Speck bread dumplings

400 g  cubed,dried white rolls or bread
300 g smoked bacon
1        onion
2/3     eggs -depending on size
250ml milk approx
parsley
salt

Chop bacon and onion and fry briefly in a little fat.
Mix all the ingredients and leave for at least an hour for the bread to soften.
Form dumplings.
Steam over boiling water for approx 25 mins depending.
Enjoy  :-)

Ps. can also be made using cheese or spinach or liver

vanilla half moons

300g/10oz plain flour
100g/4oz ground almonds
70g/21/2 oz castor sugar
1pkt/2oz vanilla sugar or few drops vanilla extract
pinch salt
250g/8oz butter or margarine

to dust
150g/4oz sifted icing sugar
1pkt vanilla sugar

heat oven to gas 2    120 degrees C

knead all ingredients together quickly to make a dough.  Chill for 30 mins.  Roll into small walnut sized balls then roll out (like little sausages) and shape into crescent moons.  Bake 20-25 mins (they should stay pale).  Whilst still warm dust with the icing sugar and vanilla sugar mix ( can just be icing sugar)

Then gobble them all up before Amy or Antoinette find them!!