b"The Great Eastern Mail MARCH 24, 2023 15food & winePrep Time: 20 minsCook Time: 1 hr 40 mins serves4-6Easy Roast Leg of LambEaster Sunday would not be complete without the family coming together over a meal of roast lamb. This easy recipe served with your favourite roasted vegetables is ideal!Picnic Point Farm ingredientsApple2kg-2.5kg leg of lamb 4-5 garlic cloves, finely sliced 2 tbsp olive oilsmall bunch rosemary, cut into 2cm4-6 brown anchovy fillets, chopped2 large onions, thickly slicedshort sprigs (optional)methodOrchard1.Heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan. Make 5cm incisions into3.base of the roasting tin and place the lamb on top. Roast for the lamb using a small sharp knife. Insert a short sprig of20 mins. Lower the oven to 190C/170C fan and cook for rosemary, a garlic slice and a small piece of anchovy (if using)another 15-20 mins or depending on how pink you like your open for2.into each of the holes, pressing in well with your finger.lamb.Prep Time: 15 minsSeason the meat all over with salt and pepper, then rub theCover with foil and rest for 15 mins before carving. Save the lamb all over with the olive oil. Place the sliced onions on thetray juices and onion slices to make gravy.schoolPrep Time: 45 mins makesholidaysOven Time: 15 mins 12makes12All signs point to Picnic FarmICNIC Point Farm issuch as Gravenstein, CoxsHot Cross Buns Mini Choc Egg P family-owned appleOrange Pippin and Jonagold, orchard located on theSundowner; plus someSoft, doughy hot cross buns, stillRocky Roadbanks of the Mitchell Riverheritage varieties such as in West Bairnsdale. OfferingGravenstein, and Cox'sslightly warm from the oven, arefarm gate sales direct to theOrange Pippin. The farm alsoThis will be the easiest Mini Choc Egg public from the Farm Shedhas its own variety, Picnic,a classic Easter treat treat youll make this Easter. Salted in Drevermann Street, Picnicwhich has become one of ouringredients almonds provide not only crunch, but Point Farm sells mainlymost popular. 625g white flourtsp grated nutmeg much-needed saltiness to cut through apples and apple products,During the upcoming April45g chilled butter 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast the sweet chocolatebut also cherries, raspberries,School Holidays, the Baldwin45g caster sugar, 1 eggasparagus, and rhubarbfamily are inviting people toplus 2 extra tbsp 275ml milk, plus 4 extra tbsp ingredients(when in season). Theycome and enjoy a 1,500m1 tsp each salt 100g raisins 75g unsalted butter, choppedalso offer a range of applewalk around the orchard,1 tsp ground cinnamon 25g chopped mixed peel 200g dark, milk and/or white chocolate, products such as apple juice,to see the different varieties tsp ground allspice choppedfreeze-dried apples, and appleat different stages of their1 tbsp honeycider vinegar. growth, to hear about growingmethod 5 plain digestive biscuits (or your favourite When my parents firstsystems, and to take as many1.Sift 500g of the flour into a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cut up the butterbiscuit), roughly crushedpurchased the land inselfies in the orchard as theydand rub in with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the50g salted almonds1984, they grew vegetableslike! You might even be luckycaster sugar, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and yeast. Beat the egg in80g Mini Chocolate Eggswhile the apple trees wereenough to sample someanother bowl, then mix it into the dry ingredients with the milk, until you becoming established.wares, at the end of the tour!have a soft, pliable dough. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surfacemethodToday, we grow many appleTours are held everyand knead for 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Gradually work in the1.Put the butter, chocolate and honey in a small varieties including Pinkweekday at 2pm and must beraisins and peel. Return to the bowl and cover loosely with cling wrap.microwaveable bowl and melt in 30-second Lady, Royal Gala, Red Fujibooked in advance. TicketsLeave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled in size. bursts, stirring between each, until smooth and (now in season), Goldenare just $15 per adult or $7.502.Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead well, then cutuniform. Leave to cool slightly.Delicious, Granny Smith;per child (aged 5-18) and caninto 12 pieces. With a lightly floured hand, pick up one piece of dough,2.Set aside a small handful of almonds and an equal and some heritage varietiesbe purchased online. then rotate your hand in a circular motion, pressing down on the doughamount of Mini Chocolate Eggs to decorate, then to create a neat ball. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put on 2 greasedroughly chop or crush the rest and stir those into trays, spaced apart. Cover with cling wrap and leave in a warm place tothe chocolate mixture with the biscuits.rise for 30 minutes. 3.Line a small baking dish with baking paper and 3.Preheat the oven to 200C/fan180C. Sift the remaining flour into a bowlpour the mixture into it. Decorate the top with and stir in about 125ml tap water to make a smooth wet paste. Spoon intothe reserved almonds and Mini Chocolate Eggs, a freezer bag, snip off the corner and pipe a cross over each bun. Bake forpushing them into the chocolate slightly.15 minutes until golden. 4.Leave to cool for 20 minutes at room temperature, 4.Meanwhile, put the extra milk and extra sugar into a pan. Heat gently tothen put in the fridge for an hour to set. Lift the dissolve the sugar, then boil for 2-3 minutes until syrupy. Brush the glazepaper and chocolate out of the dish, then use a over the warm buns. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve split open andsharp knife dipped in hot water to cut into bars. toasted with lots of butter. Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days."