Episode Two: Brownie Cake Wookie

"It's our time, kia ora, talofa, it's our time, a special time of day..." are the famous first lines that Suzy Cato sung out from the television screen welcoming children watching the NZ programme "You and me".
And thanks to Suzy it was also our time to bake a brownie like cake courtesy of her contribution to the "Cooking for Change" cookbook.

With a sister-in-law who was egg, diary and gluten intolerant, the brownie recipe that Suzy offered up was all of these things. However daughter and I used regular flour when we baked it.
The recipe calls for 1 1/2 c flour, 1 c sugar, 1/4 c cocoa ,1 teaspoon baking soda and salt, 1/2 c oil, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and icing sugar to dust. It was pretty easy with two bowls needed - one for dry ingredients and one for the wet. Mix them all together and pour into a greased cake tin and bake in a 180 degree Celsius oven for about 25 minutes.

Like a wookie, the end result was a big brown softie. Not too sweet though and you certainly have to be careful of not over indulging.

"Cya cya later" and happy chewing.

Episode one: Lightspeed Scones

Comedian and television presenter, Jeremy Corbett, submitted a scone recipe for the celebrity cookbook "Cooking for Change" ... a venture backed by the artist Dick Frizzell and his business partner. Published in 2016, and discovered in my parents pantry whilst snooping around, I convinced daughter to launch back into a blog,themed on the recipes found within. However like any bounty hunter knows, it comes with a price ... I was challenged to incorporate the famous Star Wars Wookie character,  Chewbacca,  in each blog. Sure thing - I can do that!

Scones were liked by all, so it was an agreeable place to start. With just three ingredients needed -  4 cups self-raising flour, 1 cup cream and 1 can of sprite, these scones were made as quick as lightspeed. There was no need for the finger cramping requirements of rubbing the butter in the flour.
Baked at 220 degrees Celsius for 12 minutes, they came out as if they were weightless asteroids travelling in space.

They were the perfect afternoon tea and were enjoyed at the scene by the resident workers who had time to down tools.

Chew away!