Christmas cocktails and canapés

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake and pour.

(If you don’t have a cocktail shaker – mix well in a jug and strain before serving.)

1. Add butter and flour into bowl and use fingers to mix together, like making a crumble.
2. Grate in 3oz of cheddar and a pinch of cayenne pepper
3. Mix together to form a dough.
4. Cover in wrap and put in fridge for 30mins to chill.
5. Shape dough into rectangle, roll out to approximately 5mm thick and cut into thin slices.
6. Place on baking tray and put into oven, 180°, for 7 minutes.

Ingredients

• Ciabatta bread
• Olive oil
• Scottish Smoked Salmon
• Horseradish Sauce
• Apples
• Watercress

Method

1. Cut thin slices of ciabatta bread
2. Drizzle bread with olive oil and place on baking tray
3. Put into oven, 200 degrees, for 7 minutes
4. Thinly slice the smoked salmon
5. Cut the apple into matchsticks – no need to peel
6. When the bread is done leave to cool, then spread horseradish sauce on each slice of ciabatta, top with the salmon and then some apple and watercress.
7. Serve.

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