🇦🇺 Australian Cuisine

Fairy Bread

Fairy Bread

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 124 kcal

Slices of soft white bread spread with butter and covered in rainbow hundreds-and-thousands sprinkles — the non-negotiable centrepiece of every Australian children's party.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Spread each slice of white bread generously with softened butter, edge to edge.
  2. 2 Pour hundreds-and-thousands onto a plate.
  3. 3 Press each buttered slice face-down into the sprinkles, pressing gently to adhere.
  4. 4 Cut each slice into triangles (traditionally 4 triangles per slice).
  5. 5 Arrange on a platter and serve immediately.

Did You Know?

Fairy bread is virtually unknown outside Australia and New Zealand, yet it is considered so essential to children's parties that serving a party without it is practically scandalous.