Honey And Fig Biscuits Native Australian Food

BUSH TUCKER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Sift flour into large bowl and rub in butter.
• Stir in sugar, milk and eggs being careful not to over mix.
• Add bush tomatoes, wattle seed and lemon myrtle leaving a little of each to sprinkle on top.
• Spoon mixture into muffin trays lined with muffin patty pans.
• Place two or three bush tomatoes on top of each muffin and dust with wattle seed and lemon myrtle.
• Bake in moderate oven (180) for 20 minutes.

CHEATERS VANILLA SLICES (AUSTRALIAN)

Steps:

• line a lamington tin or even a roasting pan with foil with enough extra to fold back over the top. Dimensions must be in multiples of SAO biscuits; either 3x4 or 4x3.
• place SAO Biscuits in a 3x4 or 4x3 pattern on bottom (if need be use rolled paper to make a 'wall' to hold the edge.
• Pour thickened cream into bowl and pour pack of vanilla instant pudding mix over the top (can add a few drops of vanilla extract or essence for added flavour). Whisk quickly and make sure all powder is dissolved, it thickens quickly.
• pour mix over base of biscuits, spread as evenly as you can.
• place an equal number of SAO biscuits over the filling, pressing down to even it out if need be.
• make a tangy lemon icing with icing sugar, melted marg (about 1 teaspoonful) and enough lemon juice and maybe a little boiling water - spread over the top of the top layer of SAO biscuits then seal with the extra foil left over.
• Leave in fridge overnight.
• take all out of foil and cut each SAO in half plus cut between each biscuit square. Makes 24.
• Tip: must be left overnight, but 24 hours is better.

HONEY AND FIG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F.
• Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, honey and apple sauce.
• Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices.
• Stir in flour mix to egg mix.
• Fold in figs and nuts (if using).
• Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool completely before slicing.

HONEY AND FIG BISCUITS (NATIVE AUSTRALIAN)

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 180°. Grease baking trays.
• Cream butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, ground lemon myrtle and lemon myrtle infused honey. Mix well.
• Sift in flour and baking powder together then add milk.
• Fold in figs and coconut.
• Drop spoonfuls into the tray, allowing room to spread.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on tray.