and the inside looked something like this:
Of course, we took the liberty to cut it open and generously smear lurpak butter all the way through (immediately after taking it out of the oven) so that it promptly melted and permeated the bread, making it even more irresistible
Joyce was the first to give in to temptation and with that look, i need not describe what the cornbread was doing to those taste buds
Think Yusuf even went the extra mile and added strawberry jam in the mix, which i'd never tried before but have to admit, is pure genius!
The almond biscuits were also very easy to throw together. The full recipe is as below:
Ingredients:
250 gm butter
100 gm white sugar
10 ml vanilla/almond extract (optional)
10 ml water
250 gm plain flour
100gm ground almonds/ pecans
icing sugar (for dusting)
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Cream the butter and sugar together till smooth. It is probably easier just to rub the butter and sugar together with your hands, but you can use whichever method suits you best.
Mix in the vanilla or almond extract
Add flour, and water, then rub the mixture together till they look like giant crumbs. Add ground almonds, and work everything together till the dough is just smooth. There's no need to work it too much.
Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Pinch off bite-sized pieces (about 1 inch wide) and roll them into balls, then, just before you put them on the baking tray, flatten them slightly with your thumb. If you're using cutters, make sure your shapes aren't too thin, as they tend to burn at the edges.
Pop them into the oven for 10 - 12 mins, they're done when they're slightly browned on the edges and pale gold on top.
The biscuits can be eaten like that, or you can dust them with icing sugar for more sweetness.
And after all that slaving away.... voila!
Needless to say, we were proud of our creations that afternoon and this pretty little picture you see below did not stay thus for very long. Cups of tea and reckless indulgence ensued!
