Fairybread Tutorial
A few people have asked lately "What IS fairybread?"
I think it's time for a tutorial. Aussies and Kiwis can look away now.
Fairybread is traditionally eaten at childrens' partys, however I don't know a single adult that will knock back a piece of fairybread. Now while we all know that there really aren't any Quilt Police, there are, I'm sure, Fairybread Police. Therefore strict rules apply when making it.
I have been meaning to have a little fairybread photo as my ID photo, but I have been reluctant to do so, as I usually don't have one of the main ingredients in the house, and didn't want to risk a visit from the FBP. I would like to make it quite clear that what you are about to see is not "real" fairybread, as a result.
INGREDIENTS:
White bread, preferably from a square loaf
100s and 1000s
soft butter
In this photo we have a piece of multigrain bread. This is not allowed, ok?
METHOD:
Cut off the crusts, making the bread square. Then liberally butter the bread, as close to the edges as possible. Cut the bread into triangles. At this point, I would recommend transferring the bread to the serving plate. This is traditionally a white paper plate.
Sprinkle the 100s and 1000s over the buttered bread, using a clean finger to gently press the 100s and 1000s into the layer of butter. This is an important step, as when you pick it up you want to minimise the number of 100s and 1000s falling off.Try to get as close to the edge as possible.
Once ready, artfully arrange the Fairybread triangles on the plate, ready to be eaten.
Don't they remind you of little flying geese, or star points?
Lovely! They definitely look like flying geese to me!! That could be because the only sewing I've done all week have been flying geese....
ReplyDeleteLol, I enjoyed your tutorial. My DD1 has just turned 5 so we had fairy bread over the weekend. Easy way to add the 100s & 1000s, is to spread them out on little plate and place the buttered bread face down. Presses them on at the same time.
ReplyDeleteJodie
Now I know what you are talking about. I used to have Fairybread when I was a child, living in West Sussex, UK!
ReplyDeleteThey look like Flying Geese to me, but that is probably cos I'm cutting triangles at the moment.
In Australia, do they put those 100s & 1000s on ice cream?
ReplyDeleteThey remind me of what we call "Jimmies" or "Sprinkles" (Same thing but they are called different things in different regions like soda/pop/cola/coke.)
According to Wikipedia - my answer is yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmies
Your 100s & 1000s are called Jimmies or Shots where I am from but we generally put them on ice cream or on top of a frosted cake.
ReplyDeleteFairybread reminds me of "Fluff" which is a whipped marshmallow spread. I grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts where Fluff is manufactured. We ate Fluffanutters which is two pieces of white bread, preferably Wonder Bread, peanut butter and Fluff. And a BIG glass of milk to wash this sticky mess down.
Thanks for the tutorial!!
To cool...I wondered what Fairybread was..great tutorial...love the name of your sprinkles....Toni
ReplyDeleteNow that looks like a treat *s* No wonder kids love it.
ReplyDeleteWhen reading your ingredients I was wondering what 100s and 1000s were. Then I see they're what we call sprinkles in the states. What's there not for a child (or adult!) to like. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful tutorial you've done there, my friend!! LOL Now that we know what fairybread is, I bet I could come up with "100s" of little people that would LOVE some fairybread! Cute, cute. :)
ReplyDeleteI call then sprinkles for the longer ones, and decorettes for the round ones like you used.
ReplyDeleteJeanne :)
It's so interesting to see what traditions go on in other countries. I've never seen such a big bag of sprinkles! We've always kept a small jar of them in the cabinet, but for what I'm not sure. Cupcakes, perhaps. The kids usually have them on ice cream when we go out to a resturaunt that have self-serve soft ice cream.
ReplyDeleteWell, I wanted to know the ingredients of 100s and 1000s. Yes, they look like our 'sprinkles'. The last time I used 'sprinkles' on sugar cookies, I tased the sprinkles - and girl, they are awful! I don't think they're made like they used to me ... ahhh, that should be my mantra .. I'M not made like I used to be either. 8-(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pixs!
How funny! 100s and 1000s, huh? I would NEVER have figured that one out. I used to have an English neighbor who gave her children buttered bread sprinkled with sugar for a snack. It seemed odd to me, but then, I sprinkle buttered bread with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar before toasting it under the broiler to make cinnamon toast. Not such a stretch after all.
ReplyDeletethank you -- I've been waiting for the photos for a while! I didn't know about cutting off the crusts... I'm sure that's a crucial element!
ReplyDeletehad to smile :-)) when i saw your post. When my young nieces have a birthday party and there is fairy bread i can't resist having one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that! Now I've learned my new thing for the day, Jenni. :o)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial. That looks like a really pretty party treat.
ReplyDeleteNow we know....thank you for sharing and for the good photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for supplying me with my factoids of the day. 100s and 100s--we call them sprinkles here too. Quite a treat on iced sugar cookies or cupcakes. And fairybread--I had thought it might be molasses sponge candy, which is sometimes called fairy food. Isn't the Internet great?!
ReplyDeletei love it! I bet that my kids would love it too. Does it have to be white bread though? I was thinking that I could minimize the impact by using whole wheat?
ReplyDeleteYou can use whatever you like... my kids grew up thinking fairy bread was ALWAYS made on wholemeal bread with peanut butter! They think the white stuff is insipid. Take every opportunity to give them good food, you (and they) will never regret it.
ReplyDeleteIts 100s and 1000s in the UK too but when I was a kid I used to go on exchange sto germany and there they have 100s and 1000s that are a bit bigger and softer and crumblier than our shiny 100s and 1000s. Putting them on buttered bread there is legitimate grown up breakfast food. I like Germany!!
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for this tutorial. I live in Germany and have yet to see anyone using sprinkles on buttered bread, altho i seem to recall a dutch boyfriend doing this. Nutella, of course, is another matter. It strikes me as so decadent, but even the French seem to regard it as a respectable adult breakfast item.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! Thanks for the explanation. Looks like 100s and 1000s is what we call jimmies. Anyway, I was particularly interested because my last name is pronounced fairy -- though not spelled as such -- and wanted another strange fairy thing to add to the list of things we do for our fairy family parties.
ReplyDeleteSo fun to learn! I think I have to try this, thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHa ha Jenni, what fun!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a fabulous tradition of ours to share with the world!!
You're never too old to eat Fairy Bread....Yuuummmmmm!!! :c)