Afghan Biscuits

We are really lucky with the deli. We have some of the best neighbours! We have really local locals! And one of them asked me to make one of her favourite biscuits from New Zealand, Afghan biscuits. I love that the customers ask me to make their favourite sweets. I really love trying to make what they ate as kids. I love watching the glee in them tasting it. That is just another reason why I love

Honey Honey Joy Joy

Bake sale.....Year 3, maybe 4.....$2 to spend.....what do you buy?

Honey Joys.

And the best thing is that in those days they were 50 cents.....so you could buy four!!!!

Over the last few months at the deli I have been going back to my childhood for inspiration and this week I will be busting out the Kelloggs Corn Flakes box and making a few batches of these!

Oh, and today someone asked my

Peanut Butter Fudge Bubbles

You want me to show you what I have been drooling over?

Are you sure?

Can you handle it? Can you handle the truth? (too far huh?)

Do the sums:

Rice Bubbles + Marshmallows = bubble base

Peanut Butter + Butter = fudgey goodness

Chocolate +Cream = Ganache

Bubble Base + Fudgey goodness + Ganache = Chocolate Peanut Fudgey Goodness

Wow.


Thankyou Joy the Baker, you are awesome!
It is also an

Pizza - two ways

How gorgeous is our pizza!

Mushroom, Asparagus and imported Italian Proscuitto from Balaclava Fruit Centre......

You can be so creative with pizzas. And of course you can make this gluten free!

Pizza Dough

700g pizza flour*
40g fresh yeast
50mls olive oil
450mls water (warm)
Pinch of salt

*If going gluten free use 750g gluten free flour mix.

Method

1. In a bowl mix the flour and the salt

Peppermint Creams

Everything with peppermint in it, is fabulous.Peppermint ice-cream; minties; toothpaste; old school after dinner mints; mint patties; chewing gum; polos; tictacs; mentos....the list goes on....
So when I found these yummy chocolate and peppermint biscuits....I was excited. And the best bit.....the peppermint has white chocolate in it!
Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
1/2 cup cream1/2 tsp