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Apple Pie Recipe

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Apple Pie Recipe

FOR THE PASTRY 300g self-raising flour, plus extra for rolling 200g chilled unsalted butter, cut into chunks 150g caster sugar finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 medium egg, beaten FOR THE FILLING 1 tbsp lemon juice 40g caster sugar 150g raisins 1 medium egg, separated 1 tea spoon of ground nutmeg 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1kg Granny Smith apples, peeled, 150g grated and the rest cut into small chunks 50g fresh white breadcrumbs   Line the base of a 24cm cake tin with baking paper. First make the pastry by putting the flour, butter, sugar, lemon zest and a...

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Mouth Watering Chicken Tikka Masala

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Mouth Watering Chicken Tikka Masala

  Ingredients  8 bone-in chicken thighs ( or chicken breast )  1 lime, juiced   For the marinade 2 large pieces ginger  10 garlic cloves, peeled 400ml Greek yogurt pinch chilli powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 small green chilli red food colouring (optional) For the sauce 3 tbsp butter or ghee 1 large onion, finely chopped 1½ tsp cumin seeds 1½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp powdered fenugreek ½ tsp powdered paprika 4 cardamom pods, lightly bashed 1 large piece cinnamon 1 tbsp tomato purée 50g ground almonds pinch soft brown sugar 1 tbsp malt vinegar 680ml passata 100ml crème fraîche or double cream fresh coriander leaves, flaked almonds, garam masala and smoked salt (optional), to serve Method First remove the skin...

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Shop fresh, eat fresh!

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Shop fresh, eat fresh!

Shop fresh, eat fresh! In the early days of Breakfast TV before Piers Morgan was allowed anywhere near a studio, there was TV-AM. It was the early 80s and 1950s film star Diana Dors, dubbed the British Marilyn Monroe, was on it plugging her weight loss and healthy eating tips including a weekly weigh-in on those big red scales you used to see in supermarkets and at the seaside.   Legend has it she’d give the presenters a little kick off-camera as a signal for them to keep schtum if the scales went up not down because like all the...

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