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steamed date pudding in slow cooker:-

Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup water

Method:
Mix 1 ½ cups flour with baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix remaining ¼ cup flour with dates and walnuts to coat well. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine milk and water; add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add date-nut mixture; mix until well blended.
Turn into a greased and floured steam pudding pan or 2 pound coffee can and cover with 4-6 layers of paper towelling. Set can/ pan in slow cooker. Pour 1 ½ cups boiling water around can/pan.
Cover and cook on High 2 – 4 hours. Unmould and serve with Cream/ icecream / custard.

Serves 6-8

Apple cake in a slow cooker:-


Ingredients:
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 ½ cups flour
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cloves
1 ½ cups diced pared apples
½ cup chopped pecans

Method:
Combine oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt and spices; mix thoroughly.
Mix in apples and pecans.
Turn batter into a greases and floured cooker bake pan. Cover bake pan with lid. Set pan in slow cooker. Cover and cook on High 3 – 4 hours.
Set pan on wire rack to cool.

8 – 10 servings

I have put up some receipes for some main meals and desserts in a slow cooker. I think everyone has the receipe for pea and ham soup in a slow cooker so I won't put that up unless someone wants it.

I also cook my corn beef/silverside always in a slow cooker with some water, apple cidar vinegar, little brown sugar and cloves. Yummy.

I love winter as I get to use the slow cooker a lot and it is great as I am always so busy to get around to cooking dinner. I do all our casseroles and provincals in the slow cooker. I love stews, casseroles etc done in the slow cooker. soooooo tasty

mum uses the slow cooker alot all threwout the year

They are great recipes CL, i'm always looking for new ones for my slow cooker in winter, like you i love using it as it makes life easier when working and coming home late

Thanks CL will have to print those off and try some, dont know which to go first as they all sound so good.
Yep winter is definately the time for stews etc

I'd never thought of doing "dessert" type things in there. Thanks Rosemarie.

One item I use so much that I haven't bothered packing it away for a few months now is the sandwich press.

I use it for pancakes, hamburger patties, bacon, cheese toast, eggs, anything that can fit. Me and Miss Five used it this afternoon to make pancakes. I added too much water to the premix, so I added some Greens Chocolate Muffix Mix and shook it up some more. Mmmm...scrumptious.

For soft stuff like eggs, pancake mix, etc, I place a non-stick egg ring in the centre to keep the top bit from putting weight on the egg or mix or whatever. I don't cook anything inside the egg ring.

Works great and being non-stick, a quick wipe and it's ready to use again.

I saw a good one on Tele last Night


SWEET PIZZA

Take one Pizza Base

Smother with Nuttella

Place Chopped Banana's on the Nuttella

Cover with Honey

Bake until Golden Brown

Serve as Desert on Pizza nights

that was on better homes and gardens

yep it was i saw that one too