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As the world enters uncharted times due to Coronavirus, what could be better for the soul than doing some home baking! I created the initial template for this recipe on St. Patrick’s Day last year. At that stage, I tried making natural food colouring by processing wilted spinach and water into a paste. It wasn’t too bad but it gave …
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My sister loves dark chocolate and she loves peppermint – moreover, she loves them both together! Therefore, on her birthday I came up with this slice which combines the two. The base has no flour and is dense and fudgy, while the frosting is light and creamy. The amount of frosting to make is dependent on whether you’re after a …
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My lovely next door neighbour has a lemon tree and is always telling me not to buy lemons, she has enough for me as well! She brought a bagful over recently and hence the flavour for this light and delicious slice. If, like my lovely neighbour, you like baking sweeter then you might like to add more sugar but I …
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Like my last year’s Uncooked Easter Chocolate Slice, this recipe for Easter Truffle Slice is also uncooked. It is based on hazelnut truffles that I make and use as a filling for moulded chocolates. Making this slice takes much less work and time than making moulded chocolates and is just as moreish! The only time-consuming part is preparing the hazelnuts. While …
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Recently, I had family staying and inadvertently overstocked on gold kiwifruit! I felt sure it would be possible to use them in baking, as is done with bananas, carrots, zucchini, etc. The result is this soft and moist Kiwifruit Slice. It is not unlike banana cake, although there is the occasional light crunch on a seed from the kiwifruit! As …
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In recent months, I have been reading a lot of the emerging literature about sugar. It would seem that there are definite benefits to be had by reducing one’s intake of refined sugar. Subsequently, a lot of baking recipes now call for honey rather than sugar. The creator then claims it is healthier because it contains no refined sugar. My understanding …
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Earlier this year, I added rolled oats and walnuts to my diet (I had considered them to be a bit too ‘healthy’ prior to that!). I found my energy levels were increased and I didn’t feel I needed to snack mid-morning. Thus, when I pondered making a slice with a healthy slant, the combination of rolled oats and walnuts came …
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I have often seen brownie recipes that call for real chocolate as opposed to cocoa powder. For my own recipes, I have tended to stick to cocoa powder but decided to give real chocolate a go for this brownie. It took a few tries to determine the best amount of chocolate and hazelnuts to give a nice flavour and a moist texture. The …
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I have been further experimenting with freeze dried fruit powders! I talked about these in my post for Coconut and Marshmallow Slice. Another advantage of the powders is that there is no need to have the fresh fruit on hand. I have found that different fruit powders have a different effect on the baked product. For example, I tried making …
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I have recently discovered freeze dried fruit powders! These provide natural flavour and colour to a product as they are 100 percent fruit. I used strawberry powder in the marshmallow topping of this slice – it gave it a nice strawberry flavour and a hint of pink colour. I buy the “Fresh As” brand from Moore Wilson in Wellington (New …
