Sam Mackenzie
Cisco IT Engineer in Networking & Security
Base
1½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
140g butter, melted
Caramel
395g can condensed milk
2 Tbsp Chelsea Golden Syrup
50g butter
Topping
½ cup thread coconut
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
30g butter
Pre-heat oven to 175 degrees. Line the base of a 19cm x 30cm slice tin with baking paper.
Base
Combine the flour, baking powder and soft brownsugar in a bowl, add the melted butter and stir well until combined then press mixture evenly into the prepared tin to form a base. Bake for 10-12 minutes until pale golden and just set.
Caramel
Melt together the condensed milk, golden syrup andbutter in the microwave or over a double boiler, stirring until golden and thickened. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes while making the topping.
Topping
Combine coconut, oats, soft brown sugar and butterand stir well.
Pour the caramel over the par-baked slice and carefully spread over topping mixture pressing into the caramel lightly. Bake the slice for a further 10-15 minutes until golden and bubbling.
Chris Blackburn is the 2011 winner of the Great Yorkshire Pudding Challenge at the Dean Clough Cookery School. A national Pro-Am competition judged by expert Yorkshire Food Critics.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Turkey cooking times tend to seem quite short if you are used to the "standard" formula for calculating cooking times for poultry. However we have all been overcooking turkeys for years and complaining how dry and sawdusty they are. The table below gives my suggested timings for turkey.
The timings in the table are for a free-range turkey - these tend to have more fat than a lean mass-produced bird and the marbling of fat in the free-range turkey tends to conduct the heat faster meaning that it cooks more quickly. It also assumes that the turkey has been allowed to come up to room temperature before cooking (take the turkey out of the fridge 1-2 hours before you want to cook it) and that the turkey has no stuffing and is not trussed. If you are stuffing your turkey, then you must weigh the already-stuffed bird, and cook according to the table below.
When the turkey has had its allotted time in the oven check that it is cooked by piercing the turkey with the point of a sharp knife where the meat is thickest, behind the knee joint of the thigh, if the juices that run out are clear then the turkey is cooked. If they are still pink then let the turkey have another 15-20 minutes in the oven and test again.
You can also use an instant-read thermometer to check if the turkey is cooked - this will be at 74ºC/165ºF. When the turkey is ready, remove it from the oven, tent it with foil and let it rest for 30 to 60 minutes, out of a draught. If you are still nervous about turkey timings then we would also suggest that you consider brining your turkey as this will keep the bird moist even after longer cooking times. If you are brining your turkey then do cook your stuffing separately.
We would like to mention that in the US the FDA recommends that turkeys are cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165ºF.
Turkey cooking times - oven fully preheated to 200ºC/400ºF
Weight of Bird Cooking Time
2.25kg/5lb 1 ½ hours
3.5kg/8lb 1 ¾ hours
4.5kg/10lb 2 hours
5.5kg/12lb 2 ½ hours
6.75kg/15lb 2 ¾ hours
7.5kg/17lb 3 hours
9kg/20lb 3 ½ hours
11.5kg/25lb 4 ½ hours
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