Hedgehog slice

More chocolately treats for me and my workmates and this blog. Um, hands up if you're menstruating.


Meanwhile, this little puppy needs no introduction.  It's hedgehog slice bitches!  Being my turn to bake for my workmates at our weekly WIP, and with Leith waxing lyrical around the house about hedgehog there was really no question. But then I started considering various recipes online and fell into a deep 'to condensed milk or not to condensed milk' quandary.  So I called Mum, she referred to her high school recipe book, and we ascertained that hedgehog as we know it does not have condensed milk.  Bummer.  I mean, I LOVE condensed milk so I bought some anyway and will make something with it or just drink it from the tin sometime soon.  But here is how I made some of the best hedgehog ever*!


Ingredients:

•  2 packets (500g) Marie biscuits (or other plain biscuits)
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup hazlenut meal
• 200g chocolate (mixture milk and dark)
• 200g butter
• 2 large tablespoons golden syrup
• vanilla essence
• 2 eggs

Icing:

•  200g chocolate
• 50g butter

 Line a large rectangular dish with baking paper.  Put the chocolate, butter, golden syrup and vanilla in a saucepan on a low heat until melted, and stir for about 5 minutes until thick and shiny.  Turn off the heat and leave to cool while you prepare the dry ingredients.

Put the sugar, cocoa and meal in a very large mixing bowl.  Take your biscuits and a large heavy rolling pin - it's time to get smashy smashy!  You want some crumbs and some larger pieces of biscuit, so smash away until you're happy.  Mix through with the other dry ingredients.

Add the eggs to the wet chocolate and mix thoroughly.  Then add the whole lot to the dry mix and stir through until evenly combined.  Push the whole lot into the paper-lined dish and smoosh down hard with the spoon so it sets firm.  Put in the fridge to chill. 

After about an hour, melt the remaining chocolate with the butter for the icing, dollop onto the slice and smear over until evenly covered.  Then refridgerate overnight or at least for an hour.  When ready to serve, cut into squares with a super sharp knife.  Your workmates will love you.




*I made double, because hedgehog is very very good and it's imperative you don't run out. Imperative.