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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: mcmich on May 21, 2012, 07:06:35 am
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Converted from The Edmond's Cookbook - A New Zealand Publication
Afghan Biscuits
150g butter at room temperature, chopped into cubes.
100g castor sugar
30g of buttermilk/milk or water - approx depending on flour
200g plain flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder (a bit hard to weigh)
1 1/2 Cups of cornflakes ( again thermomix wouldn't register)
ICING
100g icing sugar
2tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp water
flaked almonds or walnuts to decorate
METHOD
1. Pre-heat oven to 180C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
2. Cream the butter and sugar - sp 6 for 15 -20 secs until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour, cocoa powder and buttermilk and mix - sp 6 for 15 secs.
4. Add cornflakes mix - reverse, sp 1 for 20 secs - the cornflakes will crumble slightly.
5. Roll or press tbsp of the mixture into balls and flatten them slightly. Place about 2cm apart on the tray.
6. Bake in the oven for 10 -12 mins. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
7. Prepare the icing by by combining the icing sugar, cocoa powder and water in *:. mix - sp 3 for 10 secs or until a creamy consistency.
8. Spoon a little icing on each biscuit and then decorate with flaked almonds or walnuts.
Members' comments
dede - I like these, but the rest of the family are not so keen so I end up eating most of them myself.
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When I was little, Afghan Biscuits were the first biscuits I ever made - from the Edmonds book, OF COURSE!!!
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Really!!! Suppose you've made ginger crunch too, that's DH favourite.
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I like these, but the rest of the family are not so keen so I end up eating most of them myself :)
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No. we didn't do the ginger crunch - my parents were from a fairly remote part of Scotland and ginger was a totally unknown food to them so mum wouldn't cook with something that she didn't grow up with!
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I like these, but the rest of the family are not so keen so I end up eating most of them myself :)
Good reason to make them... :-))
They look positively scrummy Michele :D
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Thanks Amy, we think they are.
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My lot just don't like cornflakes mixed in with biscuits. They are not keen on the cornflake choc chip cookies either (I thought they were great)
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These look yummo. I have trasferred them to evernote to make when I get home. We like Afghans.
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Added to Paprika to make on Sunday. Thanks Michele xxx
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Thanks Michele, :-*
I have been thinking today about which different biscuits to try for the girls, and thought of afgahns and hokey pokey biscuits...both of which when I googled for tm recipes came up with forum ones :D
am so pleased, will be trying when I can.... :-))
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Thanks for bumping this; perfect timing - I had forgotten all about afghan biscuits and it just so happens I have some stray cornflakes around the house to use up.