Toffee Rat Onna Stick - from Nanny Ogg's Cookbook |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a great recipe from my favorite author Terry Pratchett. Apparently it's a darwf specialty - thankfully this contains the squeak but not the meat if you know what I mean... Ingredients:
500 g white marzipan |
1 strawberry licorice bootlace (twizzler) |
6 ounces toffee icing |
16 ounces chocolate sprinkles |
1/4 cup black icing |
6 tablespoons white sugar |
4 tablespoons water |
Directions:
1. You will also need: brown thread (for non-edible whiskers- optional) and 4 toffee apple sticks.
2. Break the Marzipan into 4 equal pieces and shape into rats.
3. Trim the bootlace to size and insert appropriately for tails.
4. Coat the bodies with a thin layer of toffee spread and roll them in the chocolate sprinkles to give the effect of fur.
5. Use a small blob of icing for the eyes.
6. If doing whiskers cut a few 5 cm lengths of thread and 'sew' them through the nose.
7. Gently push a stick up each- er, rat, making sure it is secure.
8. It's all a bit dreadful, isn't it?.
9. Bust still much better than using a real rat.
10. In a heavy bottoms pan dissolve the sugar in the water and cook over a medium heat until it's golden brown (warning this gets very hot so be careful!).
11. When it's ready turn off the heat and quickly coat each rat in it- do NOT use a pastry brush as it will melt!
12. Place the rats in a cool dry place to set.
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