This bout of winter weather had me in the mood for something warm and gooey. These Smores Bites are delicious with their crunchy base, creamy chocolate and lightly browned marshmallow on the top. These little bites of heaven can be whipped up in 15 minutes and are likely to really impress your guests (even the kids will love them!) It's also a great finger snack for tea party platters.
Ingredients:
- 1 packet Marie Biscuits (or Tennis biscuits)
- 6 Tbl margerine
- 24 blocks of chocolate
- 12 marshmallows
Directions:
- Crumb biscuits in a food processor or blender to fine crumbs
- Add in the margerine and mix until the crumbs are coated evenly and stick together when pinched
- Place a spoonful of mixture into a muffin pan and press on the bottom and sides
- Place in a 180° oven and bake for 5-8 minutes
- Remove from the stove and add two blocks of chocolate into each cup followed by a marshmallow
- Change the oven to grill and grill until marshmallows begin to brown
- Wait 10 minutes for them to cool a bit before taking them out of the muffin pan
Enjoy and try not to eat them in one go!
Keep it cooking,
Kelly
All this cold weather has had me craving something warm and comforting. These sweetcorn fritters are super easy to make and are a great balance between sweet and savoury. They are great as a side dish or to add to your bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 can creamed sweetcorn
- 1 egg
Directions
- Mix all ingredients together
- Heat a pan with a little oil, drop blobs of the mixture into the pan
- When they begin to bubble flip them over until evenly browned
- Enjoy!
Now all I need is some family at my table to share these with...or maybe not!
Keep it cooking,
Kelly
Sometimes I just need a little bit of a treat to get me through the day. These custard squares are crunchy outside and sweet and creamy inside. They are so addictive once you get started!
Ingredients:
- a roll of puff pastry
- box of vanilla instant pudding
- 250ml cream
- 1 cup icing sugar
Directions:
- Unroll your puff pastry on a floured surface. Roll it out a little more.
- Cut into medium sized squares and place on a baking tray. You can place them right against each other because they shrink when they cook.
- Cook in a 180° oven for 15-20 minutes until the squares are golden. Take out and set aside to cool.
- Whisk the vanilla instant pudding into the cream and milk and put in the fridge for 5 minutes to set.
- Use a sharp knife to break the pastry squares in half and then fill with a teaspoon of the vanilla mix. (and then eat all the leftover vanilla mix...yum!)
- Mix the icing sugar in a jug with just enough water that it pours and pour icing over each square.
Impress your friends and family with this dainty delight that is the perfect teatime treat!
Keep it cooking,
Kelly
This is perfect soup bread; perfect for soaking up a nice warm soup on a cold winters day! The bread is crusty on the outside and dense and doughy on the inside. It's also quick to make; with only 3 ingredients you can mix it in one bowl and have it baking in 5 minutes.
Ingredients
- 500g bread flour
- 500ml buttermilk (you can make your own buttermilk by adding 2 Tbl vinegar to room temperature milk and leaving to stand for 5 minutes)
- a good pinch of salt
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together with a fork in a large bowl
- Place in an oiled bread tin and bake at 180° for 1 hour
So no excuses now, you can have fresh bread for your family whenever you want!
Keep it cooking,
Kelly
These are no your boring own doughnuts! They are super soft on the inside and crispy and flaky on the outside. With the soft centre, they are the perfect doughnuts to fill with jam or caramel or just coat in delicious cinnamon sugar glaze.
Ingredients:
- 500g self-raising flour (or 500g plain flour & 3 tsp baking powder)
- 175g softened butter/margerine
- 350ml/g drinking yogurt (I prefer vanilla)
Directions:
- Place flour into bowl and add blobs of the butter all over.
- Rub the butter into the flour until crumbly.
- Add in the yogurt and mix until a dough forms.
- Knead dough for 2 minutes and then place onto a floured surface.
- Roll out the dough and cut out your doughnuts. (I wouldn't make huge doughnuts with this recipe as the insides might not cook properly)
- Heat a pot of oil to a medium heat and drop in 6-8 doughnuts at a time.
- Turn doughnuts until golden brown on either side (about 8-10 minutes) and then place on kitchen towel to drain and cool.
- To make doughnut glaze wait for doughnuts to cool and then mix icing sugar and cinnamon with enough water to just drip off a spoon. Dip the doughnuts into the icing and let them drip off on a cooling rack.
These sweet treats will have your mouth watering and your hand reaching out for more!
Keep it cooking,
Kelly
