I LOVE A NICE BAKECARDAMOMBROWNIESWITH
SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK ICE CREAM
SERVES8-10
Begin this recipe 1 day ahead.250gunsaltedbutter,melted,cooled
2 tbsvegetableoiloroliveoil
1 firmlypackedcup(250g) brown sugar
200gcaster sugar
4 eggs
2 tspvanillaextract
1 cup(150g)plainflour(^3) / 4 cup(100g)Dutchcocoapowder
1 tspgroundcardamom
100g dark (70%) chocolate, coarsely chopped
SWEETENEDCONDENSEDMILKICECREAM
395gcansweetenedcondensed milk
200mlpure(thin)cream
200gGreekyoghurt
2 tsp vanilla extract
Fortheicecream,placetheunopenedcanofcondensedmilkin
a largesaucepanandcovergenerouslywithwater.Bringtothe
boiloverhighheat,thenreduceheattomediumandsimmerfor
1 hour 30 minutes(thecanshouldstayfullysubmerged,somonitor
closelyandtopupwaterif necessary).Remove can from water and
setasideuntilcompletelycooled.
Placecreamandyoghurtin a standmixerfittedwiththewhisk
attachmentandwhiskonlowspeeduntiljustcombined.Open
cooledcanandgraduallyspoonin thecaramel(thecaramelcan
beslightlywarm),vanillaanda pinchofseasalt.Whiskuntilwell
combinedandslightlyfluffier.Pourintoa 4-cup(1L)freezer-proof
container,coverandfreezeforatleast 6 hours or until set (store in
thefreezerforupto2 weeks).
Preheatovento180°C.Linebaseandsidesofa 30cmx 20cm
lamingtonorslicepanwithbakingpaper.Combinebutter,oiland
sugarsina largebowl.Addeggsandvanilla,andwhiskuntilwell
combined.Siftflour,cocoa,^1 / 2 tspseasaltandcardamomovertop
andstiruntilwellcombined.Stirin chocolate.Pourintoprepared
panandbakefor 35 minutesoruntiledgesaresetwitha faint
wobblein thecentre.Remove from oven, place pan on a wire rack
andstandfor5 minutes.
Cutbrownieintopieces(asbigorsmallasyou like) and serve
with scoops of condensed milk ice cream. PHOTOGRAPHY
CHRIS COURT
STYLING
KIRSTEN JENKINS
MERCHANDISING
EMMALY STEWART
MYLOVEOFbakingallstartedwhenI shareda housewitha
youngwomanwhowasromancingherfarmerfellatotheaisle
usingbakedgoodsashercattledog.I’dawakeona Friday
morning(ish)tothearomaoffreshyo-yosorchocolateAfghan
biscuitsandrise,drawntowardsthekitchenbythissiren’ssong.
Wheretheyshouldhavebeen,however,wasjustanemptycake
rack,stillslightlywarm,andsomecrumbs.Thebakedgoodswere
alreadyhalfwaydownthefreewaytothefarmer,neatlytuckedin
a batteredoldcaketin. Not even one left behind for the flatmate.
Sothoughtless...
I’dmakea soothingcupofmilkyteatocalmmyself,butthatjust
madeit worse,myfingerstwitchingwithoutanythingtodunk.
Theideaofsomethingwarmandsweetfromtheovenshook
mefromsidetosidelikea chewtoyin themouthofa hyper
terrier,untilI discoveredherhandwrittenrecipebookandstarted
bakingmyownversionsofwhatevershe’dexportedtothefarm.
Thismonth,letmesharewithyouthreeofmyfavouritethings
I havelearnedtobakein theensuing 23 years(plus,if youheadto
delicious.com.au,a few more of my delicious treats from the oven):
THEBESTSLICE
Caramelslice?Jellyslice?Vanillaslice(reallya slicein nameonly)?
Lemonloveletters?Rhubarbstreusel?Australiais theworldleader
in slicebaking,butyou’llstruggletofinda betterslicethanthe
honey-almond-toppedBusDriver’sMother-in-Law’s Slice. It is one
ofthetwogreatAustralianslices.
Thisbakeis sosimple.First,makethebasebycombining
90gofmeltedbutter,120gofsoftbrownsugar,150gofplain
flourand70gofgroundalmonds.Pressintoa small(18cmx 32cm)
linedlamingtonpanandbakein a preheated170°Covenfor
12 minutes.Forthealmondtopping,melt115gofhoneyand
160gofchoppedbutterin a smallpanandsimmer for three
minutes.Stirin 240gofsliveredalmonds.
Removethebasefromtheovenwhenlightlybrownedandpour
overthealmondtopping.Returntotheovenandbakeforanother
15 minutes.Coolin the tray, sprinkle over a salt flakes, then cut
intosquares.Done!
THEBESTCOOKIE
Thiscookieis asstupidlysimpletomakeasit is torememberthe
recipe.Justmixa cupeachofdesiccatedcoconut,self-raising
flourandsugartogetherwithoneeggand125gofmeltedbutter.
Spoonontoa linedbakingtray,leavingspacetospread.Bakein
a preheated180°Covenfor 10 minutes.Thecookieswillbesoft
outoftheoven,soleavethemonthetrayfora couple of minutes
tofirmbeforetransferringtowirerackstocool.
And that brings us, finally, to the ultimate brownie...
Afarmer,hiswannabewifeandnarya cakecrumbtobehadsees
Matt Preston turn to his own hand for something “warm and sweet”.
I’M LOVING.
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