Picnic Loaf Recipe |
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You will need..... 1 onion 1 lb. belly of pork 4 oz. ham chicken stock cube made up
with 1/2 pint water
Preparation Time 12 oz. plain water
30 minutes
salt
4 oz. lard
Cooking Time
1/4 pint hot water
1 hour
4 hard-boiled eggs
little milk for brushing
Oven setting
400ºF; Gas Mark 6
Chop onion
finely. Mince pork and ham. Mix with onion and stock. Sift flour and
salt into a large bowl. Heat lard and water until boiling. Add flour
and beat well until the mixture forms a ball. Separate one third and
keep hot. Knead the
rest lightly until smooth. Shape into a greased 1 lb. loaf tin, fill
with half the meat mixture, place eggs on top and cover with rest of
the mixture. Shape
remaining dough to fix the top of the tin. Press the edges together and
flute. Brush with milk and bake in centre of oven for 1 hour. Serve
cold with tomato salad (see Quick Tip below). Serves 4.
Quick Tip
To make a quick tomato salad-skin and slice the tomatoes, put them into
shallow dish. Mix 3 parts oil with 1 part vinegar or lemon juice, season
and shake in a screw-top jar. Pour over the tomatoes and sprinkle with
fresh or dried basil.
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