Ice Cream Bread - yes, really!

One of the most popular sensory activities of any family has to be cooking, and my lot love it. I was really delighted yesterday to spot a link posted on Google+ for Ice Cream Bread.  This is the most simple and awesome recipe ever, and it's seemingly foolproof, I knew my lot would love it...

1. Put two cups of ice cream (any flavour) into a mixing bowl ~ we used 1 cup of vanilla and 1 of Chocolate.

2. Add one and a half cups* of self raising flour and mix until all the flour is moistened.

3. Place the mixture into a greased bread tin, and place in the oven for 45 minutes at 180C.

4. Leave it to cool

5. Eat  

*A 'cup' is an American measurement of volume roughly equal to 16 tablespoons/240ml, we used a small mug. 

Despite this being the easiest recipe of all time, and only having 2 ingredients, my daughter managed to put in only half a cup of flour....

Attempt no.1

 

 If yours looks like this ~ it's wrong!

 And you'll end up with this......which is kinda tasty, but a bit.....jelly inside...

 Attempt no.2

However we aren't that convinced this is right either ~ I think there may be a little too much flour

The verdict is don't leave a 13 year old in charge, and that when you use the right amount of flour, it really is a type of bread. It even smells like bread and is better buttered and still warm. It's really tasty, if a little heavy.

It's got a hint of ice cream, but not as much as you'd expect, and it's hardly sweet at all. It does have an ice cream aftertaste though....and it was all eaten in 5 minutes...

 

 If you try it, you are probably best to slightly melt the ice cream and squeeze it well down into the cup. I'm determined to get it right at least once, so I'll have another go...


And while they were making that, thankfully I was making a standby dessert....using a simple sponge, Cookies and Cream Kit Kat, Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Icing.....and Playmobil....

And an assistant....