Ireland AM Baking

Ingredients - 300g/10 oz Odlums Gluten Free Tritamyl Self Raising Flour - Pinch of Bread Soda - 75g/3 oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature) - 150g/5 oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar - 2 Eggs, beaten - 4 medium Bananas, mashed - 80g packet Shamrock Chopped Walnuts

Ingredients 200g/7 oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 25g/1 oz Odlums Wheat Bran 1 teaspoon Shamrock Bread Soda 25g/1 oz Shamrock Light Muscovado Sugar 25g/1 oz Butter 125g/4 oz Blueberries 125g Natural Yoghurt Milk

This puff pastry dessert is a delicious alternative and a great recipe to have up your sleeve if you have short notice of visitors arriving. I always keep a block of puff pastry in the freezer for such occasions.

Ingredients: Pastry 125g/4oz Odlums cream plain flour 50g/2oz butter or margarine About 4 tablespoons cold water Filling 1 red pepper, diced 125g/4oz goats' cheese, crumbled 1 small onion, thinly sliced 50g/2oz shamrock pine nuts 2 eggs 150ml/¼pt milk Freshly ground pepper

Ingredients: For the cake - 150g pitted dates - 150g Pecans - 2 medium size apples - 225g soft butter - 200g light brown sugar - 4 tbsp milk - 4 eggs - 300g Plain flour - 1 tsp bread soda - 1 tsp baking powder - 1/4 tsp salt - 2 tsp ground cinnamon For the toffee sauce: - 100g light brown sugar - 100ml cream - 2 tbsp butter - 50g pecans

Ingredients: • 75g/3oz Odlums Porridge Oatflakes • 2 x 150g Chocolate Covering (Milk/Dark as preferred) • 75g/3oz Margarine • 125g/4oz Caster Sugar • 1 Egg (beaten) • 25g/1oz Walnuts (chopped) • 75g/3oz Cherries (chopped) • 75g/3oz Sultanas

Ingredients • 250g / 8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour • 125g / 4oz Caster Sugar • 12g / 1/4oz Cocoa • 50g / 2oz Chocolate Chips • 1 Level Teaspoon Baking Powder • 1 Large Egg • 150ml / 1/4 pint Milk • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence • 125g / 4oz Margarine

Ingredients For the Pudding: 125g/4oz Odlums Self Raising Flour 125g/4oz Butter (softened) 125g/4oz Caster Sugar 2 large Eggs (beaten) 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder 125g /4oz Plain Chocolate (melted) 50g Shamrock Pecan Nuts (chopped) 15ml/1 tbsp Milk For the Sauce: 125g/4oz Plain Chocolate, broken into pieces 25g/1oz Butter 30ml/2 tbsp Golden Syrup

Our queen of the Kitchen, Catherine Leydon is showing us all how to make a start on a festive staple, the Christmas cake.

Ingredients: - 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour - Pinch of Odlums Baking Powder - 75g/3oz Chocolate - 175g/6oz of Butter or Margarine (room temperature) - 175g/6oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar - 2 Eggs (Lightly Beaten) - 2 Tsp of Goodall’s Vanilla Essence - Pinch of salt To Decorate - 3 tbsp Icing sugar sieved and mixed with 1 tbsp water - Sweets to decorate

Festive Mince Pies Ingredients: 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar 100g packet Shamrock Ground Almonds 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature) 1 Egg (beaten) A little water, if necessary 450g/1lb Jar Mincemeat Icing sugar