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Money saving tips and recipes for fashionable food that doesn't cost a fortune from New Zealand cookbook author and presenter Sophie Gray. Learn how to cook and eat well on a budget, feed your family for less and access great tips and techniques. Buy the latest recipe book by Sophie Gray Destitute Gourmet
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  • Bunny Butt Cupcakes
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    Bunny Butt Cupcakes
    These cute as a button cupcakes don't require any actual decorating skills, and they are cheap and fun to make. You can also make them dairy free; substitute the butter for a dairy free spread and replace milk with rice milk; egg free – simply omit the egg; gluten free – use a gluten free flour ...
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  • Chocolate Coated Marshmallow Easter Eggs
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    Chocolate Coated Marshmallow Easter Eggs
    Making homemade Easter eggs is a fun activity to do with the kids over the Easter break. This recipe can be doubled but you will need a lot of cornflour and a roasting pan sized tray to mould a double quantity. Ingredients - 1 ½ dstsp gelatine granules- ½ cup sugar- 130 ml water- 125g icing Sugar-...
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  • Chocolate Truffles 3 Ways
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    Chocolate Truffles 3 Ways
    Truffles make an indulgent yet affordable treat - perfect as a gift. This one base mixture can be finished 3 different ways to you can have a mixed selection of goodies to gift (be sure to keep at least some for yourself). Ingredients - 200ml cream- 200g dark chocolate – I use Whittakers 62% broke...
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  • Filled Easter Eggs
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    Filled Easter Eggs
    Personalise an inexpensive store bought hollow chocolate egg by placing surprises inside and decorating the egg. Ingredients - a big-ish hollow chocolate Easter egg - the kind wrapped in foil- 100g dark chocolate melts - melted- a serrated knife such as bread knife- a mug of hot water- 1/2 cup icing...
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  • English Muffins
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    English Muffins
    My family all like English muffins as a quick breakfast or snack, but boy they’re expensive to buy for such a simple thing! These homemade ones are lovely and easy enough for a novice baker. Ingredients - 4 ¼ cups plain flour- 1 sachet instant yeast- ½ tsp sugar- 1 tsp salt- 50g butter- 2 cups w...
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  • Hot Cross Buns - Apricot and Chocolate Chip
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    Hot Cross Buns - Apricot and Chocolate Chip
    Spicy delicious Hot Cross Buns with tangy dried apricot and sweet chocolate chips for those who want an alternative to the classic Easter buns.The “hands-on" time for homemade bread is only around 15-20 min but it does need time to rise, so allow a minimum 1 ½ hours, longer if it’s a cold day.I...
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  • Classic Spice and Fruit Hot Cross Buns
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    Classic Spice and Fruit Hot Cross Buns
    This recipe makes around 24 great buns. I like to arrange the buns in a circle on the tray because in the Christian tradition the circle symbolises God's unending love but you can arrange them anyway you like. IngredientsDough - 1 ½ cups warm water- ¼ cup Condensed Milk- 2 tbsp Dried Yeast granul...
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  • Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Easter Eggs
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    Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Easter Eggs
    Wanting to mess with the kids heads this Easter? Serve them these super cute Cheesecake filled choccy eggs. They're yummy, fun, and surprisingly easy to make. Ingredients - Per serve- Small hollow Chocolate egg. Approx 17g each- Approx 1/4 cup ready-made cheesecake filling (store bought)- from the c...
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