Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's school holidays at the moment.   One of our favourite activities to do together at home is baking.

These chocolate chip coookies are delicious.  I'm amazed I was able to even get this photo before they all disappeared.

The recipe can be found here.

Macaroons

 

Texture:  Lavender from Heavenly Texture Set by Shadowhouse Creations.

We've been doing some more baking from my Mum In-law's recipe collection.   This time it's macaroons.  These sweet, coconut treats are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Here's the recipe:

MACAROONS

Ingredients:

2 Egg Whites

1/2 cup Sugar

1 3/4 cups Coconut

Pinch of Salt

 

Method:

Preheat oven to 190 ° celsius (170 ° fan-forced).

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

Fold in coconut and salt.

Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper.

Bake until golden brown (approx. 15 minutes).

Makes approximately 12.

 



Snappit

linking with Texture Tuesday

Textures used:  Image 1:  Touch by Kim Klassen -  Multiply 60%.  Image 3 (Looking Down):  Pumpkin Grunge by Kim Klassen - Lighten 50%.

My dear Mum in-Law passed away recently.  She could always be found in the kitchen baking tasty treats for the grandkids (and the big kids).  We have been trying to recreate some of her recipes at home.  One of our favourites is Snappit.


Here's the recipe:

SNAPPIT

Ingredients:

Base:

1 cup Self Raising Flour

1 cup Cornflakes

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Coconut

3/4 cup Butter

Icing:

2 cups Icing Sugar

1 tablespoon Butter

3 tablespoons Cocoa

Enough hot water to blend to a firm mixture (approx 2 - 3 tablespoons)

Method:

Preheat oven to 190 ° celsius (170 ° fan-forced).

Place dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Melt butter, add to other ingredients and mix well.

Press firmly into a greased tray lined with baking paper (approx. 30cm x 20cm x 2cm in size).

Bake until golden brown (approx. 20 - 25 minutes).

Ice immediately after removing from the oven with chocolate icing.

Cut into squares when cool.

(Note:  When I made this, I had run out of Cornflakes so I used Rice Bubbles instead.)



Warmth

participating in texture tuesday

I've been watching the latest series of Masterchef Australia.

On a recent episode, the contestants were required to make a sandwich, which included making their own bread. So, I thought I'd give breadmaking a bit of a try.

Warm, freshly baked bread is perfect for those cold, Autumm days were are experiencing right now.


Details:

Canon 7D, Canon EF 50mm f1.4, 1/80 sec, f4.5, ISO 6400.

Texture: Sunday by Kim Klassen: Soft light @ 75% opacity.

Font: Dancing Script

Images from the Kitchen

Feeling hungry?

Here are some goodies that have recently come from my kitchen.

Clockwise from top left:
1. Little Lime Meringue Pies
2. Anzac Biscuits
3. Red Velvet Cake
4. Caramel Popcorn
5. Honey-Iced Coffee Cake
6. Scones (The first batch I ever made that didn't turn out like rocks.)