Fifteens are a type of tray bake from Ulster. The recipe's name derives from the fact that a set of fifteen buns is typically made with 15 digestive biscuits, 15 marshmallows and 15 glacé cherries,[1] which are combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.[2]
Recipe
editThe biscuits are crushed before being mixed in a bowl with chopped glacé cherries and miniature or chopped marshmallows. Condensed milk is then added as the binding ingredient. The mixture is then rolled into a log or sausage shape which is in turn rolled in the desiccated coconut and placed in a fridge to set. Once it has been in the fridge for a few hours the log is removed and cut into (traditionally) fifteen slices and served.
Availability
editThe confection is traditionally offered with other tray bakes, buns or biscuits and is commonly enjoyed with a cup of tea. Fifteens are seldom found outside Northern Ireland and County Donegal.[3]
References
edit- ^ O'Connor, Amy (19 February 2016). "'Fifteens' are the Northern Irish treat the rest of Ireland needs". Daily Edge. Journal Media. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Colley, Alice (August 2015). "Fifteens". BBC Good Food. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Global Bakes: Irish Fifteens - No-Bake Irish Dessert (go to 'Where did Irish Fifteen's Come From'). https://www.globalbakes.com/irish-fifteens/
External links
edit- "10 top Irish foods you have to try on the island of Ireland". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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