FUNDRAISING TREATS
all in a good
cause Little Abby saved her pocket money to shout picketing workers a cuppa.
Sweet treats for solidarity fundraising are always winners. But knocking up a batch of something tempting needn’t be a chore – and homemade cakes and slices are always the best. School fetes and strike fundraisers never tasted so good! PHOTOS JOHN PAUL
basic vanilla biscuits makes 30 prep time 20 minutes baking time 15 minutes 200g butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup (160g) icing sugar 1 egg 1¾ cups (260g) plain flour ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1. Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan-forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper. 2. Beat butter, extract, sifted icing sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to medium bowl; stir in sifted flour and soda, in two batches. 3. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls; place on trays 3cm apart. 4. Bake biscuits about 15 minutes; cool on trays.
variations cranberry & coconut Stir ½ cup (65g) dried cranberries and ½ cup (40g) shredded coconut into basic biscuit mixture before flour and soda are added. pear & ginger Stir ¼ cup (35g) finely chopped dried pears, ¼ cup (55g) coarsely chopped glacé ginger and ½ cup (45g) rolled oats into basic biscuit mixture before flour and soda are added. brown sugar & pecan Substitute 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar for the icing sugar in the basic biscuit mixture. Stir ½ cup (60g) coarsely chopped pecans into basic biscuit mixture before flour and soda are added. choc chip Stir ½ cup (95g) dark Choc Bits into basic biscuit mixture before flour and soda are added. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls then roll balls in a mixture of 1 tablespoon caster sugar, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
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