My granny has an impressive Tupperware collection. Cylindrical containers, rectangular containers, square containers, triangular containers, massive ones, miniature ones, white ones, brown ones, blue ones, green ones, jelly moulds… you name it, she’s probably got two. As a kid I assumed all grannies were Tupperware fiends; I have recently learned that back in the day Granny sold Tupperware and that such an extensive set of durable, airtight plastic storage is not actually normal.
However, more important than the actual Tupperware is what she keeps inside. Granny, as far as I’m concerned, is New Zealand’s uncrowned hottest home baker (best TV show ever, btw). A visit to Granny’s means afghans or shortbread or citrus slice or orange and walnut muffins or ANZAC bikkies or, on special occasions, pavlova and profiteroles. The ultimate good bitch. As far as I can tell, the Tupperware is never empty. So as a tribute to my granny, who is awesome, this week I’m sharing a couple of her recipes. These two in particular were staples of my childhood and have been tried and tested too many times to count.
Sultana Biscuits
100 grams butter
100 grams sugar
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup flour
1 cup sultanas
Melt butter in a pot on the stove; add sugar, milk, golden syrup and heat. Add baking soda. Add flour and sultanas. Mix. Roll into balls, place on a baking tray and press with a wet fork. Cook at 180 degrees for about 15 mins – keep an eye on them.
Chocolate Walnut Slice
225 grams butter
225 grams sugar
112mls milk
3 tsp cocoa
1 packet wine biscuits
1 packet malt biscuits
Wee bag of walnuts
Place butter, milk sugar and cocoa in large saucepan and heat. When sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling, add chopped walnuts and crushed biscuits. Press into a well-buttered tin and while warm cover with chocolate icing. Sprinkle a few chopped nuts on top and leave to set in the fridge.
Both easy, delicious and perfect for fattening us up for the colder months ahead.
One last point to reiterate the brilliance of my granny: I recently went to visit her in Christchurch and she presented my sister and I with several ice cream containers full of homemade treats to share with our flatmates in Dunedin. “I hope it’s okay that they’re all chocolate,” she said apologetically. “That’s okay, Granny, I think we will manage.”
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Granny’s Tupperware
