Brandy snaps are a common dessert food in the UK , Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. They are edible, tubular, brittle, sweet, baked casings that are typically 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. They are usually served filled with whipped cream.

They are made from a mixture of golden syrup

Golden syrup

Golden syrup is a pale treacle. It is a thick, amber-colored form of inverted sugar syrup, made in the process of refining sugar cane juice into sugar, or by treatment of a sugar solution with acid. It is used in a variety of baking recipes and desserts. It has an appearance similar to honey, and...

, flour, ginger, cream, sugar and butter and are baked briefly as a flat disc that is then rolled while still hot and soft.

Brandy baskets are the same except that they are formed into a cup rather than rolled. This is done by draping the disc over a short, cylindrical object such as a ramekin after cooking in the oven (while still hot). Brandy snap baskets are usually used to contain ice cream or cream and topped off with berries.

External links

• http://www.cookeryonline.com/Resource/GlossaryB.html
• A history of Brandy Snaps and a recipe