So… I have so much to blog about right now
that I’m managing not to blog about anything!
(Yup, that’sΒ ZoΓ« logic for you!)
So to get me back in the swing of things,
how about some baking?
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When we were in Japan, I got lots
of nice baking and ‘cooking’ stuff.
One of those things was a wordy biscuit kit.
(I’m sure that the exact translation!)
Since we got home, I’ve been waiting
for an excuse to actually use it…
(Does anyone else ever do that?
Buy themselves something nice
and then not allow themselves to use it?)
So on Sunday I thought wouldn’t it be nice
to bake some biscuits… for us. For no reason at all.
The biscuit on the front of the pack reminded me
of Nice biscuits.. which reminded me of
my recently re-found ‘It’s Nice To Be Nice’
print by Hazel Nicholls…
And so I made ‘It’s Nice To Be Nice’ biscuits!
(See all those letters… they had to be individually
taken apart. My thumbs were really raw afterwards!)
By the time I finished, I kept reading
this as “It’s nice to be mice”!
(Also it’s much harder to put letters backwards
into a holder to stamp on dough than I realised…
there were a few outtakes where the words
are round the wrong way!)
If you fancy making NICE biscuits,
the recipe we went with was:
100gm flour
40gm butter
1/4 tsp baking powder
50gm powder sugar
40gm desiccated coconut
8 teaspoons of water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 almond extract
sugar to sprinkle on top
Mix everything together to make a dough.
Roll out dough onto baking paper.
Put in the fridge for a few hours to firm up.
Then use a cutter to make biscuit shapes.
Bake until golden brown. Then add sugar on top.
Wait patiently to cool a bit before eating!
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So I said we also bought ‘cooking’ stuff?
That means sushi kits and some other random things…
Remember the perfect little pocket sandwiches
we ate in Japan? (They were number ’10 in my
10 things I love about Tokyo’!)
Well, we got a kit to make those too.
My other half has been making peanut butter and jam ones so far.
I may need to conduct some more ‘research’ into other
combinations soon… chocolate and banana maybe?
Oh and perhaps the craziest kitchen item we bought?
A bunny mould for boiled eggs!
I can never quite decide if these are cute
or just completely freaky… they’re
good fun to make though!
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Until next time… which hopefully won’t be
as long this time! (If you follow me on twitter
or instagram, you probably already know
there’s a future Barcelona post brewing!)
YAY! you’re back blogging and yum to the NICE biscuits! is the kit only available in japan? not sure what to make of the rabbit egg!!!!
Aww thanks Abbi π I have no idea on the kit… I tried googling it but can’t seem to find anything! (Think that might be down to my bad translation of what the packaging says of course!!) x
sososo great!
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Yeah, great & marvelous!
Really adorable!
The bunny egg maker takes the cake. So crazy. The nice to be nice biscuits are an adorable 2nd though. x
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Isn’t it Lauren? π We have a bear, a star and a heart one too (they were super cheap) but the bunny is my favourite! π
Oh. My. GAWD. I need that perfect little pocket sandwich maker! Not only does it solve my dislike of crusts, but, well, they’re just so darn cute *squeals for miles* x
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They don’t get soggy either Christine (that’s my sandwich problem!). I’ve been keeping the crusts for ducks so they’re not wasteful either π x
Oh I want it all! The biscuits turned out lovely but I can see how they could be a lot of effort like you mention. Also that bunny boiled egg is just amazing in a very freaky way!
Fee x
Your posts always give me a terrible case of the wants! Love the biscuit maker especially, and I’d get over a lifetime aversion to hard boiled eggs if they looked like bunnies!
You should link this post up to my Ta-dah! Tuesday party, the biscuits are perfect!
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Chocolate and banana sandwiches are a winner in my eyes.
And those biscuits are hella cute. So cute. What a great idea.
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I’m pretty sure those eggs are CREEPY. The biscuits are super cute though!
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I love the biscuits. And I heart kitsch breakfasts so I love the egg, ridiculous though it is…I’d be delighted to have that with my soldiers (which would also have to be bunny shaped, naturally) on a weekend morning!
Amazing idea Jane! I do have a bunny shaped cookie cutter… might be forced to try that! π
oh my goodness…i love the bunny egg thing. Kids would love it too!
if you’re looking for sandwich ideas, I thoroughly recommend these:
banana and honey
banana and marmite
marmite and cheddar
they sound disgusting but they’re absolutely delicious!
Thanks Emily. Not entirely convinced by the marmite combos but will give them a go! π
absolutely adorable, all of them. Man I want the biscuit words maker so bad x
These are all amazing (I’m especially a sucker for anything involving letters!
I don’t quite get how the egg moulds work… do you boil them in the mould or stick them in after the egg has set?
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Hey B, you boil your egg as normal. Then peel the shell off and stick the egg into the mould. Clamp it shut and leave it for a min or so β and voila a bunny! (Totally random really!!) x
Man, I loved those pressed sandwiches. We often had morning train trips to get to the next town on our schedule and would stop at the 7-11 and choose a different flavour to have each morning on the train. My favourite was pork katsu!
If only I’d known you could get a little press to make your own…
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We didn’t realise the first time either Emma. Think we spent way longer looking at kitchen stuff this time! π
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It’s letterpress for biscuits! how cool!
I love the bunny boiled egg. Very cute!
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Oh I LOVE the pocket sandwich kit! Think my daughter and I would be eating nobbut sandwiches for weeks with that.
And the bunny egg mould? Yep, freaky. But good freaky.
Oh think of the picnics!
Haha the bunny mould is amazing!
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p.s. I have that ‘It’s nice to be nice’ print, just a small version, thought it drives me crazy slightly because mine is grammatically incorrect (‘its’)!
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He he… not sure if you can see it but I even added the ‘ into my biscuits! That’s how much of a sucker I am for grammar Jessica! x
I made cookies too yesterday–after meaning to make them for about three weeks.
I love the idea of words biscuits, you will have so much fun with them, the possibilities are endless π
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I love the egg moulds! I want one so much, they are just so cool and I’m a massive hard boiled egg fan – so perfect!
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Oh, I love that so much! Would really like a kit like that… Do you know of anywhere that sells them in the UK? Brilliant idea.
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Hey Lottie. I tried googling for them but haven’t come up with anything so far… Only thing I’ve ever found here was the letterpress cookie kit I got last year (yeah edible words appears to be a thing with me!): http://www.conversationpieces.co.uk/2011/12/05/because-its-decembrrr-letterpress-gingerbread-cookies/
The bunny thing is a little weird but I love it. And the sandwich thing is genius! Love this post π
OMG!!!!! I have got to get myself to Japan for these goodies!!!!!
Ali x
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Another lovely post π of anyone tracks down the words kit I’d love to use them for a wedding I’m baking cookies for this summer! Soooooo awesome. X
It’s nice to be nice…I really want this biscuit letterpress kit http://t.co/Nf4jXyNa
You can get a German version of the biscuit maker made by a company called Brigitte, try Amazon. I have to say I only used it once, so fiddly! My daughter made some very rude ones though!!
Thanks Virginia! π @Abbi, @Lottie and @Cat this might help you! x
I do that too! Not allowing myself to use something! It’s silly, but by sharing it, all of a sudden we don’t seem so strange anymore, do we? Haha! I love you’re cookies and it’s great to be nice, I couldn’t agree more. Can’t wait to read about all your new ideas!
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Well a little less strange Marlous, but we can be strange together! π
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Oh my goodness….this post is overflowing with cuteness. Love it all. Might actually make me want to go to the kitchen!