Recipe : Nutella Pinwheels

If you are a lover of Nutella, then you will surely enjoy this!!

Nutella pinwheels

 1 Cups unsalted butter, softened

1 Cup granulated sugar

2 large egg yokes

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2⅓ cups flour

¼ Teaspoon salt

½ cups Nutella, divided 

INGREDIENTS

In the bowl of a standing mixer cream the butter and sugar (about two minutes).

Add the egg yolks and vanilla and mix until combined

With the mixer on low, add the flour and salt. Mix until it forms soft dough.

Transfer the dough on to a lightly floured surface. Shape it into a square and divide it in half.

Transfer each half to a sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Un wrap one half of the dough and place on a piece of lightly floured parchment paper.

Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness, about 10x8 rectangles. Using a spatula spread 1/4 cup of Nutella on the dough leaving 1/4-inch edge all around.

Using the parchment as a guide, roll the dough starting from the longest side into a tight log. Wrap the parchment paper around the log and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or freeze for 15.

Repeat previous step with the remaining half. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap the log and slice into approximately 1/3-inch slices.

Place the slices on the prepared baking sheet 1-2" apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until just golden around the edges.

Remove from the oven and let cool.

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Blueberry Hungarian tarts

So recently I have not been posting much, due to some stress related issues. But let me leave that story for another time as life happens I guess. I decided to share this recipe with you so we can end Woman's month on a sweet note. 

Blueberry Hungarian tart (Jam tarts)

125 g margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder

Blueberry jam

Method:
Cream margarine n sugar well
Add egg n vanilla essence and beat well
Sift dry ingredients and to add above mixture, use hands to make a soft dough
Grease tray, place half dough as a base, spread jam over, grate the other half on top and bake @ 180 for 25 mins

NB: You can replace the Blueberry Jam with any Jam of your liking. 

Till next time sweeties ..... 

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Custard Slice

Another one of my family favourite.  

Ingredients 

3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
125g soft butter

2 eggs(beaten)

2tsp vanilla essence 

Cold milk as required

Rub butter into dry ingredients until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Add beaten eggs and vanilla essence. Make a soft dough with cold milk. Leave to rest for 1/2 hour.
Roll out into circles. Makes about 6 large biscuits.
Bake at 180 deg until light brown
Prepare 1 litre custard at medium consistency. Divide in 4 and colour in what ever colours you desire. In mine I used Red, Violet, green and one yellow (original colour of custard). When cooled down layer with biscuit. Take the last remaining biscuit and grate it one top. Leave in fridge overnight to soften and set.  

Enjoy !!!

Love Sophia

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Choc Crust biscuits

Hi All :) I must mention that i love baking and making all things yummy. So this is my take on of Choc Crust Biscuits.

Ingredients

150 grams of soft butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup of caster sugar
1 cup muscovado sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
A pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of fine ginger or freshly grated ginger
2 tablespoons of golden syrup
2&3/4 cup of cake flour .
1/4 cup of oil
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
1 cup of desiccated coconut

1 large slab of chocolate melted to fill in between the biscuits .

Method 

Cream the butter and sugar together , next add the egg , vanilla , ginger , salt , oil and golden syrup and mix until combined , next add the rest of the ingredients and mix until a soft dough is formed .

Place in cling wrap and chill for 30 minutes .

Next roll out your dough on a floured surface, scrape with a fork lightly up and down to create the rugged look and with a round or oval cookie cutter cut out shapes , next take a butter knife and make a 5 cm wide rectangle hole in center of cookie ...transfer to tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 190 deg c for 12 minutes or until its golden brown . Remove and cool .

Melt your chocolate and spread with a butter knife some melted chocolate on to the base of biscuit and join this side with another biscuit. Do enjoy !!!

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