Recipe three in Scone Week – Silvana’s Rough-Topped Scones. The ratios between flour, butter and cream seem a lot higher than in a basic scone. I must admit I’m a bit dubious about the recipe, but obviously they must have worked for Silvana (whoever she may be).
Recipe two in Scone Week is one of my favourites – Fruit Scones. I’m absolutely hopeless at making them, but always enjoyed Mum’s.
Taking my lead from the Great British Bake Off I feel I have to say – “It’s Scone Week” as I’m going to post five different scone recipes. Mum was a great scone maker so I wasn’t surprised to find this many recipes in her collection. This first one is the basic mix and then Cheese, Pumpkin and Savoury variations.
This slice is quick to make and keeps well, two things that are hard to beat.
As you can see this recipe is from the Keysborough Bowls Social Club Simple Slice Recipe book. I’ve never made it, but I can remember seeing it on the table at a few “bring a plate” events back in the 70s when my kids were little. It’s sort of a fake vanilla slice – the plate was always empty at the end of the event it must taste good.
These are change from the more traditional lemon curd tarts. The meringue topping combined with the orange curd makes a great combination.
I was hunting through Mum’s old recipes looking for something quick and easy to make for morning tea at Mum’s retirement village this weekend and came across this recipe. I doubt anything could be much easier.
The name Strawberry Matches brings to mind flaky pastry, strawberry jam, cream and pink icing to me. Mum used to make the pastry herself, put the jam inside with the cream and topped the whole lot with pink icing – they were Yummy. Sadly this isn’t Mum’s original recipe, but they are much quicker to make and probably taste almost as good.
These biscuits are traditionally made for Greek Orthodox Easter, which is usually celebrated on a different date to the Christian festival. This year though the two coincide so I thought it was a good time to share this recipe that I found in Mum’s collection.
Even back in October 2000 when the Australian Women’s Weekly published this recipe Macadamia nuts were expensive. So this slice has always been a very indulgent and special treat for special occasions.
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