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Recipes for your Deep Fryer continued
Fried Cheese Scones
Filling
1egg
100ggratedgryereorcheddarcheese
2leeks,finelysliced
¼ cup cream
salt and pepper
Dough
30g butter (diced)
1½cupsself-raisingflour
½
tsp salt
¾cupmilk
1.Forfilling.Sauteleeksin1tbspofbutter
until soft. Remove from the heat and mix
through cheese, egg, and cream. Season
and set aside to cool.
2.ForDough.Placebutter,flourandsalt
in a bowl and rub the mixture between
fingertips until it resembles fine
breadcrumbs.Addmilkandbringdough
together.
3. Turn dough out onto a floured bench and
kneadlightlyfor2-3minutes.
4.Takeabout2tbspofthedoughatatime
andworkintoaflatcircle.Place1tspof
thefillinginthecentreandworkedges
together,pinchingtoseal.Becarefulto
keepthethicknessofthedoughasevenas
possible.
5.Heatoiltosettings8-10,fryingabout8at
a time until puffy and golden.
6.Drainandservehot.
Shallot and sesame puffs
2sheetsreadyrolledshortcrustpastry
1tbspvegetableoil
1tspfreshgratedginger
1clovegarliccrushed
12greenshallots,sliced
½cupsesameseeds
2tbspoystersauce
1eggyolk,beaten
extra sesame seeds
1.Heatoilinawok,addginger,garlic,
shallotsandsesameseeds.Stirfryfor1
minute, add oyster sauce. Remove from
heat set aside to cool.
2.Cut8cm2(squares)frompastrysheets
3. Place a tbsp of shallot mixture into each
square,glazeedgeswithegg.Bringthe
four corners to the centre and pinch edges
to seal.
4.Glazewithremainingeggandsprinkle
lightly with extra sesame seeds.
5.Heatoiltosettings8-10andfrytill
golden brown, about 4 minutes.