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Amys

Have you tied carrot jam, it is actually very nice.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/02/vegetable-jam-recipes-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall

VfM4meplse

short_bird wrote: »

Carrot Halwa: it's an Indian pudding.

It is delicious and I used to make a vegan version regularly. Try this recipe with dairy - the easiest one I have found for ages. Once made, freezes perfectly well.

The other method is stirring it over the stove for hours. Whatever way you make it, you'll find that your glut reduces down fast!

Broomstick

I've just come across this site and had to post the link to the wartime page here!
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history4.html

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zippychick

Ill merge this with our main carrot thread later

Zip

LameWolf

Carrot'n'Orange Cake

225g finely grated carrot
200g Demerara sugar
150g butter
2 eggs
200g SR flour
3 teasp baking powder
2 teasp cinnamon
1 teasp mixed spice
1/2 teasp nutmeg
175g sultanas or raisins
zest and juice of 1 orange

Grease and line a 22cm cake tin, pre-heat oven to 180 C.
Put butter in a large mixing bowl and melt in the microwave.
Beat in sugar, orange zest, orange juice, grated carrot and eggs.
Mix in spices.
Coat sultanas or raisins with a little of the flour (this stops them all sinking to the bottom of the cake) and mix in.
Mix in baking powder and all the rest of the flour.
Put mixture into cake tin, and bake at 180 C for an hour.
Allow to cool in tin for at least 5 mins before turning out.

frugaller

Wow, some great ideas, thanks so much, don't know which one to do first :)

K9sandFelines

Add to any sauces like ariabatta, bolognese, chilli, or things like sheperd's/cottage pie.

WantToBeSE

Hello


I have been given a huge bag of carrots from a man down the road who has an allotment.
I also have a bag that I bought earlier on in the week..so I have a huge surplus of carrots, very little space in my freezer and 3 hungry tummies to feed.


Could you share your ideas please. The only thing that none of us like is carrot soup.


Thanks

poorly_scammo

First off you could add them to whatever you're already cooking so if you're making a bolognese for example, then chop the carrot finely and add at the same time as the onion. This works with most dishes where you need to sweat an onion off to begin with.

I posted this recipe for courgette fritters. It would be easy to use carrots instead. As long as they're grated so they cook quickly they'll be OK. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=66316005&postcount=292

Other ideas :
carrot cake, roast them with orange zest, grate into risotto, add grated carrot to homemade burgers, crudites with a dip, grate into salads, make into a mash with other root veg, add to coleslaw, carrot chutney http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spicy_curry_carrot_81472.

WantToBeSE

Those frittas look lovely, thanks scammo I will definitely be trying those as I already have everything else I need in the cupboards.


Thanks for the bbc food link too, although we aren't keen on chutney.