You need to plan ahead for this recipe as the dough needs to firm up for 2 hours in the fridge before baking.
Ingredients:
Ground ginger Ground cloves Method:
Gluten free - can be dairy free- egg free - contains sugar.
This is such a simple yet yummy Christmas-time treat. Ok, I'll admit this is basically just a white chocolate Rocky Road, but it has a very festive twist! I use dried cranberries and pistachios to give them a red and green theme, and I make it flat and cut in into angled 'shards' instead of in the traditional Rocky Road squares. You can try it either way- this year I did a bit of both. I know not everyone can eat white chocolate for various reasons. There are dairy-free white chocolate options out there. I haven't found a low sugar version yet, but that's why it's called a treat! You can also use a high-cocoa-content dark chocolate if you prefer to make it lower in sugar and dairy free. I have no set quantities for this recipe...I kinda wing it each time, depending on how much I want to end up with at the end. So here are the list of ingredients- all completely optional and replaceable with any similar produce (other dried fruit and nuts), and ratios depend on your own taste buds! INGREDIENTS
Stir all your 'mix-ins' into the melted chocolate. Poor onto your baking tray and use a spatula to spread and flatten the mix. Place in fridge till set and cut into desired shapes. As an extra treat, for my Rocky Road this year, I also melted some dark chocolate (about 1/4 of the amount of white chocolate I'd used) and spread it over the base of the set Rocky Road. This gave it a lovely contrasting base and I love the way the less-sweet dark chocolate cuts through the super-sweetness of the white. I was so happy with these that I included them as part of my Christmas gifts to my girlfriends. GLORIOUS! Gluten free - dairy free - sugar free - nut free- contains eggs Our summer garden is starting to grow beautifully but my zucchinis are not ready yet. My wonderful friend Fiona, however, already has an abundance and is keeping me in steady supply of both zucchini's and eggs from her chooks. This slice is the obvious choice to combine the two! I use bacon in mine, but this is totally optional if you want to make it vegetarian. I try to use organic bacon that has been naturally smoked, to avoid nitrates and nitrites. If you're going to leave it out, I'd suggest adding a herb like rocket (arugula), parsley, basil or oregano to give it a bit more flavour, and add extra salt. This slice is wonderful fresh for lunch or dinner with a side salad, or it also makes a great lunch box addition for school or work. It's nice and firm (unlike other egg-based dishes like frittata), so it travels well. It's also great for a weekend breakfast. It's a great one to get the kids involved with cooking (my kids are always keen to use the grater and crack eggs), and they always ask for more! UPDATE: I have made a Paleo/ grain free version of this that works really well. Here are the ingredients for both version- the only changes for the Paleo version are to increase the eggs and oil, eliminate the cheese, and change the flour. Method remains the same. Regular Gluten Free Version:
Paleo Version:
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