Ok folks, I finally made a vanilla slice. In fact I made a Chantilly Vanilla Slice, which means that there is another layer, a "second" layer, if you will. It goes a bit like this. (Recipe is from Taste.com.au) Pull out square tin and realise that it is 3cm smaller than what is required and that the sides are not high enough. Forge on anyway. Buy copious amounts of cream and wonder what you will do with it all should you never get the energy up to make the slice. Important Step: Wait until your small child is out of the house. This recipe requires lots of maintenance along the way and you can't nip off to untangle your child from a marionette toy or lift him off the top of the fridge. Step 1 .Pastry. I bought it from the shop. I don't need to make an already overly step laden process more difficult by making pastry and that's that. Cook three sheets at high heat and let them puff up.. They look like adorable little pillows, and then they p...
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