Every street seems to have a host of bakehouses and cafes selling pies (of course) and a range of delicious looking cakes and slices. Here are recipes from some of my favourites - Russian slices, Lolly cakes, and Afghans.
Lolly cake
Recipe for Afghans
New Zealanders have a real soft spot for the chocolate and cornflake Afghan biscuit. Not quite sure where the name comes from!? but here's the recipe -
Ingredients:
200 grams of butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup of castor sugar
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups of unsweetened corn flakes (Kellogg's)
ICING
1 cup of icing sugar
2 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp water
1/4 cup of flaked almonds (optional)
Preparation:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C). Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Set aside.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Sift together the flour and cocoa powder and mix into butter mixture with a wooden spoon. Fold in cornflakes and don't worry if they crumble.
4. Roll or press 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of the dough into balls and flatten them slightly. Place them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
5. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
6. Prepare the icing by combining the icing sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder and water in a bowl. Mix well until the mixture is free of lumps and of a creamy consistency.
7. Spoon a little icing on each cookie and then decorate with flaked almonds.
Another fav Kiwi slice -
Russian Squares
250g butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 tbspns golden syrup
2 eggs beaten
2 small cups sultanas
2 cups plain flour
2 tspns baking powder
Method -
1. heat the first 3 ingredients together in a saucepan and mix well. Allow to cool.
2. add the remaining 4 ingredients and mix until combined.
3. Spread into a flat 20 x 30cm slice tin and bake for 20 - 25 mins at 180 c.
And another .....
Edmond's is the Kiwi equivalent of the Bero book. Used by housewives for generations, it has all the staple recipes including many good cakes and slices! Another Kiwi fave is Melting Moments.
http://www.edmondscooking.co.nz/recipebook.htm
Melting Moments
Ingredients
200g butter, softened
¾ cup icing sugar
1 cup Edmonds standard plain flour
1 cup Edmonds Fielder’s cornflour
½ teaspoon Edmonds baking powder
Butter icing or raspberry jam
Instructions
Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Sift flour, cornflour and baking powder together. Mix into creamed mixture, mixing well. Roll dough into small balls the size of large marbles and place on a greased oven tray. Flatten slightly with a floured fork. Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes or until cooked. Cool and sandwich two biscuits together with Butter Icing and raspberry jam.
Makes 16
Oh, ok and just one more !!
Ginger Crunch
Thanks to Katrina for a look at her recipe books for this one.
Base
150g butter
2 tbsp golden syrup
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup dessicated coconut
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup wholemeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp ground ginger
1 cup chopped crystalised ginger
Topping
100g butter
6 tbsp golden syrup
2 1/4 cups icing sugar
3 tsp ground ginger
To serve -
50g chocolate
Method
Preheat oven to 180 c.
Line a 20 x 30cm tin with greaseproof paper.
For base - melt butter, golden syrup and sugar together in a large saucepan. Mix in the other ingredients and press into tin.
Bake for 20 mins until lightly golden, then remove from oven.
Meanwhile make the topping. Melt the butter and golden syrup together, then beat in the icing sugar and ginger. Spread topping on to the warm slice.
Chill, then cut in to pieces.
To serve, melt 50g chocolate and drizzle over top.
(Will keep for 4 - 5 days in an airtight container)
So many other recipes for NZ slices on the good old NZ Woman's Weekly website!!
http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/search/?q=slice
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