10/11/2012

Two Tray-bake Recipes


Before we re-visit London, here are a couple of easy recipes. Two no-bake-traybake-type-things, though neither need a tray.

The first one has been in a hand written recipe book I've had for years. They're simply called Truffles, though they aren't proper truffles. No more explaining. Here's the recipe.

(The quantities may be halved.)

1 large tin condensed milk
4 oz marg
24-26 crushed digestives
4 tablespoons coconut, and extra coconut to coat
2 tablespoons Drinking Chocolate


Melt condensed milk and butter slowly.



Meanwhile, mix crushed Digestives, Drinking chocolate and coconut in a large bowl.



Have little petit four paper cases ready on a tray.



Pour melted mixture into dry ingredients and mix.



Roll into small balls and coat in coconut.



When you fill the tray, you will find you have enough left in the bowl for one more truffle - which is eaten whilst still warm, and for the Wee Guy to enjoy scraping.

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Canadian Roll

If any Canadian wished to enlighten me as to why this is called Canadian Roll, I'd be delighted.

This recipe is from the first of the Free Church cookbooks. I always double the amounts, but this is it as it's given:

13 Digestives, crushed
13 cherries, chopped
13 Marshmallows, chopped
Small tin Condensed milk


As I said, I doubled the recipe, so I'm using a large tin of Condensed milk. Mix all these ingredients and bring them together.


You are going to be rolling the mixture into a sausage shape, and I've found this the easiest way. I pour some coconut onto foil, and ...


roll the mixture into a sausage shape on the foil.



I then store it like this. I often cover this in Cling Film and freeze it. Otherwise, I keep it wrapped up like this until just before serving.



(except for the couple of slices I slice off while it's yet not set.... just to test it, you understand.)





28 comments:

  1. No, no, noooooo!!! The second recipe should have 15 of each item, and be called "15's"!!!!!! That's what I grew up calling them, and the recipe is widely used in Northern Ireland at Church teas!!!

    Your first recipe is very similar to the truffles we made at school, and I have a recipe "Williamwood Truffles", from my Hugh School days.

    SO, there you have it. My version of your events! ;-)

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    1. That's two of you with the 15-version .... :)

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    2. Three...unless I don't count, coming from the same house :-)

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  2. I am guessing digestives translate into "crackers" across the pond?

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    1. An ex-pat Scot (below) has just informed me that Graham crackers are your equivalent of Digestives .... though I doubt they're as good as McVitie's Digestives ;)

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  3. I too wonder what "digestives" are?? Can you describe these "crackers" or "cookies?"

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    1. See reply (above) ... alternatively, find the foreign food aisle in your supermarket, and find *real* digestives in the British section!

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  4. I have both those recipes! First one is a family favourite and is written in my Gran's recipe notebook. We know them as Chocolate Balls. They are so good to. The second one is similar, only it contains 15 of each thing, instead of 13. Surprisingly they are called Fifteens :)
    I actually love the condensed milk, and confess to sneaking a couple of spoonfuls straight from the tin.

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    1. Isn't that funny - that's two of you with the '15' version.... As for your love of condensed milk ... I'm with you on that one! I *always* manage to sneak a wee teaspoon for myself. Yummmm :)

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  5. Across the pond, "digestives" are called Graham Crackers
    I always make the canadian roll without the cherries

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    1. I dislike cherries intensely, but in this, I don't seem to notice. I do, however, make it without if a certain (fussy) daughter of mine gets her way .... you know who!

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  6. Anne,

    You make me really hungry with these. I wish I had more time to bake. We do make Canadian roll occasionally, though . Well, Angus does. No cherries!!!! Everyone here dislikes glacé cherries. Let me know if you find out the origin of the name. I suspect some ex pat. went back to Scotland from Canada and made this recipe that they used to make in Canada. One theory. Why don't you run a competition for the most interesting theory!

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    1. Good idea, Shona! Nothing like making something up if we don't know the answer!

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    2. Haha! This makes me laugh! :)

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  7. Oooo yum! Thanks for sharing these with all of us. Those look really good. Have a great evening. Sincerely,Mommy of two growing blessings & so much more!

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  8. Graham crackers don't come close to tasting as good as McVities,ooooh especially the chocolate ones!!!! When ever we chance apon some here in Washington State USA, we grab em' and hand them out-you get one-I get one, till they're all gone in one sitting! And don't get me started on reall Devonshire clotted cream, but thank goodness for our fave sticky toffee pudding recipe, groan, so good!!!!!!!!When will you be starting your Christmas cakes?

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    1. Oh, chocolate digestives dipped in tea.... right through the packet until they're ALL gone! Yummmm :)

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  9. Graham crackers and digestive biscuits are two different things :) Here (in Prince Edward Island, Canada), we would use graham crackers or crumbs to make a dessert/sweet, like cheesecake, and we eat digestive biscuits with our tea!
    I have no idea why your second recipe is called Canadian Roll, but they both look delicious!

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    1. Yes, I'm wondering if Graham Crackers are like our Rich Tea. Crunchier, whiter, not so sweet .... Both are lovely :)

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  10. I'm from Vancouver Island (other side of Canada). McVities and Peek Frean digestives are widely available here, but we'd never use them for baking - they're pricey compared to graham crackers, which also conveniently come as crumbs for baking. Graham crackers are less sweet, and a bit crunchier too.
    Canadian roll - have never heard of the recipe before, even as Fifteens. However, our flag is red, maybe the cherries are meant to match?
    The other recipe is very familiar - it's in a children's Usborne cook book we have, where they are indeed called truffles, and my younger daughter makes them annually as Christmas gifts.

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    1. I wonder if Graham Crackers are more like out Rich Tea biscuits.... Could be...

      And yes, I like the 'red' thought between flag and cherries. Oh, and one day, I hope I'll visit Vancouver Island :)

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    2. Hmmm, we have Rich Tea's as well, and I'd say you more or less have it with the crunch, but you need the sandy texture of the digestive...you'll just have to try them when you're in North America sometime :).

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  11. Looks good! I love condensed milk too! Yummmmm...I'd love to try some of these recipes. Post some more Scottish ones!!
    K's sister Faith

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  12. I just can't get past the word "digestives." When I'm eating something tasty, I don't really want to be reminded of what's going on inside me as my body digests it. ;) But I'll take your word for it that these treats are truly delicious. :)

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  13. I tried your oatcake recipe this morning for breakfast, and they were really good! I think most of my siblings liked them, too. I'm very interested in Scottish cookery, and your pictures really aid in the appeal of the recipes. Have a great day!
    -Kristin, from the Sunny South

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  14. Digestives came about in the 1800s and people believed they were good for the digestion because of an ingredient - bicarbonate or something like that! Where I come from we eat them as sweet and savoury, some eat them with cheese (yuk), some with tea/chocolate. Used a lot in traybakes and cheesecake bases.
    I actually just wanted to post that I'm so glad to find this recipe online - Canadian Roll! I'm from a small town in the North East of Scotland and this is a recipe published in many a church recipe book and "baked" for wedding teas etc. I'm making it tomorrow for a charity bingo night and I now live in Glasgow where the whole traybake thing is relatively unusual - apart from in tea shops etc. I cheat when I dont have time for it to set in the roll - I just roll them into balls in the coconut and pop in petit four cases :-)

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  15. I love the little candies from Canadian roll, athough my relativesin N. Ireland never called them that. I would like to make them and I do know what digestives are! However I don't know the amounts in "small" and "large" time of condensed milk. For non-UK folks what are the actual amounts in the tins? Thanks !

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