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Brandy Snaps Recipe

Sweet, crispy and golden tubes filled with whipped cream.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Total Time17 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 18 pieces
Calories: 98kcal
Author: Libby Hakim

Equipment

  • wooden spoon (at least 2, with round cylindrical handles rather than a flatter shaped handle)
  • baking tray

Ingredients

  • 60 grams butter
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons golden syrup (50 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ cup plain flour (all purpose flour)
  • pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 200 grams thickened cream (heavy cream)

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius, fan-forced).
  • Combine butter, sugar, syrup and ginger in a saucepan and stir over low heat until melted and dissolved. Do not allow to simmer.
  • Remove from heat and stir in sifted flour and salt.
  • Stir in lemon juice.
  • Drop teaspoons of mixture onto a well greased baking tray. Place at least 10cm apart and cook two at a time only to begin with (so you can get familiar with the process).
  • Bake for about 7 minutes or until spread out, bubbling and a golden brown colour.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for about a minute.
  • Slide a spatula under the biscuit. It should be soft but able to be moved without breaking apart. Wrap around the handle of a wooden spoon to form a tube. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes with overlapping edges at top. Remove spoon handle and then place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Keep baking off brandy snaps in lots of 2 until you get more confident in the process and can manage more brandy snaps at once.
  • Once all the brandy snap tubes are completely cool store in an airtight container until you are ready to fill and serve them.
  • When ready to serve, whip cream and then pipe into the brandy snap tubes.

Notes

Storing: They'll last, unfilled, in an airtight container for about 5 days. They do, however, soften with time. For crispy Brandy Snaps, bake that day or the day before and fill just before serving.
Freezing: Not suitable for freezing.
Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition

Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg