Recipe of the Month

Summer of Sport baking   Take your pick and bake for a summer of sport  Football UEFA Women’s EURO Cycling Le Tour de France Tennis Wimbledon   Summer of Sport Lemon Buns 110g/4oz butter 110g/4oz sugar 2 eggs (beaten) 1 tsp lemon extract or zest of 1 lemon 150g/6oz self raising flour 1 level tsp baking powder A little milk   Cream the butter and sugar and add the lemon extract or lemon zest and beaten egg. Sift the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed mixture, using a little milk if necessary to give a dropping consistency. Half-fill about 12 medium sized bun cases and bake in a moderate oven for 15 -20 minutes. (350 F, Mark 4, 180 C). Summer of Sport Chocolate Buns As above but replace the lemon extract with vanilla extract and add 2 tbsps cocoa to the sifted flour. To decorate When cool, scoop out the top of each bun with a teaspoon or a small knife and fill with lemon or plain Butter Cream. Replace the scooped-out sponge as a lid and decorate the top with a sporting finish.    Grandma Abson’s tip :   Use a cake tester or skewer to check if the buns are cooked. It should come out clean with no trace of the mixture when you insert it and take it out.                                        And here are more of

Grandma Abson’s Yorkshire Recipes 

Yorkshire Brack

Doncaster Butterscotch Cake

Yorkshire Curd Tart

Yorkshire Drop

Fat Rascals

Yorkshire Parkin 

Rhubarb Crumble

Rhubarb Tart/Rhubarb Lattice Flan