food with miguel maestre skillet cookie

 FOOD WITH MIGUEL MAESTRE
SKILLET COOKIE
To spend the day at one of Australia’s most famous chocolate and confectionary
creators is every child’s ‘Willie Wonka’ dream. Miguel invites six lucky children along
to the Darrell Lea factory to teach them how to bake a giant cookie in a skillet!
FAST FACTS
• A Skillet cookie is a giant cookie baked in a cast iron pan (skillet) in the oven.
The skillet cookie should be crispy on the outside and gooey in the middle.
• Darrell Lea began its humble days in1927, originally selling sweets from a
Push cart.
• Darrell Lea’s first production factory was situated under the arch of the
Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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The founding Lea family named the business after the youngest son.
Darrell Lea currently produces 120 products and sells Australian wide and
internationally.
The most famous Darrell Lea products are the soft eating liquorice and
Rocklea Road (Rocky Road).
Darrell Lea liquorice was included as a dessert ingredient at Princess Mary of
Denmark’s wedding.
The retail stores were closed in 2012 but they continue to sell wholesale to
various outlets throughout Australia and export overseas.
Original owners, the Lea family sold Darrell Lea in 2012. Its current owners
are also an Australian family owned company.
*Source:
http://dlea.com.au/about-us/the-darrell-lea-story/
DARRELL LEA
Darrell Lea is a family owned business that has
been producing confectionary for almost 90
years. In 1927 they began selling their sweets
from a pushcart on the streets of Sydney. The
Lea family were hands-on with developing their
brand and creating their sugary delights. Their
most famous products are the iconic soft eating
liquorice and Rocklea Rocky (rocky road).
Today, Darrell Lea produces over 100 products.
In 2012 the company was bought by a family owned business who set about
restructuring it and taking it in a new direction. The new owners closed all the retail
stores, moved the business to a new factory and retail outlet in Ingleburn. Darrell Lea
products are now sold in various supermarkets, gas stations and pharmacies
throughout Australia.
CHOC CHIP SKILLET COOKIE
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Makes: 1 cookie
Ingredients
50 g caster sugar
110g brown sugar
125 g butter, softened
105g peanut butter
1 egg room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
180 g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
60g dark Choc chip
60g milk choc chip
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Use a spatula to cream the sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter
together. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes until well combined.
Fold in the flour, baking powder, and most of the chocolate chips till dough
consistency
3. Spoon the mixture into the skillet and spread roughly pressing with your
fingertips Press the remaining chocolate chips into the dough on top and
bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crisp on the outside but still a little
soft in the centre.
4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 15 mins.
WEBLINKS
For further information on Darrel Lea take a look at any of the following website:
www.dlea.com.au