Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Blondies ~ Ollie comes home!

I’ve mentioned in my previous posts about having been the lucky recipient of Rachel Allen’s new book Bake and how it’s packed full of wonderful recipes that just make you want to bake! These Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Blondies are another example of the variety of recipes in the book. I wanted to bake something for my boys as the cake tin is empty and they love coming home to baked treats but also needed to find a recipe that was quick cos my Ollie is finally home (more about him in a minute)! So I remembered seeing this easy and quick recipe in the book and decided they were the perfect answer. These blondies are incredibly yummy and the white chocolate combined with the peanut butter creates a delicious sensation!

My Ollie is finally home! Hubby and I picked him up yesterday and the ride home was the start of wonderful things to come with my new kitten. He rode in the car up front with me on my lap purring away and looking out the window and loved it! When we got home he was of course nervous and my other cats were not pleased to say the least, hissing and growling but that’s to be expected. I am sure in time they will all be friends but it might take a few days or weeks. Ollie seems really happy and his so cuddly, wants to be with me all day, either on my lap or just around me (hence why I had to bake something quick today). I am so happy that his mine, his definitely a special cat!

Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Blondies

Makes 12 small squares

Ingredients
125g (4½oz) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
100g (3½oz) butter, softened
150g (5oz) crunchy peanut butter
175g (6oz) soft light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
75g (3oz) white chocolate, chopped

20 x 20cm (8 x 8in) square cake tin

Preheat the oven to 170oC (325oF), Gas mark 3. Butter the sides of the cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a small bowl and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter together until very soft. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Add the flour, baking powder and the chopped chocolate and mix to form a dough.

Place the dough in the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and almost firm in the centre.
Allow to cool in the tin, before removing and cutting into squares