{"id":1022,"date":"2007-10-03T07:53:57","date_gmt":"2007-10-03T06:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2007\/10\/03\/melting-moments\/"},"modified":"2007-10-03T07:59:50","modified_gmt":"2007-10-03T06:59:50","slug":"melting-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2007\/10\/melting-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I was caught up with the baking bug and so ended up making some Melting Moments. What are they? Two delicious shortbread biscuits sandwiched together with a sweet vanilla butter cream. What more do I need to say? I tried two batches, one with plenty of vanilla and the other, substituting lemon juice and lots of lemon zest to give them just the right amount of citrus twist. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img src='http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/meltingmoments.jpg' alt='Melting Moments' \/><\/div>\n<p>Read on for the recipe. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients (biscuits):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>175g self raising flour<\/li>\n<li>125g cornflour<\/li>\n<li>50g icing sugar<\/li>\n<li>225g butter, cut into cubes<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ingredients (butter cream):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100g icing sugar<\/li>\n<li>25g softened butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Place the dry ingredients (self raising flour, cornflour, icing sugar) into a blender and process til smooth. Add the butter and vanilla and mix until it comes together &#8211; it should be a rather wet dough-like mixture. Roll into small balls the size of a large marble and place these onto a baking tray, pushing each down with the back the fork. Bake in a preheated 160 degree oven for 10-15 until still pale. Remove and cool on a wire rack. <\/p>\n<p>For the butter cream, beat the icing sugar, butter and vanilla extract until you it comes to a light creamy mixtures. Sandwich the biscuits together with the butter cream. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I was caught up with the baking bug and so ended up making some Melting Moments. What are they? Two delicious shortbread biscuits sandwiched together with a sweet vanilla butter cream. What more do I need to say? 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