TWD - Cocoa-Cayenne Cookies

 This week’s Tuesday with Dorie is Cocoa- Cayenne cookies. They look chocolatey, but the cayenne sure packs a punch. There is also a sprinkling of salt on top, so there is a sweet/salty thing going on.

I liked these - not sure whether they’d be everyone’s cup of tea, but as long as you warn people about the cayenne, I think they’d be appreciated.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

WWDH - Donna Hay’s Essential Mince Mixture

 This week’s Wednesday with Donna Hay recipe is Donna’s Essential Mince Mixture, baked as rissoles.

You can find the recipe online here.

Once you have made the mince mixture, it’s up to you how you cook it. I shaped it into rissoles and baked them at 180 degrees Celsius for around half an hour.

That’s parmesan cheese oozing out onto the baking tray - they have plenty of cheese in them.

To check out some more Donna Hay dishes, visit Kayte at Grandma’s Kitchen Table, Margaret at Tea and Scones.

TWD - Glenorchy Flapjacks

This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Glenorchy Flapjacks. Dorie’s recipe comes, not from Scotland, but “across the ditch” from New Zealand.

These scrummy, oaty treats are packed with cranberries and ginger to give a bit of zing against the sweetness of the golden syrup binding them together.

This is definitely a “keeper” recipe.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - Leckerli

This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Leckerli, a type of dense cookie packed with honey, almonds (I used walnuts), citrus (I only used lemon zest) and alcohol (I used rum).

You need to be organised with these, as the dough needs to rest in the fridge for a day or two before baking.

 Leckerli are baked in a slab and glazed before cooling completely then cutting into bars.

These cookies are quite tasty although very sweet from the honey.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - One Bite Cinnamon Puffs

 It’s 22 02 22!!

This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe is One Bite Cinnamon Puffs. These are little choux pastry puffs flavoured with cinnamon. 

You are supposed to top them with sanding sugar or pearl sugar to resemble chouquettes, but in lieu of either of these, I just used ordinary white sugar.

These little choux bites are quite tasty as is, but would be special served with chocolate sauce and vanilla icecream.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - Swedish Dream Cookies

 This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Swedish Dream Cookies. They comprise browned butter, flour, cardamom, baking powder, salt and vanilla, with a chocolate covered almond on top.

As you can see, mine didn’t quite work for reasons that I cannot explain. They spread like wildfire and are quite flat and crumbly. Oh well, they taste ok.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.

TWD - Whip It Up Quick Cornbread

This week's Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Whip It Up Quick Cornbread from Baking with Dorie.   This cornbread is quite versatile in that the basic cornbread recipe has lots of optional mix-ins, including corn kernels, bacon, cheese and shallots. 

I didn't use any mix-ins other than sprinkling cheddar cheese on top.  I made the cornbread as individual muffin-sized  pieces, making 5 muffins from a quarter of the recipe.  So that the cornbread could be eaten by the rest of my family, I left out the peppers (black and cayenne). 
 

I think the muffins make great individual serves to have in a bread basket or similar at the meal table.

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.