Delicious Soft Snowballs Recipe
I updated my recipe as the previous recipe was far too large a quantity. With this recipe you can also have a more firm snowball or a softer version. Snowballs were these delicious little round cakes with a hard icing in the centre and coconut all around. I promise once you eat them you will never want to stop. However, everyone has their own little version of these Delicious Soft Snowballs Recipe. I hope my version passes the test. These South African Snowballs are not to be confused with the Snowball Cookies.
I remember those days when my mum used to buy us Wareings Snowballs and donuts with mock cream in the middle. It was a treat we looked forward to. Whatever happened to Wareings. Then I remember my office days when I worked in corporate (giving my age again) all the hungry young boys bought Snowballs when they wanted a treat. They loved dipping it in milk. We have bakeries that still bake Snowballs but nothing as delicious as the ones we are used to. Every time I buy one I am highly disappointed. A friend shared her mums Delicious Soft Snowballs Recipe with me years ago and whenever I baked those snowballs they were devoured. My mum and my mum-in-laws request, whenever they visit me, is always this Snowballs Recipe. However, my friend said I couldn’t share her mums recipe because she had literally “stolen” the recipe and gave it to me. Her mum doesn’t know I have the recipe so imagine her finding it on the internet. So I had to promise my friend I will not share the Snowballs Recipe with anyone. I had to make a plan and create my own recipe for the people that always asks for my friend’s Snowball Recipe. These Snowballs Recipe turned out so amazing and nobody knew the difference. Recently I had a whole bunch of family over and I had to make a ton of them. I know that just a few would not be enough for my hungry family. And trust me everything was finished in the blink of an eye.
Making the Snowballs
I don’t often say this but baking these Snowballs is a bit of a task. But it is so worth it. You have to pipe out the dough into rounds. A piping bag works great for this recipe. You can cut a little hole in the piping bag or you can use a round nozzle. To make it easier I use a scissor to “cut” the batter as I go along. You can then use your finger to smooth the tips. After it’s baked you sandwich them together with jam. Alternatively you can make a sugar glaze with icing sugar and warm water instead of the jam. It is then dipped in syrup and rolled in coconut. Some add the apricot jam to the syrup but I prefer the jam in the centre. I am also not particularly fond of the sugar icing that goes in the centre. But I will try a different version of the recipe soon. These Snowballs are also a little softer compared to the dry, biscuit like texture. However, if you prefer the drier version you can omit the milk from the recipe. You will then have a more biscuit like dough. It will then have to be rolled into balls and baked.
Storing the Snowballs
These Snowballs can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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