Which is the tastiest Protestant traybake?

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NI Protestants are famed for their tray bakes but which is the best traybake of all?

I’m thinking something crunchy and chocolatey, a tiffin like thing. But are there unchocolatey traybakes that I just haven’t been exposed to? Are they keeping all the best recipes to themselves, strictly to be eaten behind closed doors?

And does it get a bit competitive? Does Annie cast aspersions on Doris’ traybaking abilities?

Think of it as, baking across the divide flowergrrl77.
The next Nobel Peace prize is surely going to this thread.

@F1y1ng I am definitely going to try that recipe. 340g sugar and 400g of chocolate. No feckin' about with those bad boys!

I am an atheist who was brought up CofE, so I'm not sure where I fit in to this but I make an excellent rocky road-type thing (no dried fruit or disgusting digestive biscuit bastard bits) and I have a recipe book of refrigerator cakes.

I'm also a lazy baker so I do love traybake-type cakes too. But things that don't require cooking are even better.

If I were religious though, I'd say dessicated coconut is the work of the devil. Like nail clippings.

oh, desiccated, not dessicated.

Maple syrup sounds very fancy for a PWA cookbook.

That looks awesome F1y1ng. Count me in this very weekend!

I have just seen that Ocado sells condensed milk in 1kg tins . Think of the massive coffee mornibg fun you could have with that!

MaidofEyes if not fruit or biscuit what do you actually put in Rocky Road? Is it all marshmallow?

I added that flourish myself as I accidentally lifted the wrong bottle out of the larder on one occasion and found the change to be very tasty 😋

@ChristmasSeacow - it's a fairly bastardised rocky road recipe that I adapted because I can't eat wheat and family aren't keen on the dried fruit element.

So I use lots of dark chocolate, marshmallows and I also add a tablespoon or so of oats and don't include the biscuits. Instead of 100g (or whatever of dried fruit) I use Maltesers, sometimes bits of fudge, crushed Crunchies, maybe choc M&Ms. I have used dried cherries in the past, that was quite nice and no-one seemed to notice them...

Dark chocolate also means they aren't too sweet. Well, relatively speaking.

Ah. Cherries are good. Much better than raisins.

Fudge also good. I reckon smushed up flapjack would also be good but I’ve never tried it.

ilovepixie yes

Whilst searching for traybake recipes I found a blog where a lady has made her own... pastie bap

I am impressed with her commitment

We got to 764 posts until someone made a snide comment about N Ireland Protestants. That must be a record.

Currently on Mat Leave and very willing to road trip around NI to sample/rate/photograph the traybake selections suggested!!

@F1y1ng they sound amazing! I'm pretty sure condensed milk and digestives will fall into my shopping basket tomorrow.

I'm going to be totally bereft when I stop feeding DS and have to go back to a normal calorie intake.

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius in an attempt to help my waistline expand and arteries clog, did you manage to persuade your mum to part with her recipe?

My great aunt made a ( Catholic) traybake - it had shortcake base and apricot jam and a meringue topping scattered with chopped almonds. What is it called does anyone know. Sadly dgaunt is incapable now of telling me.

@S1naidSucks. Where is that cafe?

I have a trip soon to the linen green, good selection of coffee shops and bakes to be had there!

beanaseireann I'm sorry about your great aunt I don't know of that one but I'd love to, it sounds lovely.

Ok, I’ve been withholding this. It’s a trendy traybake rather than a churchy home baked one.

The caramelitas at General Merchants Ormeau road.

I've used pieces of broken meringue nest to give crunch to a nut-free Rocky Road traybake. It works really well.

What I've realised from reading this thread is that global chains have 'gone native' here - I mean both Costa and Starbucks sell half decent traybakes as well as croissants and all the other stuff.

This thread is amazing. I need to steal my mum's old WI recipe book next time I visit home.
Malteaser buns, caramel squares, rice crispie squares with marshmallow and Highland toffee bars melted in.

Someone mentioned top hats upthread and I had a flashback to kids birthday parties, which just continued when people mentioned mars bar and apple sandwiches! I remember them being quite nice, but it must be 30years since I last had one... Not sure I fancy trying them again

Highland Toffee where do you buy it?

Not seen it in years.

My dh (from the south brought up Catholic) was amazed and disgusted when I described mars bar and apple sandwiches to him. They were the staple of Sunday school socials when I was growing up. I haven’t tried them in a long time - maybe it’s time for a revival.