer barbecue to go down a treat!
Starter - Homemade Grilled Garlic Bread! 🥖🧄
(serves however many pieces, depending on how small you cut)
Ingredients
Baguette Bread
Garlic Butter
Method
1) Spoon half the garlic butter onto the bread to soak in. Enough to soak in, but not so much that it drips out when it hits the BBQ.
2) Grill it cut face down to make the bread crispy.
3) Flip, then brush or spoon over the remaining garlic butter.
4) Once the underside is crispy, cut and serve!
Desserts - Smores
Ingredients
12 Biscuits of your choice (digestives are most common)
6 Thin Squares of Chocolate (chocolate type of your choice)
6 Marshmallows (pink and white mixture)
Method
1) Lay out 6 strips of foil. Pop a biscuit on each, then top with a square of chocolate and a marshmallow. Sandwich with another biscuit, then wrap up tightly in the foil.
2) Put the parcels onto a hot BBQ and cook for 3-4 mins on each side, so that the chocolate and marshmallow are just beginning to melt. Use tongs to turn the parcels.
3) Remove from the BBQ and leave to cool slightly, before carefully unwrapping. If you like, you can stack up the biscuit sandwiches to serve.
“A good BBQ is like a hug for your taste buds.”
~ Unknown 🔥
Recipe by Caera Neeson (S3)
This recipe makes 16 small-sized scones, perfect for a small activity and snack on a summer's day!
The full recipe can be found at this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tea_time_scones_77839
1) Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Lightly grease two baking trays.
2) Put the flour, baking powder and sugar in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3) Crack the eggs into a measuring jug, then add enough milk to make the total liquid 300ml. Using a fork or round-tipped knife, stir the egg and milk into the flour – you may not need it all – and mix to a soft, sticky dough.
4) Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface, knead lightly and work in the sultanas, if using. Roll out to a rectangle about 2cm thick.
5) Cut into as many rounds as possible with a fluted 5cm cutter and place them on the prepared baking trays. Brush the tops of the scones with a little extra milk, or any egg and milk left in the jug.
6) Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the scones are well risen and a pale, golden-brown colour. Lift onto a wire rack to cool. Eat as fresh as possible.
7) To serve, split the scones and serve with strawberry jam on the plain scones along with a good dollop of clotted cream.
Optional Toppings of anything you like!
“Nothing brings people together like good food.”
~ Julia Child 🥖
Recipe by Caera Neeson (S3)