What packed lunch treats can i make from these ingredients?

WantToBeSE

Thanks I looked in the ethnic section of Tesco and they do jars of coconut oil (not organic) for £2, whereas in the 'normal' or whole foods section they were almost £10! So got it for £2

Maitane

The ethnic section of supermarkets is nearly always the best place for rice, spices and things like coconut oil.

If you have an Oriental or Indian store near you, this is another great place for things like coconut oil. Especially if it's owned by people from Goa or Bangladesh - the southern areas use coconut products far more than the North and cold places like Kashmir.

RicardaRacoon

The sultanas and raisins could go into some baking, teacakes, scones or that like. The glaced cherries would give a nice bit of colour to that too. Or put the raisins into bread, my nan does that to keep the bread from going dry and it tastes really nice with some butter on top, no jam needed as the bread itself tastes a bit sweet.

Almond and other nuts are a great snack just like that or with fresh fruit or a bit of cheese. You could pack the kids a bento-style lunchbox with some little nibbles and a sandwich or so, if school allows that.

I just had a look around the internet for ideas with dates; you could put them into a couscous. I found this one which even uses almonds as well and there aren't too many other ingridients you'd need.

MandM90

How about a tea loaf? My BM cookbook suggests 20oz dried fruit, 75g butter, 250g flour, tsp baking soda, 300ml strong steeped tea and three eggs.

I have an adapted version (white choc!) in my BM right now but I'm sure it'd be fine in the oven. I've also seen fat free tea bread recipes.

WantToBeSE

Thanks I hadn't thought of tea loaf, my kids love that. I have a BM MandM, would you please share how you do yours in your BM?


Richard, scones are a great idea. My youngest son doesn't like almonds by themselves, but loves walnuts, dried apricots and dates.

MandM90

Mine is a Panasonic SD500 - setting 14

I set it to "bake" for 1h15m, as the recipe suggests, but could always just keep opening and checking. If it needs more extend the time. Stick uncooked spaghetti down the cake - if it comes out clean it's done!

MandM90

If yours doesn't have detailed instructions, take out the mixing blade, grease and line with baking parchment, then bake for an hour and extend by ten mins at a time if not fully cooked!

JIL

I would suggest making nigellas breakfast bars. Just add all the fruit and nuts together and substitute like for like. I have made these with rinsed salted peanuts before now. You don't have to use seeds or coconut. Just use up what you have. They are very good.
http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/breakfast-bars-55