Hello again :) Whipped up a slice this morning...haven't made this recipe in literally years! so quick and easy...I had mine warm with whipped cream...as you do!! ... onwards with the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
BASE...
125 grams real butter
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar I always use organic raw.
1 egg
1 1/2 cups SR flour
dash vanilla
raspberry jam or whatever takes your fancy :)
TOPPING...
1 1/2 cups dessicated coconut
1/4 cup of sugar...
2 eggs
Beat together your butter and sugar
add egg...mix ... add a dash of vanilla
then your flour...mix together with a spoon.
Press into a lined slice tin
spread a few spoonfuls of jam on the base
Mix together 2 eggs.. sugar and coconut for the top
spread it out evenly.
Bake at 180 C for 25 minutes...or until browned on top.
There you go...
I find the less amount of sugar the better...because jam makes it so sweet...so feel free to use less. :)
HI again.....a bit late for the recipe for a xmassy trifle.... I only make one a year.....jelly and cream and cake and custard...lol...wicked combination of no no"s...... The lighting in my kitchen taking pics was atrocious! dark and cloudy day....not conducive for fabulously light photos. But one must carry on :) as they say...dont sweat the small stuff....and its all small stuff! I did think of getting hubby to take pic of me outside in better light holding it
but I envisioned myself tripping and a most delightfully funny pic would of been the result....but I dont think family members keen on eating it would of been too amused....
on to the ingredients....
Sweet sherry 1/3 cup or to taste
home made custard... about a litre..depends on your bowl size
jelly...I chose port wine...raspberry and lime...festive colours
thickened cream...whipped
sponge roll...or sponge cake (broken up) or sponge fingers....
crushed nuts...or in my case grated chocolate ...
line the base and sides of your bowl with sponge..and extra layer on the base....
sprinkle over the sherry till all sponge is moist...
add cooled custard
then jelly(cut into little squares)
add whipped cream....
top with nuts or chocolate.... :) simple!
I make the jelly and custard day before...and also sherry up the cake then too....then put it all together xmas day.
Its the new year....yay! Its always a good feeling when I think of a fresh new year ahead....full of possibilities! Ok till the next post...onwards................. :)
HI!! yep been a looooong time.....but here we are....and with a very simple cookie recipe, old fashioned ginger snaps ....
INGREDIENTS:
90 grams of real butter
1/3 cup of golden syrup (115 g)
1/3 cup brown sugar (75 g)
1 1/3 cups plain flour (200 g)
3/4 teaspoon bi carb soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves...or 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
METHOD:
preheat oven to 170 C
line baking tray
Stir butter..sugar...and golden syrup on low heat in saucepan till melted
Remove from heat
stir in sifted dry ingredients...
cool for a minute or 2..
roll into heaped teaspoon sized balls
put on lined tray...flatten with a fork
Bake for approx. 15 minutes...depending of course on your oven...
They will harden as cooled...to a snappy like consistency :) Putting them in the fridge speeds up the process....
I made approx. 16 cookies....
Go ahead make some..... have a munch..... Its all good....till next time!
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down, you can make it right
And that makes you larger than life....
a lil Backstreet Boys this morn... a few lines of awesomeness...oh yeah....
and dare I say it...another perfect day... another gold inspired piece of perfection...
This day rocks!....
HI!! Spring is here...at last at last!!...but I'm not here to ramble on...Have a few travels coming up, blogging nirvana!...but today one of my favourite quotes.....
TO THE MIND THAT IS STILL...THE WHOLE UNIVERSE SURRENDERS.... Lao Tzu
See...just a quickie....short and sweet....sometimes that's all that is needed... :)
Kerry
I made these this morning... simple..wholesome and delicious! The sun is still beaming brightly...skies ever so blue! Its been brilliant here. Onto the recipe...
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups whole rolled oats
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon bi carb
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash vanilla extract
125 grams real butter
1/2 cup of honey
2 cups of a mixture of... sunflower seeds..nuts. pecans.....dried fruit . cranberries...dried apricots....coconut ect....whatever you wish!
I used walnuts...sunflower seeds..mixed fruit and coconut..
METHOD:
combine all your dry ingredients in bowl
melt the butter and honey in a saucepan till just boiling...turn off the heat...cool for a minute...then plonk in your vanilla
add to the dry ingredients. Mix till thoroughly combined....pour into a lined slice tray. Bake at 180 celcius for approx. 30 minutes......or until golden brown. sit in tin till cooled it will firm right up...... melted chocolate if you desire...but they are awesome with....so go ahead!! indulge... when chocolate is set...cut into pieces...and munch!
Store in the fridge in an airtight container......they stay crunchy that way...
That was easy! Its sunday here... so onwards I go into the day!.......
HIHO!! popping by to say HI!....I've cut back on the baking...well it is that time of the year...spring nearly here... lol....I'm bursting at the seams with expectations of the coming months...new grandchild on the way...warmer weather...plenty to grow and gather...places I want to see... More trips to take...Ill blog them this time! Last summer went by so quick!
The sun has been beaming down for several days now...oh soooo delightful...after the longest greyest cloudiest winter I can ever remember....hasn't been cold...just not blue! A gals gotta have the blue skies...planted a sunflower yesterday in a pot...yup...just one....and some roma tomatoes...nothing like the taste of home grown tomatoes...produce has to have soul! and love.... ok folks....short one ...have a most fantabulous day!...and don't forget to smile! Its all good!
