RECIPES

Chocolate Mallow Slice

Ingredients   (pictured on left of picture)

250g packet of plain sweet biscuits, finely crushed

3/4 cup marshmallows, chopped into small pieces

3/4 cup coconut

3/4 cup choc bits

1 can of condensed milk ( I used 400g can of skim condensed milk)

100g butter, chopped

1 teaspoon cocoa powder

a few drops of vanilla essence

150g milk chocolate chopped and melted

1.  Lightly grease a slice pan.  Line base and sides with baking paper.

2. Place crushed biscuits in a large bowl.  Add marshmallows (chopped), coconut and choc bits.

3.  Combine condensed milk, butter, cocoa and vanilla in a small saucepan.  Stir over a low heat until combined.

4.  Add the milk mixture to dry ingredients, mixing well.

5.  Press mixture into prepared pan.  Chill for 30 minutes, until firm.  (or if lazy like me -- spread straight away)

6.  Spread melted chocolate over the slice.  Chill for 15 minutes, until set.  Cut into squares using a hot knife.   I actually scoured the slice with a knife before setting it.

Weetbix Fudge Slice

  The Weetbix Fudge is pictured on the right of the plate.

Ingredients

7 weetbix (crush these)

1 cup coconut

5 tablespoons powdered milk

1/2 to 1 cup of sugar  (if a sweet tooth 1 cup, otherwise cut back)

4 tablespoons milk

vanilla

1/4 lb butter or margerine  (125g)

2 tablespoons cocoa

Melt butter.  Then crush weetbix, place in mixing bowl, then add other ingredients, lastly add the melted butter. The slice should be quite moist, if not moist enough - add a tad more milk. Press into a slice tin and refrigerate.  Cut into small squares.   No icing required.

I hadn't made this slice for years and had forgotten how sweet it is.  I think if I make it again I will cut back on the sugar to 1/2 cup.

Raspberry Jam

I used about 3lb of raspberries and added 2.2 lbs of sugar.  The recipe actually says 1lb or raspberries to 1 lb sugar.. but trying to cut back on sugar, the jam was still nice and sweet.

Place raspberries in boiler and bring to boil on stove hotplate, stir and add sugar, boil a further 5 - 10 mins, watching jam and reducing heat if required so as jam doesn't burn on bottom of pan.  Really the boiling depends on the quantity of jam you are making. 

Kiss Biscuits

125g (1/2 lb) butter

1 cup sugar

Cream the sugar and butter together until nice and fluffy, add 2 eggs and beat well.  Then add 2 and 1/2 cups of plain flour, 1/2 teaspoon of bi-carbonate soda, 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar.

Nice stiff mixture resembling shortcrust pastry - flour board and roll out about the same thickness as pastry.  Use your choice of cutters to cut out mixture, I used a round cutter.  Place onto baking trays and bake in a moderate oven(375F) or about (170 C).  Check mixture after about 7 mins, should stay pale colour.  Remove from oven and cool.  Then stick together with raspberry jam and ice the tops, the tops can be decorated with hundreds and thousands or as desired.  Store in airtight container.  Can freeze for a short term.