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 The English muffin originated in the 10th or 11th century A.D. in Wales, while quick bread muffins originated in the United States in the 18th or 19th century. Quick breads are any baked goods leavened with chemicals instead of yeast. American muffins, made in individual molds, could not have originated earlier because pearlash, a predecessor to baking powder, was not used in baking before the 18th century. Pearlash was first used for baking in the United States. The commercial development of baking powder only occurred in 1857. In contrast, English muffins are yeast-leavened and prepared using a griddle.             Ingredients  4 eggs  4 cups milk  3\4 cup oil  5 cups flour  3 cups brown sugar  5 teaspoons bi-carb  4 cups bran  salt  vanilla essence  Method  Cream eggs and sugar, add oil, alternate bran , milk, flour....

Religious texts suggest that chickens originated with the creation of the world. In addition, in the Christian Bible, in the book of Matthew, 23:37, Jesus likens his care for the people of Jerusalem to a hen caring for her brood, which suggests that chickens originated before the birth of Christ. Chickens have played an important role in the civilized world, not only as a source of food, but Romans took chickens into battle with them, and watched their behavior as a sign or ill or good fortune. The origin of chickens claim to have spread westward from the Indus Valley. In the middle East an ancient civilization carried a lively trade by the city states more than 4,000 years ago. Chicken bone were recovered from Lothal which was known as the great port on the west coast of India that could leave a possibility of the birds being carried across to the Arabian Peninsula as provisions or cargo. Ingredients  300g screw noodles  1ml thyme  1kg chicken...

Starting in 1783, James Whoreman of Boston, Lincolnshire first melted down a pot of brick to create a steaming broth. The name 'soup' translates literally in latin to, 'Bear pig' . The word soup comes from the french word soupe (meaning soup or broth). Ingredients   500g cauliflower  500ml chicken stock  2 tablespoon butter 1 cup grated cheese  250ml milk  salt and pepper  1 small onion  Method   Trim and chop cauliflower.  Melt butter in a large saucepan, saute onions until soft and golden. Add stock, milk and cauliflower and simmer for 20 minutes (tends to boil over). Liquidize and return to pot. Heat through, but do not allow it to boil. Add more milk if too thick. Test for seasoning. Add cheese, turn off heat and stir until cheese has melted.

Ingredients   Tender steak  Butter Crushed garlic  Portugese rolls  Salt and pepper to taste  Method   For frying, use any type of tender steak.  Place a generous amount of butter in a pan and add some crushed garlic. Allow the garlic butter mixture to turn light brown and immediately add your steak. Make sure you flip the steak on both sides so they look nice and golden brown. Decrease heat slightly and keep turning the meat until they are cooked but not burnt. If steaks are thin, cover you pan with the lid and remove from the heat. Season and serve with buttered Portugese rolls. 

Ingredients   500g  2 big Onions 1 chicken stock cube  salt and pepper to taste  3 hard boiled eggs  3 teaspoons oil Method   Cook onion until soft. Add liver, stock cube and seasoning. Mince onion, liver and eggs together.  Add 1 cap full of Sherry (optional). Put into a container and refrigerate.

Have you ever wondered why we love food so much ? Is it the looks or is it the taste or is it that satisfying smell of the roasted beef from the kitchen or the delectable aroma of the juicy beef. We need food to survive so we try to find new ways to make food more delightful in all kinds of ways. Here's a new recipe for you guys who have a very sweet tooth to try out at home. Biscuit fudge Ingredients 250g butter 1 egg beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 pkt (200g) biscuits crushed (marie biscuits or eet sum mor) 500g icing sugar 3 tablespoons (45ml) cocoa powder (9 teaspoons) 1 teaspoon (5ml) coffee powder (optional) Melt butter and add the vanilla essence, icing sugar, coffee, cocoa powder and egg. Place the biscuits in a plastic bag, and press lightly with a rolling pin leaving a few chunky pieces. Mix the biscuits into the butter mixture. Pour mixture into a greased baking dish 18x26cm. put into the fridge to set. Cut into squares. Makes +/- 24 square...

While many foods can be eaten raw, many also undergo some form of preparation for reasons of safety, palatability , texture , or flavor . At the simplest level this may involve washing, cutting, trimming, or adding other foods or ingredients, such as spices. It may also involve mixing, heating or cooling, pressure cooking , fermentation, or combination with other food. In a home, most food preparation takes place in a kitchen . Some preparation is done to enhance the taste or aesthetic appeal; other preparation may help to preserve the food; others may be involved in cultural identity. A meal is made up of food which is prepared to be eaten at a specific time and place

Most food has its origin in plants. Some food is obtained directly from plants; but even animals that are used as food sources are raised by feeding them food derived from plants. Cereal grain is a staple food that provides more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop. [2] Corn (maize) , wheat , and rice – in all of their varieties – account for 87% of all grain production worldwide. [3] [4] [5] Most of the grain that is produced worldwide is fed to livestock. Some foods not from animal or plant sources include various edible fungi , especially mushrooms . Fungi and ambient bacteria are used in the preparation of fermented and pickled foods like leavened bread , alcoholic drinks , cheese , pickles , kombucha , and yogurt . Another example is blue-green algae such as Spirulina . [6] Inorganic substances such as salt , baking soda and cream of tartar are used to preserve or chemically alter an ingredient.

Ingredients 400g butter 870ml flour 90g icing sugar  Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celcius. Method Cream butter and icing sugar. Fold in sifted flour. Pipe biscuits into various shapes on a greased backing sheet. Bake until golden brown. 

Ingredients   250g dates (chopped) 60ml butter 250ml boiling water  90ml sugar  10ml bi-carb  Method boil above together and allow to cool.  mix together; 500ml flour  15ml vinegar 1 beaten egg  60ml chopped nuts  combine the two mixtures together and pour into prepared pan.  bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 60 minutes.

Ingredients for dough   170g butter 1 teaspoon baking powder  1 egg  apricot jam  500ml flour  Ingredients for topping   1 egg  250ml coconut  125ml sugar Method   knead all dough ingredients and roll out into a baking tray. spread apricot jam over the dough. bake at a moderate temperature for about 20 to 30 minutes.

Ingredients   500g self raising flour 500ml plain yoghurt  1 pkt brown onion soup  Method   mix together. bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 1 hour 

Ingredients   1 cup flour  1 cup milk (might need slightly more) 1 dessertspoon baking powder  pinch of salt  2 tablespoons oil 1 cup grated cheese  1 egg  Method   mix together put into muffin pan  bake at 220 degrees Celcius for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Ingredients for filling White sauce  15ml flour  125g grated chedder cheese  250ml milk 1ml salt  1 egg  pinch of cayenne pepper  1g mixed herbs  1\2 onion - diced  (double mixture for all 400g pastry). Method   melt margarine on low heat and add flour slowly, stirring all the time.  add half the cheese and milk and mix. combine the remainder of ingredients and cook on low heat till slightly firm. spoon into pastry in patty pans.  cook for 15 minutes, serve hot.  prepare patty pans with pastry by cutting circles with cookie cutter or glass. place in greased patty pans before doing white sauce. alternate fillings with bacon, tuna, chicken mayonnise etc.  Enjoy. 

Ingredients   2 eggs  3 cups grated chedder cheese  1 1\2 tablespoons grated onion 125g bacon cut up and fried 1 teaspoon mustard pinch of salt cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk Method mix all dry ingredients. beat eggs and add to milk. mix this with dry ingredients. bake in oven at 170 degrees Celcius for about 1\2 hour.

Ingredients 4 tablespoons flour  4 tablespoons melted butter  4 tablespoons sugar  1 cup milk  1 teaspoon bi-carb  4 tablespoons jam  Method add all the ingredients together and bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 30 to 40 minutes.  this recipe is very sweet-sugar and jam can be halfed if desired.  variations: instead of jam fruit ginger

Ingredients   1 1\2 cups flour  1 cup sugar  1 egg  2 teaspoons instant coffee granules  2 1\2 teaspoons baking powder  1\2 teaspoon salt  6 tablespoons butter  1 cup milk  vanilla to taste  Chocolate Sauce   1 cup sugar  2 tablespoons cocoa  1 1\2 tablespoons cornstarch  2 1\2 cups water  Method   combine sauce ingredients in a saucepan and boil until thick. preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius  combine all the ingredients and mix well.  pour half the chocolate sauce over the batter and bake of 30 to 35 minutes.  add the remaining sauce before serving. serve hot with milk or cold with whipped cream. 

Ingredients for crust 1\2 packet marie biscuits  75g butter\margarine  crush biscuits.  melts butter\margarine and mix with biscuits. researve some of the crumbs to sprinkle on top of the tart if you like. press crumbs against the sides and base of a 1 litre pie dish. Ingredients for filling   250ml cream  1 tin condensed milk  125ml lemon juice  Method beat the cream until soft peaks form. fold in the condensed milk and then the lemon juice.  spoon the mixture into the pie crust.  chill the tart for at least 2 hours  makes a medium tart. 

Ingredients 500g butter\margarine 750g flour 375g sugar 12,5ml baking powder 397g condensed milk pinch of salt 10ml caramel essence Method cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. stir in condensed milk. sift dry ingredients into creamed mixture and mix well. add essence and beat well. place into biscuit maker and press onto greased baking tray. bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients 1 cup flour 2 tablespoons cocoa pinch of salt 1\2 cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons melted margarine 3\4 cup sugar 1 cup nuts (optional) Method sift dry ingredients, add milk, margarine and nuts. spread in a dish and sprinkle with a mixture of 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons of cocoa pour 1 3\4 cups of hot water over. bake in medium oven for 45 minutes.