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This book contains a fascinating collection of delicious recipes for every kind of tea you could imagine, whether it is simple tea and biscuits, traditional afternoon tea, or a more substantial high tea for the children. You’ll also find lots of ideas for special occasion teas such as children’s parties and christenings. It includesSandwiches and savouries Cakes, buns and sconesPastries and biscuits There is also an overview of all the different kinds of tea available to drink plus lemonade recipes for summer tea in the garden.

The potentially toxic effects of sugar are now well known. This book shows how you can still eat the food you enjoy by replacing sugar with a natural sugar substitute. You’ll find sugar-free, and therefore healthier, recipes for:- Brownies- Muffins- Sponge cakes and fruit cakes- Scones, pies and tartsThe delicious recipes in this book use xylitol as a natural sugar substitute, because it has benefits for your teeth, and for those with diabetes, and is much less fattening than sugar. Because xylitol is as sweet as sugar, you can use exactly the same amount of xylitol as you would use sugar in your baking recipes.

Mrs Simkins is back with a fantastic collection of recipes, hints and tips for every kind of tea you could imagine. Whether it is simple tea and biscuits, traditional afternoon tea or a more substantial high tea, Mrs Simkins has it covered. There are also teas for various celebrations and tea parties, as well as cream teas and toasty teas, tea in the garden and picnic teas. As you would expect, there is plenty of baking and a considerable number of nostalgic treats! You''ll find delicious recipes for:* Breads and pastries * Cakes and buns * Scones and biscuits * Savouries and sandwiches * Toasty teas * Ice creams, jellies and blancmanges

Featuring a foreword by Gary Rhodes, this is a book full of delicious, simple cake recipes that are much kinder to teeth!Free from regular sugar, the cakes are made with xylitol, also known as birch sugar. Xylitol is a natural substance made from birch bark which has a cariostatic effect that actively inhibits tooth decay. Written in consultation with a qualified dentist, this book is ideal for those baking for (and with) young children; and for anyone who loves cakes and baking but is concerned about caring for their teeth. Light-hearted and fun, yet extremely practical, this little volume is packed full of recipes. They range from expected old favourites such as Fairy Cakes and Butterfly Cakes to the more unusual Marigold Buns, Scented Geranium Cakes, and Courgette Cakes. There are also plenty of tips from the Tooth Fairy on tooth care and even an ''Ask the Tooth Fairy'' section which covers intriguing questions such as ''what do the fairies do with all those teeth?''Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword by Gary Rhodes; Introduction by Murray Hawkins; What is Xylitol?; Oven Temperature Conversions; Useful-sized Baking Tins and Other Handy Bits and Pieces; Baking with Xylitol; 1. Fairy Special Selection; 2. Fruit Fairies; 3. The Fairies'' Vegetable Plot Section; 4. Flower Fairies'' Selection; 5. Traditional Cake Selection; 6. Plain Scones; Sandwhiches and Cheesy Savoury Favourites; Index.

A food processor can be one of the most useful appliances in your kitchen if you know how to make the most of it. This book will show you how to do just that, whatever your level of culinary skills and however short of time you are. With a simple food processor on-side you can whiz up soups and spreads and purees and all kinds of savoury treats. A simple food processor will give you another level of expertise as a home-baker. Light sponge cakes and melt-in-the-mouth pastry and biscuits, which you might have thought too difficult to attempt before are now within your reach.This book will enable cooks to make the most out of their food processor, rather than it become an expensive dust collector on the kitchen counter.