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| Meeting Janelle Bloom at the Good Food & Wine Show in Melbourne, June 2006 |
I got this recipe many years ago, when I lived in Melbourne and went along to the Good Food and Wine Show one wintry weekend. Janelle Bloom was doing a cooking demo and this was one of the recipes. I absolutely loved it! I think I made it for most blogger gatherings afterwards and it always went down a treat, at only 2.5 WW points (in the old system, I'm not sure what it would be now) for two small pieces. It has a gorgeous fudgy texture, and tastes gloriously old-fashioned and homely. I'm kind of craving a piece right now.....(and I can get Ovaltine in the UK, I've checked!)
And does anyone remember Ovalteenies, the mainstay of recess around 1991?! ;) [actually having just done a search, I think they might still be around!]
Janelle's mum's Ovaltine bun
Original recipe from Janelle Bloom, circa 2006!
3/4 cup caster sugar
2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup Ovaltine Energy Drink powder
1 cup sultanas
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 tablespoon boiling water
Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease a 7cm-deep, 10.5cm x 21cm (base) loaf pan. Line with baking paper, allowing some overhang.
Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, Ovaltine and sultanas in a bowl. Combine milk and golden syrup in a microwave-safe jug. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH (100%) for 1 minute. (Phil: I don't have a microwave any more so would do this on the stove, obviously!)
Combine bicarbonate of soda and boiling water. Stir into milk mixture.
Pour warm milk mixture into dry ingredients. Stir gently to combine. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Lift onto a wire rack to cool completely.