Clinton Maynard is joined by Sarah Boorer, Communications professional & CWA award-winning cook, to look at the world of baked goods, delicious treats and & easy recipes.

This week Sarah whips up Fairy bread Weet-Bix slice (recipe courtesy Taste.com.au)

Ingredients (12)
3 Weet-Bix, crushed
100g (2/3 cup) self-raising flour
55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
45g (1/2 cup) desiccated coconut
150g butter, melted
30g (1/4 cup) hundreds and thousands

Topping
70g (1/2 cup) custard powder
310ml (1 1/4 cups) milk
300ml thickened cream
170g tube condensed milk
40g butter, chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
Step 1 – Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease a 16.5 x 26.5cm (base size)
slice pan and line with baking paper, allowing the paper to overhang the sides.
Step 2 – Combine the Weet-Bix, flour, sugar and coconut in a large bowl. Make a
well in the centre. Add the melted butter and stir until combined. Transfer to
prepared pan then use the back of a spoon to press and spread mixture firmly over
base. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden. Set aside to cool completely.
Step 3 – To make the topping, whisk together custard powder and 60ml (1/4 cup)
milk in a medium saucepan until smooth. Stir in the remaining milk. Add the cream
and condensed milk and stir until well combined. Place over medium-low heat and
cook, whisking slowly then more vigorously as mixture thickens and comes to a
simmer, for 10 minutes or until thickened. Cook, stirring constantly, for a further
minute. Add the butter and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
Step 4 – Pour the custard mixture into a heatproof bowl. Set aside, stirring often,
until cooled slightly. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Cover the
surface with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours or until set.
Step 5 – When ready to serve, sprinkle slice with hundreds and thousands (see
note). Slice into triangles to serve.

Recipe notes
Don’t sprinkle the slice with the hundreds and thousands until you are ready to serve
as the colour from the sprinkles will bleed into the custard if it sits for too long.

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