LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

WI House, 135 Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5LQ.

Telephone: 0116 2661342 E-mail:

Registered Charity Number 1016766

INDIVIDUAL COOKERY COMPETITION

To be staged at the Annual Council Meeting on Saturday, 11 March 2017

Leicester Grammar School

London Road, Great Glen, Leics LE8 9FL

SCHEDULEA 20cms cooked cake containing a vegetable ingredient on a plate

5 Viennese whirls on a plate – recipe overleaf

RULES

  1. Competitors may only enter one item in each class.
  2. All bakery items to be displayed on a china or pottery plate not paper, and all items to be covered with cling film or in a polythene bag.
  1. Exhibits to be brought to the Leicester Grammar School on SATURDAY, 11 March 2017 between 9.30am to 10.15am, no entries will be accepted after this time.
  2. Exhibits may not be removed until the end of the meeting. The Federation will not be responsible for any exhibits left after the meeting.
  3. The judges will be appointed by the Federation. The judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  4. Whilst every care will be taken with exhibits, the Federation cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to exhibits during judging and display.
  5. Judging will be in accordance with ‘On with the Show’ 2015 Edition which is available from WI House or online.
  6. Fee payable for a 20cm Vegetable Cake …..… £1.00 5 Viennese Whirls £1.00 ……...
  1. Winner in each class will get one free ticket to any Home Economic event for 2017/2018.

The entrance fee can be paid on the day but please let WI House know you are entering by completing the slip below and returning it to WI House by Monday, 6March 2017.

INDIVIDUAL COOKERY COMPETITION

To be staged at the Annual Council Meeting on Saturday, 11 March 2017

CONTACT NAME & ADDRESS……………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

20cm Vegetable Cake on a plate £1.00 ……………...

5 Viennese Whirls on a plate £1.00 ……………….

Fees to be paid when bringing the exhibit to venue on Saturday, 11 March 2017 between 9.30am and 10.15am

Please return this form to WI House,

135 Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5LQ by Monday, 6 March 2017

This is a fund raising competition

Viennese Whirls – makes 12

200g/8 oz plain flourFilling

25g/1 oz cornflour2 tbsp. jam

225g/9 oz butter and a little vanilla essencea little icing sugar

35g/1½ oz icing sugar, sieved

12 paper cases in a bun tin

oven 185ºFan. Gas 6

Action

Soften the butter and mix with the icing sugar and vanilla essence either by hand or using an electric beater

Sieve the flours together and mix into the butter and sugar to make a piping consistency.

Pipe the mixture in circles into the paper cases using a large star nozzle and piping bag. If the mixture seems very soft refrigerate for 20-30 minutes before baking.

Cook for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden.

Cool on a wire tray then sprinkle with icing sugar and put a little jam into the centre of each one.