“Nothing compares to the joy of taking the
first bite of a warm honey joy fresh from the oven.” So opened my maid of honour speech. For some reason I haven’t been tasked with frocking
up in apricot taffeta since. What a shame.
I have decided the ultimate chef would be
called Niganie Ramiver. Stephanie,
Nigella, Jamie and Gordon combined.
Yum.
Meanwhile, those of us who are more blessed
in the tastebud department than we are the cuisine design, can attempt recipes
like this – Honey Joys.
Variously referred to as Honey Crackles and
Honey Snaps (in the eighties – glory day of cereal-based desserts see: Mars Bar
Slice, Chocolate
Crackle).
This recipe is soo damn easy. Melt some stuff, swish it around with some
cornflakes, stick it in the oven, devour.
If you need more specific instructions,
here is my favourite recipe (yes, I have a favourite – what of it?).
Stuff
you need (‘staples’ in my home)
4 cups cornflakes
45g butter
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon sugar
Paper patty cases
What
to do
1.
Put the cornflakes in a bowl.
2.
Put the butter, honey and sugar
in a small saucepan.
3.
Put saucepan on the stove over
a medium heat and stir the gorgeous mixture with a wooden spoon until it’s
combined and froths a little. Don’t put
the spoon in your mouth, even though it is looking very yummy. It will burn you for sure.
4.
Pour the honey mixture from the
saucepan over the cornflakes and mix until all the little flakes are coated in
honey goodness.
5.
Spoon the mix into patty
cases. The mix should make about 20
small or 10 – 12 large Honey Joys
6.
Bake in a moderate oven for
about 8 minutes.
7.
Let (all of them except that
one you’re about to nearly burn yourself on) stand for 15 minutes then they’ll
be all firm and ready.
8. Devour.
Here’s a tip – if you forget the shopping
list – there is a recipe on the cornflake pack
– it’s not this one, sure, but it’s perfectly passable. This one was passed down to me from my Nanna – who could not cook dinner to save herself but had a wonderful eye
for dessert. The recipe states the
approximate cost as 56 cents. How about
that inflation eh?