Project 249....chelsea buns

I got a very ancient recipe book from a family member some time ago, but haven't used it up till now. 

I cleaned my freezer the other day, and discovered some raisins I had forgotten about in there.  Now you might think what the raisins are doing in the freezer.....I hate waste!  So when I make pineapple beer, I always save the raisins, and use them in cooking!  Ha ha!  I am sure this is the first time you hear about somebody doing that!  I just can not think why I should waste such a lot of raisins!

This was my first attempt of making Chelsea buns, as I always thought they are hard work.  I was quite impressed with the outcome. 

To make 12......

280g of flour
pinch of salt
6 tbsp milk
110 g butter
15 g yeast
2 eggs, beaten
55g raisins(I used double)
pinch of mixed spices
half a cup of sugar and a little extra for spreading on top

Mix the salt and flour.  Heat half the butter and  the milk until lukewarm.  Add the sugar and the eggs and the yeast.  Knead till well mixed and keep in a warm place and allow to double in size.  Roll open on a tray sprinkled with flour.  spread the rest of the butter on top.  Fold it double again and roll out again.  Now spread the raisins on top and sprinkle with the sugar and spices.  Roll up to make a roll and cut it in twelve slices.  Place them in your well greased pan.  Sprinkle with a little more sugar and leave to rise double in size again.  Bake for 20 minutes at 220*C.  I poured icing sugar glaze on top with a little almond essence added to it.

Project 248.......a pasta salad

We had this at a friends house the other night, so I decided to make it for a light supper in stead of  using it as a salad.  I served fresh garlic rolls with it......

Cook 500g of pasta according to the instructions on the pack.  Stir in two tins of tuna, a tin of smoked mussels(oil as well) , a small chopped onion, a cup or two of  grated cheese(was not in the original recipe) and a good lot of mayonnaise.  Season to taste with salt and pepper. 

Project 247....a sweet little handbag

I made this cute little handbag the other day, now all the ladies at church want one!  I think I'll give them the pattern though!

I cut the bag from a velvety material and a second set from a pink material to line it.  This was so easy, I made the whole thing in half an hour!  I made a second one and added a material flower, but will add the photo later on as I forgot to take one!

Add a sling and a press stud to close it up.  I think you can even add a zip.

Project 246.....good oats

My son started making this.  He loves oats and would eat it any time of the day.  Unfortunately I do not share his enthusiasm, and it would have been so good for the cholesterol......but I must admit that this way it is much tastier!

Cook your oats as normal, but in milk in stead of water.  We do it in the microwave.  Then add some caramel sugar and stir it through.  Add a little butter.  You can add some fruit if you want to,  or extra sugar on top, but with the caramel sugar it is sweet enough for me.

project 245.........recycled t-shirt throw

This was was other long term project.......

I did the quilt as previously posted and had been busy with this one for some time.  I think this one could have taken much quicker if I had a lot of t-shirts to work from right from the start, but after cutting a few old ones, I had to wait again for others to be thrown out!  But I am much more clever now....from now on I am going to cut all the old t-shirts and roll it into balls so that the next time I want to do something like this, I have some saved up!

I started the blocks with 30 stitches each and knitted normal stocking stitch until the ball was finished.  I crocheted them together with white material and gave it a material backing. 

I decided to test it out on my hubby the other night as it was extremely cold the night before....-7*C the morning!  My brand new gerbera plant froze inside the house! 

So I placed it at the foot end of the bed at night....My husband thought it was great!  The next morning he said that his feet was warm all night!  Might not be the prettiest thing, but wow it's warm!