Apr 11
For some people Easter is about their faith, for some it’s about eating endless supplies of chocolate and Hot Cross Buns. For some its about an extra few sleep ins and for others its about family and friends. In some European countries its tradition on Easter Sunday to give Easter biscuits as a gift. These …
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Apr 11
Ingredients 200 g Flour 1 heaped teaspoon Mixed spice Pinch of salt 75 g caster sugar 100 g butter 1 egg, separated 50 g currants 2 Tablespoons warm milk Extra caster sugar for sprinkling Method Preheat oven to 180°C Fan forced, 200°C conventional Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and …
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Jun 01
OH MY GOSH!!! I think these biscuits have crack in them!!! I love the idea of these biscuits. Honey, cinnamon and oats sounds delish. The recipe can be found on page 42. I do have a couple of issues with this recipe. One is the mixture really is a bit too dry, and the second …
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May 30
There is nothing like sitting down to a nice hot cup of tea (or whatever your thing is) but what makes it even better is a nice bikkie to dunk into the steaming cup. In need of a good dunking biscuit I turned to that old kiwi favourite, the gingernut. The recipe for these can …
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May 16
The last couple of weeks have been so busy in my household as we all geared up for my daughters school ball. It has been an exciting time and a sad time as well as the realisation hits that soon the nest will be empty. I am not mentally prepared for this at all. We …
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May 16
Ingredients 150 g butter 250 g sugar 2 eggs 350 g flour 2 tsp baking powder 1½ tsp mixed spice 1½ Tbsp cocoa Icing 1½ cups icing sugar ½ tsp vanilla Water Filling Raspberry jam (approx. 1 cup) Biscuit Method Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well …
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Apr 11
Is there anything better in the world than the smell of fresh bread straight out of the oven? I reckon it’s pretty hard to beat, although fresh biscuits out of the oven might almost do it. This week has been a little bit stressful. There has been sickness in the family (thank you unpredictable autumn …
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