At our family gatherings there are many of
us and it’s growing each year. The
dessert table is always the one with the most dishes on it and it gets the most
amount of attention. It is the one that provides the shrieks of happiness. I am
always waiting with much interest to see who has made what this time – an old
favourite or has someone been experimenting with something new since we last
met? There was even one Christmas when
my brother in law and his wife had a ‘trifle off’. Each thought they had the best trifle
recipe. A panel of judges was assembled from
within the family to determine who had made the best trifle. It was a tough
contest but of course the sweet lady was triumphant.
Each of the girls has their speciality, possibly
more than one. But they have mastered each one with patience, passion and a
desire to share with those that they love.
That’s the thing – the sweetest thing, that no matter why or when, food
is always the one thing that threads people together. For happy times, sad times, difficult times,
celebration times, family and friends come together and share their food and it
becomes the fundamental point of the gathering.
It is the easiest way to express your condolences or your delight
without a spoken word. You can just hand over a baked good and the other person
knows exactly what you are trying to say.
So this love or near obsession for all things
sweet that the lovely ladies in my family have, has prompted me to ask them to
share their number one sweet recipe with me so I could share it with you. It was not easy for some of them to choose
just one. Although this was to be
expected!
Over the next few months one by one I will
share each recipe with you to try. In
the meantime here is the list of number ones and the first recipe that I will
share with you. If you do try one I would love your feedback.
· Sue’s Golden Dumplings
· Angela’s Butterscotch Pudding
· Fiona’s Hazelnut Slice
· Marita’s Trifle
· Keely’s Peach and Raspberry Tart
· Jess’s Fruit & Custard Tart
· Veronique’s Easy Chocolate Cake
· Rachael’s Apple Crumble
· Amanda’s Caramel Butternut Snap Cups
The Sweetest Thing - part 1; S ue’s Golden Dumplings
This is one of Sue’s favourite sweets recipe. It’s loved by many in the family.
What you need –
What you need –
DUMPLINGS
1 cup self raising flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
A little milk
SAUCE
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon golden syrup
What you do –
Place sauce ingredients in pan and heat.
Rub butter into flour, stir in egg and enough milk
to make a fairly stiff dough. Roll into little balls and drop into the boiling
syrup for about 5 - 10 minutes.
Sue usually doubles the sauce.
Sue usually doubles the sauce.
THANK YOU SUE. Enjoy everyone!
Sue found this recipe in the NMAA COOKS RECIPES FOR BUSY MOTHERS COMPILED BY NURSING MOTHERS' ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
As you and I both know my love of a dessert knows no boundaries... especially a dessert platter... and especially in my current 'condition'... due to having more time on my hands at present, well for a few more days/weeks anyways I will attempt to make these tonight.
ReplyDeleteLady of the manor,did you try the dumplings last night?
ReplyDeleteI love dumplings! During winter the kids often ask if we can have dumplings for dessert.
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