ANZAC biscuits

jen | April 25, 2009

Lest we forget. ANZAC biscuits Ingredients 1 cup plain flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup desiccated coconut 3/4 cup brown sugar 125g butter, chopped 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Method Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in [...]

Daring Bakers January Challenge – Fortune Cookies (Tuiles)

jen | January 28, 2009

This months challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have choosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angelique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. Having had such a hectic December, i missed out on the December challenge which was a French Yule [...]

Nigella’s Rocky Road Crunch Bars

jen | January 19, 2009

A different take on the normal rocky road, this recipe features biscuits which gives it the crunch. A great and quick dessert if you don’t feel like baking.       Nigella’s Rocky Road Crunch Bars 125 grams butter (softened) 300 grams best quality dark chocolate (broken into pieces) 3 tablespoons golden syrup 200 grams biscuits (i [...]

Christmas Shortbread Stars

jen | December 23, 2008

The Christmas season has had me running off my feet. Believe it or not, I spent last Friday night baking a whole host of things which took me a whole SIX hours in the kitchen. My friend Sarah was having a housewarming party and i promised to bring cupcakes and a cake. Whilst the cupcakes and cake were baking, [...]

Shortbread Cookies

jen | December 10, 2008

Unless you’re a LifeStyle FOOD addict like me, you’ve probably never heard of Anna Olson. Anna may not be a household name like Nigella (well in Australia anyway), i believe she is just as good in the desserts and pastry department. She hosts a show called Sugar and makes the most divine desserts. Each episodes features a [...]

Jam Drops

jen | December 5, 2008

These jam drops are so simple to make. It literally took me 20 minutes to put together and after baking for 10 minutes, i was enjoying these warm, jammy biscuits with a hot cup of tea. Jam Drops Ingredients 115 grams unsalted butter 150 grams caster sugar 1 egg 200 grams plain flour 1/2 tsp [...]