When trying to think of which country to “travel” to next, I received a text messages from one of my best friends, Gabby. That conversation reminded me that when we were in second grade, Gabby and her family moved sixteen hours (by plane) away from us to a place nicknamed Down Under. If you immediately thought of kangaroos, Finding Nemo, and the Men at Work song like I do every time someone says “Down Under”, you would be thinking of the right country. You guessed it, the country that is destination number seven is Australia!
Gabby and her family were only there for a little under two years but I always loved hearing all her fun stories from when she lived in a foreign country. I remember that she even returned with a little bit of an Australian accent since, of course, all her new friends spoke that way. In addition to the stories, I vaguely remember trying some of the foods that were native to Australia since her family would bring things back with them. If my memory does not fail me, I was not a fan of Vegemite (I found it gross, but Gabby’s older brother, Jake, absolutely loved it), but I did love TimTams.
RECIPE
The recipe I decided to bake was one that I was not planning on making; I am a sucker for cake recipes because I feel like they are pretty straight forward. However, I think I found the easiest, most straightforward recipe I will ever make for a blog post: Fairy Bread. Fairy Bread is something that is enjoyed by the young children and is actually served at birthday parties. Since this week is very busy and hectic for me, I decided I would give the three-ingredient recipe a try!
REVIEW
Difficulty: Beginner– This recipe was very easy to make since it involved three ingredients. I think even a young child could make it!
Taste: 4/10– It has an odd taste. I think if I tried to pair it with a sweeter butter, or maybe cinnamon butter (or something of that nature), it would help the dessert taste like a dessert. It just tasted like crunchy, buttered toast.
Overall, this is the first recipe I have not been a fan of. On that note, it really did make me feel like a kid again, since I got to eat sprinkles on a piece of toast! It makes me sad to say that I would not make this recipe again 🙁 As the Australians say, “Hooroo“!
I was not expecting fairy bread to be so simple. Based on the ingredients, I do not think I would enjoy it as much as the little kids do in Australia. I do love bread, but as a dessert it sounds kind of plain and I am not a big fan of sprinkles either. I am actually surprised it is so popular in Australia because I would expect little kids to prefer the sweetest cakes. But, as always, I enjoyed reading your blog and can’t wait to see what country you “travel” to next time!
Iv\’ve made this before, though not intentionally. I remember the crunch and the little sprinkle balls stuck in my teeth like it was yesterday. Playing around with different sugary ingredients until I found something that satisfied my seven-year-old sweet tooth. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. Although I will not be trying it in the future, it made me remember some good times as a kid 🙂
Fairy Bread definitely sounds interesting but I don’t think it’s for me haha! I really enjoyed reading through this though — I’ve always wanted to visit Australia and this made me feel a little bit closer! I think it’s interesting that you bring us recipes from around the world — I’m always in for a new recipe:)
I wasn’t expecting this to be so simple, but honestly the sprinkle toppings remind me so much of Christmas time! I might try to make this myself to see how I like it, I’m always a fan of trying out new textures. – Great post!
I have always loved those type of sprinkles and seeing those in your picture brought me immediate happiness! I think that it would belcious to try with like a cinnamon butter because I think that always tatse really great, especially paired with the sprinkles. Just like the rest of your recommendations, I think I will have to give this a try.