For Foods Sake - Chocolate Energy Bars p129

[Frozzie]

Was buying when you posted... Same price for the macca powder roughly...

Cc do you know anywhere online where i can get fresh kaffir lime leaves as im only finding dried.. I did have a small plant but it died.. Not suitable climate

[JulieO]

Judy, I just had a taste of just the maca powder on its own and it's revolting to put it mildly!  , so it's not added for any nice flavour, obviously just the health benefits.  So I would just leave out if unable to buy any.

Frozzie, I've read that if you can't get fresh lime leaves use lots of finely grated lime zest in place of.  That's what I do as I can't get fresh leaves here either.  I zest 1 or 2 limes.  

[judydawn]

Are the kaffir lime leaves in a jar any good?

I would only be making the energy bars as a treat Julie so I would leave the Maca out.  I'd be dangerous if I had too much energy

[Frozzie]

Lol jd and thx julie... Thats normally what i do but when i was in oz i did a fruit salad with a cooked syrup eith kaffir leavrs in and it was divine .. I think i found a thai ingredient wholesler tat sends fresh produce so will invetigate that further.. Dont think it would matter if in a jar or not jd..oz post really are ridiculous with items like heavy fines for sending perfume or aftershave because its flamable but can send liquor no probs ... Go figure!!!  No probs for a business to send but privately a problem..

[JulieO]

I bought a jar Judy and they smelled horrible, wasn't game to use them 

Frozzie, great if you can score some, good luck. 

[johnro]

No prob sourcing kaffir lime leaves here - across the terrace in back garden 😃

[Frozzie]

Oh rub it in why dont you 😝

[Cornish Cream]

Was buying when you posted... Same price for the macca powder roughly...

Cc do you know anywhere online where i can get fresh kaffir lime leaves as im only finding dried.. I did have a small plant but it died.. Not suitable climate

Frozzie I have only seen dried kaffir lime leaves but found these never seen the paste in a jar before and will look next time I go grocery shopping for you

[judydawn]

Can you get kaffir lime leaves as a paste??  I have only seen the leaves themselves in small jars CC.

[Frozzie]

The only forms i ave seen is fresh, dried and powdered forms..i found a uk nursery that sells them fresh and not frozen for transport but find them more expensive than other sites... 5 pounds for 10 leaves

[JulieO]

I've just ordered a tree from our local Nursery.  They hope they will arrive at the end of March, early April. 

My brother has a curry leaf tree so we'll be able to swap when needed. 

[Wonder]

julieO, do you know how big the trees are? Are they a full size like an actual lime tree? We have a lime tree going crazy in our back yard but would love to have Kaffir leaves on hand.

[gertbysea]

The tree will grow  to about 1.5 metres and the limes are as useful as the leaves.

Gert

[JulieO]

Wonder, here are a couple of sites regarding lime trees.  I will probably grow mine in a pot, my lemon tree that I potted a few months ago is growing really well. 

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/exotic/care-of-your-kaffir-lime-tree.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1693465.htm

[Tasty]

I made these today using the recipe on Tenina's website as I don't have the book.

I'm not sure what went wrong but the nut mixture was a little crumbly. Then when I ended up putting the ganache on top about a day after, that ended up cracking on top. Is it just me or what could it be?

The only changes I made were not putting in macca powder as don't have any and putting almonds in with their skin on.

Help!

Still yummy though.