Scones/Tea Biscuits

This is one of the simplest recipes for biscuits or scones

Combine:

 3 cups flour

2T Baking Powder

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 t salt

Blend in (with pastry cutter, 2 knives or your hands)

1/2 cup margarine, butter or some kind of fat (i've even used bacon grease)

If you want to add some kind of cheese, cooked crumbled bacon, cooked chopped onions or whatever, this is the time to do it. About 1/2 to 1 cup should do it.

Add milk to moisten.  Remember, you can add more but you can't take it out once it's in there.  If you want drop biscuits add more milk. If you are going to lightly knead the dough, a little less. Don't over mix, it will make the biscuits tough. Just make the dry stuff wet.

Either drop large tablespoon fulls onto pan or roll out and cut with a glass or cutter and place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, i think that's about 180 Celsius for about 15 minutes until lightly browned on top and bottom. Remove from pan onto paper towel or cooling rack. Good served with butter or margarine.

Note: T is tablespoon, t is teaspoon
You can use half wholewheat or multi-grain flour. Biscuits will likely be a bit heavier 

St. Georges Trifle

Trifle is one of the favourite desserts at the St. George Christmas Dinner. It is made of alternating layers of cake, custard/pudding, berries and whipped cream. This special St. George version is made with Christmas cake in place of white or chocolate cake that I usually use. The result is a very rich but yummy dessert. Even people who normally do not like Christmas cake like this version of it.