Make us a brew ....

I love these mugs being a northerner myself going "home" from London I always say I'm gong to the frozen north so when I saw these mugs and thought I have to get these.

Grim up north mug £15.95 www.librety.co.uk

Ay up me duck £15.95 www.liberty.co.uk

Southern softie mug £15.95 www.liberty.co.uk

So flick the kettle on and make yourself a brew in one of these.

Millionaires Shortbread

Ingredients

225g Plain flour

175g Butter

75g Caster sugar

Topping

100g Butter

397g can condensed milk

100g soft brown sugar

few drops of vanilla essence

150g chocolate

1

Place flour in a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs

2

Stir in the sugar

3

Knead into a smooth dough

4

Grease and put baking parchment in the base of a 28 x 18 x 3 cm tin then press the dough in the tin

5

Make sure the dough is even pushing it down with the back of a wooden spoon

7 

Cook the base at 150c gas mark 3 for 25 minutes until it is golden brown

8

While the base is cooking start on the topping - put the butter , condensed milk and brown sugar into a pan and lightly heat until all the ingredients are melted together then boil for 5 minutes making sure you stir continuously

9

Add the vanilla essence and beat well

10

Pour evenly over the cooked base and leave to cool

11

Break the chocolate up into a heat proof bowl and melt over a pan of boiling water

12

Spraed the melted chocolate evenly over the topping and allow to fully set before taking out of the tin

13

Cut into squares and enjoy