Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
A safe and cosy farm cottage
Dear Jonno,
I live on a farm in Zimbabwe and would like to build a low-cost, theft-proof cottage similar to the design shown in one of your previous articles (FW, 6 September 2019).
The cottage should have three bedrooms, one en suite.
The other two bedrooms should share a bathroom with a shower, and a toilet. The shower and toilet should be in separate rooms.
I would like to use firewood for cooking and solar energy. Kind regards,
George
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To make the swirled, white-and-brown biscuits, weigh out two equal quantities of the dough. To the one, add around 10ml of cocoa powder and knead it to spread the powder evenly throughout the dough. Add more powder if necessary, but always in small amounts. Now roll out the white dough and brown dough to more or less the same size (about 2mm thick). Place the one on top of the other, roll the dough up tightly into a log, and wrap in cling film. Put it in the fridge for approximately 30 minutes.
Cut thin slices of the log, and place upright on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving.