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Sunday 20 November 2011

(No. a '136') Lemonade + Paris Buns.

Van Morrison shared these with us in the song 'Cleaning Windows', a good mood song about doing the day job while dreaming of brighter things and finding his line.
Paris buns seem to be a Northern Irish treat and references pay note to working class and Scottish links. They are cheap to make, dry and slightly sweet cake like, usually with extra sugar on top, you need the lemonade with them or a good mug of tea.
Easily made and easy to store they can last a good few days.

Paris buns

Ingredients, makes 6
5 fl oz milk
3 fl oz oil, sunflower
3 oz caster sugar
1 egg
1/2 lb self raising flour
dessert spoon of sugar for sprinkling on top.

Method
Preheat your oven to 400°f
Mix the egg sugar and oil with a whisk add the milk.
cut the flour in with a broad blade or palette knife until all are combined.
Spoon 6 equal amounts to your baking tray.
Sprinkle a little sugar on top of each.
Bake approx 15-20 mins until golden brown.
Remove and leave to go cold before eating.

Lemonade
Ingredients
100 gms sugar
3 lemons juiced
600 ml cold water
Some Lemon or lime slices and ice for the jug.

Method
Mix the lemon juice and sugar together until the,sugar has dissolved
add the water, serve with ice and lemon or lime slices.


2 comments:

  1. That's interesting. Paris buns are certainly not well known down here. That would make a good snack in a school lunchbox.

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    1. hi Sally, thanks, they used to a great treat for us, school lunch box would be good or zip locked for one of your kayak excursions. pat

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