TARRAGON & THYME

BLONDIES I love Brownies and their hidden gooiness and I think that they are something worth the making for Christmas both in their dark chocolate version and this white version.  But ooh the taste.  They do not last long in this household (that' when we are on our own) or with the extended family.  I am sorry I only have the imperial recipe for this one not the metric. Ingredients: 9oz white good quality chocolate 4oz unsalted butter 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon of salt 12oz golden caster sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 11oz plain flour 4oz pecan nuts roughly chopped Method: Melt the white chocolate and the butter in a bowl over a pan.  The water just needs to simmer.  Allow to cool slightly. Whisk the eggs and salt until light and frothy then whisk in the sugar and the vanilla whisking until thick and light.  Whisk in the chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour and the chopped pecans stirring gently until well blended....

I first tried these from Sainsburys a few years ago - courtesy of my sister in law. They are very rich but full of flavour. Needless to say because I liked them (and they were expensive) I decided to search for a recipe to have a go myself and here it is. Ingredients: For the pastry: 6oz plain flour 3 oz unsalted butter 1 large egg beaten For the filling: 2oz unsalted butter 8 oz sultanas 2 large eggs 2oz demerara sugar 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C or Gas Mark 4 You can either make a tart or individual tartlets the choice is yours First make the pastry gently rubbing in the flour and butter until like very fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg mixing in to make a stiff dough. Roll out the pastry then line the flan dish/or cut out individual tart basis to fill a patty tin. For the filling Melt the butter in a pan and add the remaining ingredients. Stir well then add the mixture to the pastry case/cases. Bake for approximately 35 minutes until ...