26/07/2010 by D.

This lovely recipe comes from Bill Granger’s Sydney Food

1 lb potatoes
1 small onion
2 eggs
2 tbsp chopped mint
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
1/4 cup plain flour
salt and pepper
vegetable oil to fry

Peel and grate the potatoes and onion, stir in a little salt and leave to drain in a colander for 20 mins.  Lightly beat the eggs and add the mint, feta and potato mixture (squeeze and discard the water out of each handful as you add it).  Mix in the flour and season with a little black pepper.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add tablespoons of mixture (depending on the size you like).  Squash a little to make flat pancakes.  Cook on both sides until golden brown.

Serve with lemon wedges and a fresh salad.  Perfect for small canapes too.

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07/06/2010 by D.

For the shortbread:
1oz icing sugar
2oz salted butter (room temperature soft)
3oz plain flour

1 punnet strawberries
1 tub greek yoghurt

Heat the oven to 180c.  Mix together the icing sugar and the butter, then stir in the flour.  Roll out the pastry to 1/2 cm thickness, then cut out circles with a cutter or water glass.  Reform left over pastry and cut more.  Place on a greased tray and bake for 10 mins, then leave to cool.

Hull the strawberries, and quarter.

On plates, build small towers of biscuit, yoghurt then strawberries, then biscuit, yoghurt and strawberries.  Sprinkle a little icing sugar over the top and serve immediately.

I often make just the shortbread biscuits with my toddlers, and ice them with icing sugar mixed with a few drops of lemon juice.

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