This recipe calls for zest of 6 lemons and 375ml of lemon juice. It really overstates the ‘lemon’ in ‘lemon meringue pie’! I squeezed 12 lemons and got only 300ml of juice, I had to replace the rest with water because I didn’t have any lemons left! The pie was tasty but personally I found …
Chocolate Chippie Biscuits
I’ve said it before; I believe there are certain recipes everyone should know how to cook. A classic chocolate chip cookie is one of them. This is an excellent recipe, easy to make, quick, and delicious! To begin, pre-heat oven to 180°C (170°C fan bake). Line an oven tray with baking paper. Beat soft butter, …
Sausage Rolls
Turns out The Great New Zealand Baking Book has a ‘savoury snacks’ category! I did not know this prior to owning the book. I am officially inaugurating this category with some yummy sausage rolls. This is a funny recipe because it’s not really a recipe. There are five ingredients and some assembly required, but that …
Lemon Drizzle Cake
We have a lemon tree in our backyard. For the last three and a half years my husband and I have enjoyed having fresh home grown lemons at our fingertips year-round. As many as we want! But this will be no more. We are moving next week and even though I’m really excited about the …
Feijoa & Walnut Cake
Feijoa is a fruit that has a sweet, aromatic flavour. It also has a characteristic smell that is hard to describe. In New Zealand, feijoa season only comes once a year, during autumn. The feijoa feels distinctly kiwi even though it comes from Central and South America, New Zealanders have embraced it and claimed it …
Anzac Biscuits
Given that it’s Anzac Day next Thursday I decided to make Anzac biscuits. Anzac is the acronym for ‘Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’, which was created in World War I. Anzac Day commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. These biscuits were sent by wives and women's …
Hot Cross Buns
A hot cross bun is a spiced, sweet bun made with currants or raisins, marked with a cross on the top, and traditionally eaten warm on Good Friday in New Zealand and also the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, South Africa and some parts of the USA. The bun marks the end of Lent and the cross represents the crucifixion of Jesus. Hot cross buns are very much part …
Lemon & Raspberry Curd Krummeltorte Slice
Krümmeltorte literally means ‘crumb cake’. This dough didn’t end up being crumbly enough to sprinkle on the curd, but I made it work. It’s buttery and tender and makes a delicious slice. Recipe below! Pre-heat oven to 180° C. Grease a 23 cm x 33 cm slice tin, then line with baking paper. Place berries, …
Peach & Almond Frangipane Pie
I’ve mentioned before New Zealanders love apricots. I am not a huge fan so I substituted the apricots in this recipe for peaches. I didn’t substitute the apricot jam because peach jam is impossible to get here! But it was still very tasty. Frangipane is a sweet filling flavoured with almonds. It’s delicious and it …
The Richie Slice
Do you know about the six degrees of separation? It’s a theory that states that any person on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. Apparently the theory was first proposed in 1929 by a Hungarian writer in …
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