Sunshinefruits Recipes

SUNSHINE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and oranges, reserving juices. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix with reserved fruit juices. Fold in pineapple, oranges and strawberries; chill for at least 2 hours. Add bananas just before serving.

SUNSHINE FRUIT BUTTER

Steps:

• Place fruit in a large saucepan and cook over low heat until soft, adding small amounts of water if necessary to prevent scorching.
• Puree fruit in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender.
• Measure puree.
• Return puree to saucepan - you should have about 4 cups of puree. Add lime juice and sugar.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until mixture has thickened. This could take as little as 15 minutes, or as long as an hour - depending on the size of your saucepan and today's humidity.
• Ladle into hot, clean jars leaving about ¼ inch head space. Top with the two-piece lids and rings, and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.

SUNSHINE FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the dried fruit and the two juices. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and cool overnight.
• Next day: Grease a 20cm ring pan, paying particular attention to the centre area. Pre-heat oven to 180 deg Celsius.
• Sift together all dry ingredients (flour, milk powder, cocoa & mixed spice).
• Combine fruit mix, apple, pumpkin & carrot in a large bowl then stir in the egg whites.
• Stir in the dry ingredients.
• Spread the mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for 1.25 hours checking the cake after about 1 hour. (The cake may require a cover of some aluminium foil during the last stages, to stop the top from getting too brown.) Remove cake from oven, remove foil if used, and cool for 5 minutes. Carefully turn on to wire rack to cool.

SUNSHINE BARS

Steps:

• Chop the tropical medley into pieces using kitchen scissors. Tip the oats, cereal, coconut and fruit into a large bowl and mix well, using a wooden spoon or clean hands. Put the hazelnuts and sunflower, sesame or pumpkin seeds in a frying pan with no oil and, over a moderate heat, stir until they are lightly toasted. Leave to cool a little then tip into the bowl and mix.
• Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a small pan and heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon until melted, then simmer for 2 minutes until slightly thicker and syrupy.
• Quickly stir the syrup into the dry mix, stirring until it all starts to bind and there are no dry patches.
• Quickly tip into a 20cm square tin and press down with the back of a spoon to even out the surface. Leave to cool and set - about 2 hours. Cut the mixture into 6 one way and 3 the other to make 18 bars. Store in a tin, or wrapped tightly in foil for up to a week.

POLYNESIAN SUNSHINE PIE

Steps:

• Drain oranges, reserving 2 Tbsp. of the syrup. Place half of the oranges on bottom of crust. Top with half of the banana slices; set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, reserved 2 Tbsp. syrup and vanilla in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Stir in 1/3 cup of the toasted coconut. Spread over fruit in crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Arrange tropical fruit salad and remaining banana slices in a ring around edge of pie just before serving. Mound remaining oranges in center. Drizzle jam over fruit. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup coconut. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

SUNSHINE FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together all ingredients except fruit.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Serve with fresh fruit.

SUNSHINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Let stand 5 minutes. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead for about 1 minute. Pat or roll out to 3/4-in, thickness; cut with a 3-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes.