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Follow the easy step by step guide from merimeri to create colourful butterfly wings. These can be decorated with flower petals from your garden, cut out flowers from coloured paper, painted on. No doubt your little ones will have many ideas. A lovely weekend activity with your children.
Do you have flour ready and your baking hat on? Get set, le's bake! This ultimate recipe for the tastiest bakewell slices from Mary Berry is an all time favourite. Who can resist the yummy combination of crunchy biscuit base, sweet ja and rich almond sponge and best of all it is easy to bake.
Here is the easy recipe:
Ingredients
| For the shortcrust pastry: | |
| 175g (6oz) | plain flour |
| 75g (3oz) | butter |
| For the sponge mixture: | |
| 100g (4oz) | butter, softened |
| 100g (4oz) | caster sugar |
| 175g (6oz) | self-raising flour |
| 1 | level tsp baking powder |
| 2 | large eggs |
| 2 tbsp | milk |
| ½ tsp | almond extract |
| To finish: | |
| About 4 tbsp | raspberry jam |
| Flaked almonds, for sprinkling |
Instructions
To make the pastry, measure the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 2–3 tablespoons cold water gradually, mixing to form a soft dough.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface and use it to line a 30x23cm (12x9in) traybake or roasting tin.
Measure all the sponge ingredients into a bowl and beat until well blended. Spread the pastry with raspberry jam and then top with the sponge mixture. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until the cake has shrunk from the sides of the tin and springs back when pressed in the centre with your fingertips. Leave to cool in the tin and then cut into slices.
Essential kit
You will need a 30 x 23cm (12 x 9in) traybake or roasting tin.
Source: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/bakewell-slices from the book My Kitchen Table: 100 Sweet Treats and Puds by Mary Berry