Mad Hatter Jam Tarts, Brownies and Polka Dot Cookies

Last weekend it was my birthday party so I did a bit of baking in preparation and these were the result.

First, jam tarts which are names "Mad Hatter Jam Tarts" mainly due to the strange way in which the pastry is made. Two eggs are boiled the egg whites are removed and the yolks smashed up and mixed with the normal pastry ingredients. The pastry is left to chill over night and then baked with jam in it. Once out of the oven a raspberry is placed in the middle of the tart as decoration.

I then made polka dot cookies which are basically cookies with Smarties on the top, which adds colour and makes them look more appealing. They are not particularly daring as a recipe but they are chewy and cookie-y, just what they are supposed to be. 

Finally, I made chocolate brownies. This recipe was supposed to have rum and orange juice in it but I decided to leave them out as I didn't want the taste of them. However it didn't impact them that heavily, it did make them a little fudgier which is no bad thing! 

So that was my contribution to my birthday party which was lovely as the whether was so warm and sunny. Great for a barbecue and outdoor film screening.

Perfect. 

Blondies (White Chocolate Brownies)

I love brownies, and I love white chocolate so Blondies sounded amazing.

They have honey and syrup in them making them very sweet (in total 300g of sweet) so this is a sweet tooth's dream. It also obviously has white chocolate in it, hence the white chocolate brownie thing...

So you mix honey, syrup, butter and vanilla in a pan and let it melt, once cooled you beat in one egg at a time and then fold in flour and baking powder. You then chuck in the white chocolate chunks and done. Simple.

You then bake them.

Now my oven is particularly vicious so they burnt and they are a little toasted, however they were still yummy.

They didn't taste as I had expected them too, like white chocolate, but more like honey as there is so much in there. It wasn't unpleasant but I expected more from something with white chocolate in it.

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