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CANAPES & STARTERS


                           PARMESAN AND


             SUN-DRIED TOMATO SCONES


                   with Fresh Mozzarella and Slow-Roasted Herb Tomatoes




        Preheat oven to 220 C/425F/Gas 7 and sift the flour, salt, and bicarbonate of
        soda together into a bowl and add the cream of tartar

        Rub in the margarine or butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs


        Add Parmesan and combine well. Add sundried tomatoes and stir before add-
        ing the olive oil. Add a little cold milk and mix to form a dough.


        When the dough is easy to handle, but not sticky, form it into a round ball and
        roll it out on a lightly floured work surface to 1.5 cm thick.


        Cut into rounds of desired size, e.g. 3 or 5cm, using a pastry cutter. Place on
        greased and lightly floured baking sheet. Brush with milk and sprinkle a little
        Parmesan on each. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
 INGREDIENTS
        Cut baby plum tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place on lightly oiled baking tray.
        Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and pepper. Slow roast at 140oC for 7-8 minutes. Re-
 200 g plain flour
        move from oven.
 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
 2 tsp cream of tartar  To finish, just before serving, split scones in half. Top each half with a slice of
        mozzarella to fit. Then place 2 or 3 halves of tomato, (according to scone size).
 40 g margarine or butter, cubed
        Flash in hot oven for 3 minutes.
 75 g Parmesan, grated
 75 g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

 1 tbsp olive oil
 125 ml milk
 24 baby plum tomatoes
 Thyme, salt, and pepper to taste
 10 24 slices of fresh mozzarella                                            11
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