Sunday, April 04, 2010

Easter Nests

Easter nests.

My cousin Iain tweeted that he'd made some "Easter nests" the other night. Cue: wave of nostalgia for childhood Easter holidays covered in chocolate. For some reason I always associate these little piles of chocolate-coated breakfast cereal decorated with Mini-Eggs with my Aunt Susie (Iain's mum) so I guess she always made them. Our families would often see each other at some point around the Spring holidays. I'm the one with the long hair trying to be a scary lion.

Me and Allan and Iain

I'd planned to bake brownies for my mum and little brother instead of giving them a chocolate egg each but, after reading Iain's tweet, decided Easter Nests were in order. You should use mashed up Shredded Wheat for nests because it looks the most stick-like. Nestle products aren't allowed in our flat, so I ended up using Co-op Bran Flakes instead. Much more fiber, plus fortified with iron (people who like magnets: follow that link). I also used plain rather than milk chocolate, which I melted with some golden syrup to sweeten and give a slight chew to the texture. The result are rather grown up Easter Nests, best eaten slowly over a cup of tea. Flatmate-Kirsty had a glass of milk with hers. They are strong and earthy, but very good.

I made a round of brownies for mum and Jim too. He'd only complain otherwise (apparently baking brownies is what big sisters are for, even when you're both speedily approaching 30).

Chocolate brownies

I used this awesome recipe. They are also exceedingly chocolaty and best eaten in small quantities with a cup of tea, especially as I decreased the sugar quantity slightly to bring out the chocolate. Still, I dare say Mum and Jim will get through them. Kirsty beat me with the whole Easter baking though, because she fought with some slightly old yeast to make annoyingly perfect hot cross buns (everything Kirsty makes is annoyingly perfect).

Hot Cross Buns

Normal knit blogging will resume in a week or so. I've got an arm and a half to do on my top-down Demi and only about another half ball more to knit of the leaves scarf, so I hope I'll have an FO to show. You can also find more work related blogging from me here (including piece about a 1958 Girls-own chemistry set which featured a pink microscope).

11 comments:

Penny said...

Oooh a good approach to non-Nestle Easter nests...although wheaty, so I'd still have to come up with a different approach! But Nestle avoidance is always good, and they look yummy!

I made lemon cupcakes, also with mini eggs, because mini eggs are necessary!

The A.D.D. Knitter said...

Easter nests! I now feel that I led an utterly deprived childhood:)

rubbishknitter said...

i like magnets so had to follow the link! great video!

I would say om nom nom about all the baking but i feel a bit sick after my own cocoa induced eastery excesses.

Knitting Out Loud said...

Beautiful nests! I shouldn't have looked at this post before breakfast...

Julie said...

I love those chocolate nests!! I actually made them for wedding favours, when I got married. those brownies and bread look amazing, too!

Marfa (Crafting Marfa) said...

Everything looks delicious. But I'm wondering why you don't allow Nestle products in your flat.

Laughingrat said...

Ah! Yeah, that's my new favorite brownie recipe too! If you want to make them especially decadent, toss in an ounce or so of baker's chocolate, or really any decent chocolate you have around. Most excellent.

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