Betty Converts to 13amp Electric

With the recent rainfall in England, it is hard not to become rather depressed by grey skies and chilly days.  Thank goodness for the Aga!  Mine has recently been converted by Aga Twyford from oil to electric and I have to say it is the best thing I have ever done.

My Aga doesn’t have a remote control, so I control it manually. To be honest, I am happiest when I am in control!  During the summer months (which, come to think of it, should be NOW) I tend to turn my Aga down which results in different cooking temperatures in my ovens, but the long and short of it, things just take slightly longer to cook.  I do find in the summer, we are not so hungry, and I can usually offer a salad with a delicious dressing, some poached chicken and a jacket potato and the family seem to be content with lighter food.

I can never bring myself to turn off my Aga completely.  It would make me totally miserable.  Even in the summer, I find it is a welcoming and comforting friend.  Besides, I live entirely without an electric kettle, toaster, microwave or tumble dryer, so what would I do?

So, it ticks away at a lesser temperature, and I can’t say that any of us suffer!  George certainly appreciates a lower electric bill and I am a happy housewife!

STUFFING WREATH!!

You might like to ring the changes with this eye catching stuffing wreath (I'm sure you'll have plenty of time...)

For the Wreath
1lb Sausagemeat, Zest of one lemon, 1 Beaten Egg, 1 Onion finely chopped, 454 g Freeze dried Chestnuts roughly copped, Handful each of Sage, Parsley & Thyme finely chopped.

GARNISH
24 Cocktail sausages, 12 slices of streaky bacon stretched with the back of a knife and cut in half, cocktail sticks and Bay leaves plus Betty Twyford stuffing balls - 24 of them!

For the wreath, place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and combine and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray lined with a sheet of Bake'O'Glide. Shape into a circle with a whole in the middle. O.
Wrap some of the sausages in bacon and roll the remaining bacon into mini rolls. You will have a selection of sausages, bacon roll and stuffing balls in which to decorate your wreath, attaching them with cocktail sticks. Bake in the roasting oven on a grid shelf on the base of the roasting oven for approx 45 mins (check it at times ). If it starts to brown or dry out , cover loosely with baking or greaseproof paper.

Once cooked, let it rest, then transfer to a plate and garnish with bay leaves. IT WILL BE WORTH IT!!

If you look to the left of the picture, the stuffing wreath is there, but then we ate it!!

This might help... we can start with the slow roasted turkey! Remove the wishbone for ease of carving. Loosen the skin over the breast and stuff with your choice of stuffing, fill the cavity with onions, lemons cut in half, and a good handful of herbs. Cover breast with a lattice of streaky bacon. Rub butter over the skin. Place in a roasting tin on a rack or a me poi (roughly chopped onion, celery, leek and carrot). Cover loosely with foil and place in the simmering oven over night. Note: If your simmering oven is slow, you could start it off in the Roasting Oven for about 15mins to give a head start!

8-10lb - 8-10 hours

11-16lb - 9-12 hours

17 - 22ob 10-14 hours but it all depends on your simmering oven.

Here is a good stuffing recipe

125g Breadcrumbs

1 Onion chopped

2 Handful's Herbs (sage, parsley, thyme) chopped finely

100g Tub of Cream Cheese

Chopped smoky bacon

1 beaten egg, seasoning.

Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and combine thoroughly then STUFF!

Toast and Jam

Tis the season of mellow fruitfulness and Betty is enjoying all those long evenings curled up in front of the fire with a nice slice of toast and jam.

So much so Betty Twyford is now stocking a whole load of lovely jams from the Ludlow Jam Pan so you can be spoiled for choice.

Choices include:

Greengage Jam

Classic Raspberry

Dumpsie Dearie

Marrow and Ginger

Rose Petal Jelly

Victoria Plum Jam

http://bettytwyford.com/preserves.html

Lovely festive stocking fillers for little ones

The Fairy Cupcake Book and Teddy’s Dinosaur Book are perfect for keeping the little people in your house happy over the festive period. These books allow children to keep a note of their cookery experiences and encourage them to experiment with new recipes. A perfect introduction to the world of simple baking.

Betty Twyford's pre-Christmas clean-up

Perhaps it is a little previous to be cleaning up ready for Christmas but 'being prepared' is Betty's motto!

Get scrubbing and be kind to the environment with Betty Twyford's super clean all spray which has an ozone safe bag and valve spray system. Use all around the house on hard surfaces, UPVC frames, plastic, cooker hoods and filters, natural stone, synthetic and tiled floors, spectacle lenses and frames. Everything will be bright and sparkling in no time.

http://www.bettytwyford.com/cleaning.html

Beautiful stylish kettles - perfect for teatime

There is nothing like that familiar whistle to tell you that a nice cup of tea is on its way – and now there are even more colour choices when you buy an AGA Cookshop stainless steel whistling kettle.

These stylish traditional kettles will fit into any kitchen colour scheme offering you a top of the range functional product that looks great in any kitchen.

And with the new Claret added to the original three colours; Gloss Black, Cream Enamel and Polished you really will be spoilt for choice!

The kettles cost just £67.49 from Betty Twyford.

For details visit http://www.bettytwyford.com/new-products.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=206&category_id=31