Lava Rocks // Batu Lava

Is It Halloween Yet???

My 4 yo was asking for a Halloween cake earlier, followed with "when can we go trick or treat", and "I want Spongebob vampire", "no, Minion vampire".

Needless to say, he cannot make up his mind (*grins*)

I was doing some DIY earlier and wanted to post it like for today, but since my sickie babe wanted Halloween cake, I decided to bake Halloween bread instead. I know it's not the same, but he was very excited when he saw how the bread turned up.

My 8 yo straight away said they are "lava rocks", while my 4 yo said they are Minecraft. But nothing Halloweeny when it comes to Minecraft, although they do have the Halloween-skin pack. I was thinking more of Lake of Fire Brimstone, but yeah, whatever, lava rocks more suiting to little kids :P

Obviously these lava rocks are for @stevescoins Halloween contest. Have you heard about it?

Head to @stevescoins announcement for the contest, here, https://steemit.com/halloween/@stevescoins/halloween-2018-open-medium-contest-20-shares-steembasicincome-as-prize.

To summarize, here are the requirements!

The Rules of Entry

-You may submit ANY Halloween related material (art, fiction, photography, non-fiction, horror) you like: This is a free form contest.
-You may enter multiple times
-You must resteem his actual post, OR make a short blog about this contest for each entry you make
-You must link to this contest in the entry for every entry you make
-You may use previously written material, but you must create a new post (republish) for any material over 6 months old
-Link your post in the comment box of his initial announcement
-Make sure your readers know to come and comment on your entry-comment on his actual post

My lava rocks are actually almond buns with chocolate filling.

Here is the recipe if you'd like to make as well :D

BUNS

- 1/2 tbsp flax soaked in 1 tbsp water, set aside
- 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast, stirred into 125 ml lukwarm DF milk with 1 tbsp sugar added, set aside to bloom
- 250 g flour mixed with 30 g icing sugar and and generous pinch of Himalayan salt, mixed in a bowl
- 2 tsp almond essence
- 80 g vegan margarine, melted
- red gel food coloring, Wilton is vegan friendly, choose the "no taste" one.
- DF chocolate chips, as needed

HOW TO

- Mix food color into melted margarine
- Pour flax meal, yeast, essence, and margarine into flour mixture, knead then let rest, covered, for 30 mins, until doubled in size. Punch down, knead a little and divide into 8 portions.
- Flatten each and place enough chocolate chips in center, seam to seal
- Let buns rise again, 30 mins.

While buns are resting, let's make the topping!

- 2 c rice flour
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- a generous pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/4 tsp almond essence
- 1 c lukewarm water (milk would require more food coloring, so water just fine!)
- black gel food coloring

Mix everything in a bowl and let rest in warm place until bubbly (15-20 minutes, by the time the buns done rising, the topping would be done as well :D)

Now that our buns risen, our topping as well, preheat convection oven 350 F.

Spoon some topping on buns as pictured, then bake for 15-18 mins

Cool on rack slightly, serve and enjoy :D

Thanks for looking!

Should you have the time, please head to @stevescoins page on this link, https://steemit.com/halloween/@stevescoins/halloween-2018-open-medium-contest-20-shares-steembasicincome-as-prize, and vote/leave comment on my entry(ies)!