SewExtremeSeams

Mrs. B, what would be an equivalent to golden syrup here in the USA?

Thanks for the recipe, I think I will have to try it.

:-D :-D

kristen0112

I think ours would be Karo syrup but the dark kind not the clear kind.

SewExtremeSeams

Thanks Kristen! :-D :-D :-D

Mrs B

SewExtreme Golden syrup is treacle. It comes from the process of making sugar from the sugar cane. Maybe Karo syrup is what you would use but I don't know what Karo syrup is. If you read the label and it says treacle then you would be good.

Catherine Marie

[quote=Pzazz]I am now living in the US, but am Canadian, so here's a recipe from BC...named for the town where it originated!!


Oh, yes! These are a favourite but sooooo rich. Only at Christmas or when we have company from overseas.

susanneilee

Here us a fairly easy one for christmas

Choco-Peanut Butter Cups

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated peanut butter cookies
1 cup Hershey's® premier white baking chips (6 oz)
1 1/2 cups JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
1 cup Hershey's® semi-sweet baking chips (6 oz)
4 Nature Valley® oats 'n honey crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), crushed (3/4 cup)*
DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray, or grease with shortening. Cut cookie dough into 24 slices. Press 1 slice in bottom and up side of each mini muffin cup, forming 1/4-inch rim above top of cup (sprinkle fingers with flour if necessary). Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown. Cool in pans on cooling racks 5 minutes. With tip of handle of wooden spoon, press dough down in center of each cup to make room for 2 tablespoons filling.
2. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt white chips and 3/4 cup of the peanut butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Divide mixture evenly into cookie cups (about 1 tablespoon each). Refrigerate 10 minutes.
3. In same 2-quart saucepan, melt semi-sweet baking chips and remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Divide chocolate mixture evenly on top of peanut butter mixture in each cup (about 1 tablespoon each). Sprinkle crushed granola bars over top of each. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Remove from muffin cups before serving.

Sandy-lou

AUSTRALIA (NZ Has a similar recipe)



Lamingtons

Small squares of plain cake, dipped in melted chocolate and sugar and coated in desiccated coconut. Said to have been named after Baron Lamington (see below), a popular governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901.


SPONGE CAKE

3 eggs
1/2 cup castor sugar
3/4 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup cornflour
15g (1/2oz) butter
3 tablespoons hot water

Beat eggs until thick and creamy. Gradually add sugar. Continue beating until sugar completely dissolved.
Fold in sifted SR flour and cornflour, then combined water and butter.
Pour mixture into prepared lamington tins 18cm x 28cm (7in x 11in).

Bake in moderate oven approximately 30 mins.
Let cake stand in pan for 5 min before turning out onto wire rack.

CHOCOLATE ICING
3 cups desiccated coconut
500g (1lb) icing sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
(extra cocoa can be added, according to taste)
15g (1/2oz) butter
1/2 cup milk

Sift icing sugar and cocoa into heatproof bowl.
Stir in butter and milk.
Stir over a pan of hot water until icing is smooth and glossy.

Trim brown top and sides from cake.
Cut into 16 even pieces.
Holding each piece on a fork, dip each cake into icing.
Hold over bowl a few minutes to drain off excess chocolate.
Toss in coconut or sprinkle to coat.
Place on oven tray to set.

(Cake is easier to handle if made the day before.
Sponge cake or butter cake may be used.
May be filled with jam and cream.)
BARON LAMINGTON

Rt Hon Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane Baillie, Baron Lamington, GCMG, Governor of Queensland from 9 April 1896 to 19 December 1901.

Whilst the origin of the name for the lamington cake cannot be accurately established, there are several theories. One of these theories is that it was originally the slang term for the homburg hat, worn by Baron Lamington, and these cakes were named for him.

Another theory is that they were named after Lady Lamington, the wife of the Governor.

http://www.aussie-info.com/identity/food/lamington.php

Sandy-lou

http://bushtuckerrecipes.com/?gclid=...FU2DpAodBA0k1g

Some bush tucker recipes at this link.

trupeach1

2 weeks ago I bought Lyle's golden syrup at amazon.com. so you CAN buy it in the US.
Another place that sells it on line is called the English Tea Store.

Thanks for the recipe.

trupeach1

You can use Karo as a substitute however it is a TOTALLY different syrup. Karo is corn syrup where golden syrup is made from sugar cane. It has the same consistance that is why it works but a different taste. I post above where you can buy golden syrup on line.