Hey Fantasy Lovers! Here we are with a new blog post! This one is on Autumn as we are in Autumn now. So to kick us off, the team and I are excited to announce that we now have an Instagram page! Follow us at fantastic.fantasy.series we will be posting new stuff on here like blog posts, recommendations and much much more! Now let's get into this blog post!
First off, we have some winter books that you can snuggle up and read in bed. Second, we have some warm autumn treats for you to try let us know how they go in the comments! And lastly we will have a riddle for you to solve, post the answer in the comments section!
Book Recommendations -
Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin
Snow and Rose didn't know that they were in a fairytale, you never do. When their father goes missing and they stumble upon a secret library things start to arise, along with the rumours of a great beast lurking within the forest which they live in.
Keeper Of the Lost Cities (KOTLC) by Shannon Messenger
This is a personal favorite of the Team and we highly recommend it.
Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around her. It’s a talent she’s never known how to explain.
Everything changes the day she meets Fitz, a mysterious boy who appears out of nowhere. She discovers there’s a place she does belong, and that staying with her family will place her in grave danger. In the blink of an eye, Sophie is forced to leave behind everything and start a new life in a place that is vastly different from her own.
Crown Princess Academy
Born and raised in the Dregs, the last thing I expected was the “honor” of being recruited to Crown Princess Academy.
And by honor, I mean fighting for my life against the fae that rule our world.
Our first exam is in three weeks and not every student will make it out alive… don’t these bimbos realize that? I’m not fooled. I know how ruthless the fae can be.
Akarnae by Lynette Noni
With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes - literally.
Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities.
Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her... but he's missing.
While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can't ignore her fear that something unexpected... something sinister... is looming.
An unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex's shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race's survival. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home?
Will Alex risk her entire world - and maybe even her life - to save Medora?
Underwater Adventure by Willard Price
Once again Hal and Roger Hunt are on board the Lively Lady, studying submarine life and searching for the treasure of Santa Cruz which sunk three whole centuries ago! But Skink - an unscrupulous former school friend of Hal's, is also on board and he will stop at nothing to get the treasure for himself. . .
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Crow lives on Cuttyhunk, a tiny island off the coast of Massachusetts, having been rescued as a baby from a small boat set adrift from the opposite island of Penikese. But Penikese was once a leper colony, and Crow can't help but wonder if she will develop the disease one day too.
Here's the next part that we promised you!
Autumn Treats!
Spice Cupcakes
Ingredients -
1 and a half cups plain flour
3/4 of a tea spoon baking powder
1 and a half tea spoons cinnamon
Half a tea spoon ground ginger
Half a tea spoon nutmeg
Half a tea spoon mixed spice
2 eggs
Half a cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tea spoon vanilla extract
Half a cup of milk
Method -
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit), the line a 12 cup muffin pan, set aside for later.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, mixed spice, nutmeg, and ginger all together, Set aside.
Using a handheld or electric mixer with a spade attachment, beat the butter on high speed for one minute until it is light and fluffy. Add the brown sugar and beat for a further one minute. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat until just combined.
With the mixer o low speed add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just incorporated. Wit the mixer still running, slowly pour in the milk until combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be slightly thick
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pans and cook for 19-22 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool before eating. Enjoy!
Sticky Apple Walnut scrolls
Ingredients -
Half a cup walnuts (optional if you're allergic to nuts)
Half a cup of honey
2 cups self raising flour
40 grams butter (chilled)
Two thirds a cup of milk
Quarter cup of brown sugar
100 grams pie apple
Custard to serve (optional)
Method -
Preheat oven to 190C/170C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 22cm round cake pan. Line base with baking paper. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup walnuts. Drizzle with 1/3 cup honey.
Sift flour into a bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Using a butter knife, stir in milk to form a sticky dough, adding extra milk if needed. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead gently until smooth, adding extra flour if needed.
Roll dough out to a 20cm x 40cm rectangle. Combine sugar, vanilla and remaining honey in a bowl. Spread over dough, leaving a 2cm border on all sides. Top with apple and remaining walnuts. Carefully roll up dough from 1 long side. Trim ends. Using a serrated knife, cut into 8 slices. Place slices, cut-side up, in pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden and scrolls sound hollow when tapped. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack over a tray. Enjoy!
Here's the last part, a riddle have fun solving it!
That's all for now but look out for updates soon!
Photo by Dennis Buchner
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