5 little sticky Recipes

butter, at room temperature, caster sugar, eggs, beaten, self-raising flour , sifted, stoned dates, chopped, boiling water, vanilla essence, coffee essence, bicarbonate of soda, soft brown sugar, butter, double cream, pecan nuts, chopped, chilled pouring cream, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4, 350f (180cup)

basmati rice or 1/2 cup jasmine rice or 1/2 cup other sweet asian rice, coconut milk (you can use the light kind if you want, it just makes it a little less rich), sugar, mango, sliced

dates, water, bicarbonate of soda, caster sugar, butter, chopped and at room temperature, eggs, self raising flour, vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla essence, brown sugar, heavy cream, butter, chopped, vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

cookies (polish bows) - chruscik, egg yolks, tb sour cream, tb rum, ts vanilla, confectioners sugar, flour (sifted), ts baking powder, ts salt, tb sugar, oil for deep frying, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until well combined. add sour cream, rum and vanilla and mix until smooth. sift the flour, baking powder and salt and add it to egg yolk mixture, a little at a time. on a heavily floured surface knead the dough vigorously, punching and squeezing as much flour into it as it will take until the dough is no longer sticky (1/2 hour). separate dough into several portions and roll very thin. turn the dough and loosen often when rolling. the dough should look like parchment paper that you can see through. cut dough into strips approx. 1 1/2 inches wide, 4 inches long. make slit closer to 1 end and bring the longer end through the slit. heat oil to 375 degrees and fry quickly (only a few seconds) until golden not brown. turn only once. drain on paper towels. dust with confectioners sugar. makes 8 dozen.