Ellie's Recipes

As some regulars may know, Ellie brings cakes to her tennis lessons and by popular demand, here are some of the recipes!

Brownies

Makes 20 Brownies

• 140g dark chocolate
• 225g butter
• 5 eggs
• 450g caster sugar
• 110g plain flour
• 55g cocoa powder

1. Heat oven to 190c / Gas Mk 5. Line a 20cmx30cm (8"x12") roasting tin with baking parchment
2. Melt the butter, dark chocolate and sugar in a pan
3. Take off the heat and beat in the rest of the ingredients
4. Turn into the roasting tin and bake for 30-40 mins until the top of the brownie is firm but the inside feels soft
5. Take out of the oven and cool in the tin. Cut into 5cm / 2in squares when cool.

Oaty Cherry Cookies

• 250g soft butter
• 50g caster sugar
• 100g light muscovado sugar
• 150g self-raising flour
• 225g porridge oats
• 200g glace cherries
• 50g raisins

1. Preheat oven to 180c / Gas Mk 4. Line 2 or 3 baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.
2. Beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy
3. Stir in the flour and oats
4. Roughly chop 3/4 of the cherries and stir these and the raisins in to the mixture
5. Divide into 18 portions. Shape each into a ball. Put on the baking sheets far apart to allow for spreading. Lightly flatten with a fork.
6. Bake for 15-20 mins until the cookies are pale golden but still soft in the centre.
7. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 mins and then transfer to a wire rack.

From 101 Cakes and Bakes - Good Food Magazine, BBC Books.

Double chocolate cookie s

Makes 18-20

• 115g unsalted butter (soft)
• 115g light muscovado sugar
• 1 egg
• 5ml (1tsp) vanilla essence
• 150g self raising flour
• 75g folled oats
• 115g plain chocolate, coursely chopped
• 115g white chocolate, coursely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 190c / Gas 5. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, add egg and vanilla and beat well.
3. Sift the flour into the mixture, fold in lightly with a metal spoon.
4. Add the oats, chopped chocolates and stir well.
5. Place spoonfulls into rocky heaps on the baking tray, leaving space for spreading.
6. Bake for 15-20 mins until turning golden brown.
7. Cool for 5 mins on the baking sheets and then transfer to a wire rack.

From "Cookies" Atkinson, Farrow, Barrett and Walden.