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Christmas Pudding

Christmas Pudding

cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a monthChristmas Pudding  What do I need to make Christmas Pudding 120 g sugar 60 ml vegetable oil 2 tsp mixed spice 300 ml apple juice 250 g mixed dried fruit 200 g breadcrumbs 1 egg, whisked 100 g...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a monthChocolate Nut CheesecakeAn easy to make chocolate and peanut cheesecake perfect for celebrations of all kinds, or just a Sunday pudding. Lots of possible variations too What do I need to make a...

Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for (just over) £100 a monthChocolate BrownieI've tweaked this recipe rather from the 2010 original, reducing the sugar, increasing the flour, and changing to a solid fat. I usually use butter now, but any solid fat would work...

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