Spicy chicken

Ingredients
1 chicken breast fillet
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
Pinch of salt and pepper
Breadcrumbs (3 slices of bread, no crusts)

1. Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, mustard powder, paprika, oregano

2. Coat the chicken in the flour mixture, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs

3. Bake for 25-30 minutes

Serves 1

Mince and dumplings

Ingredients
500g minced beef
1 onion, chopped
1 tin of tomatoes
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 beef stock cube
1 tsp garlic powder

For dumplings:
100g self raising flour
pinch of salt
pinch of mustard powder
1 tsp dried herbs (I used oregano and basil)
1 egg, beaten
10g butter
2 tbsp milk

1. Preheat oven to 220°C / 425°F / gas 7. Grease a baking tray

2. Fry the mince and onions until the mince is brown and the onions are soft. Transfer to a large pan

3. Add tomatoes, stock cube, worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Stir well

4. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat

5. While the mince mixture is cooking mix the flour, salt, mustard powder and herbs

6. Then add the butter, egg and milk and mix into a dough

7. Shape into balls and bake for 15 minutes

8. Place dumplings on top of mince mixture in the pan and cook for another 5 minutes then serve

Serves 4

Cheese scones

Ingredients

500g plain flour

1tbsp baking powder

1tsp mustard powder

pinch of salt

60g butter

100g cheddar cheese (grated)

1 egg

200ml milk

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6

2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and mustard powder in a bowl

3. Add butter and rub in to make bread crumbs. Add the cheese and stir in

4. Beat the egg and milk together and add to the mixture

5. Stir and knead to make a dough

6. Roll out to about 2 cm thick and cut out circles

7. Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes 

Cheese biscuits

Ingredients
100g self raising flour
75g cheese (mature cheddar etc)
50g butter
pinch of salt
1tsp mustard powder
1 egg (beaten)

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 4

2. Mix flour, salt and mustard poweder

3. Add butter and mix to make breadcrumbs. Add cheese

4. Add egg and mix to make dough

5. Roll out to about 5mm thick and cut out circles

6. Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes