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Cooking Guide
Slices, Desserts and Pastries
Apple Slice
Makes: 2 slices
Ingredients:
3 cooking apples,
peeled and sliced thinly
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4
teaspoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
2 sheets ready rolled puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
caster sugar
Method:
Place apples, cinnamon and sugar into a 2-litre
casserole dish. Cook covered on HIGH for 3 to
5 minutes. Drain well.
To Cook by Convection:
Preheat oven to 210˚C. Cut sheet of pastry in half.
Place 2 halves of pastry side by side on a bread
board. Place apple mixture on top leaving a 2 cm
border around the edge. Brush edges with beaten
egg and place remaining half of pastry on top of
apple mixture. Secure edges together. Brush top
with egg.
Cut slits across the top of pastry. Sprinkle with
caster sugar. Place slice on a greased baking tray.
Place on Low Rack and cook on 210˚C for 15 to 20
minutes.
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Chocolate Brownies
Makes: 20 cm square pan
Ingredients:
125 g butter
200 g dark chocolate,chopped
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
3
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4
cup nuts, chopped
Method:
Preheat oven to 180˚C. Grease and paper line a 20
cm square pan. Melt butter and chocolate on MED
HIGH power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once. Stir in
sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour and nuts. Spread into
prepared pan. Cook on Low Rack for 25 to 30
minutes. Allow to cool, remove from pan and spread
with prepared topping. Cut into small square.
To Cook by Auto Menu:
Prepare as above. Place on Low Rack. Select
, then press .
To Cook by Combination:
Prepare as above. Cook on Combination 4 for 25 to
30 minutes.
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Apricot Honey Slice
Makes: 20 squares
Ingredients:
185 g butter
2 tablespoons honey
250 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed
1
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2
cup chopped pecans
1
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2
cup coconut
1 cup chopped dried apricots
Method:
Grease and line an 18 x 28 cm dish. In a 2 litre dish
place butter and honey. Cook on HIGH for 2
minutes. Stir in biscuits, pecans, coconut and dried
apricots. Press into the prepared dish. Chill until firm
cut into squares.
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