Strawberry blonde

The weekend was so cold and rainy I decided it would be an excellent idea to bake something delicious. I used this blondie recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It's super easy to make and you can have fun experimenting with different ingredient additions, your options are pretty much endless.

 I added about 150 grams of white choc buttons to the mixture. I then cut a punnet of fresh strawberries in half,squeezed over some lime juice, and baked them for 15 minutes at 170 degrees. Doing this should take away a bit of the juice from the strawberries, so when you bake your blondie it cooks properly and the juice doesn't throw out the proportions of your ingredients. I then placed the strawberries ( being careful to avoid any liquid the has come out of them) a few extra bits of white chocolate and some grated lime zest on top of my blondie. Now it's baking time !! My blondie did take about 10 minutes longer than the time stated in the recipe, as the strawberries still had a bit of juice left in them, but the safest bet is to set the timer for 20 minutes and then check every 5 minutes.

Ta-daaa an amazing slice that goes perfectly with a cup of tea and is full of fresh flavours to give you a little ray of sunshine on a winters day.