What are you baking?

[sojourner]

Mary Berry's granny's ginger cake. Smells grand, can't wait to taste it!

 

[sojourner]

Couldn't wait til after tea so had a sneaky slice before. Cor! Gonna warm the piece we have later, and have with vanilla ice cream and strawberry.

 

[Saffy]

I made a white chocolate and raspberry cake for my sister's birthday.

 

[belboid]

where's the 'drool' smilie?

 

[Epona]

I made a white chocolate and raspberry cake for my sister's birthday.
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That looks fantastic!

 

[gentlegreen]

Couldn't find a better place for this :-

 

[Yossarian]

Happy Groundhog Day!

 

[sojourner]

Oaty biccies with cinnamon, stem ginger, cranberries, raisins, demerara sugar and golden syrup. Still not crisp,though, am gonna turn heat up next time. I want crunchy biccies ffs!

 

[existentialist]

Odd shaped bread.

 

[iona]

Marmalade cake (yes the icing is a state, I was rushing while doing other stuff)

 

[sojourner]

On my endless quest for the perfect crunchy cookie, I have baked choc chip and crushed almond cookies today. On the advice of a mate, I baked them for a bit longer than the recipe said. Will test once they've properly cooled. Still another tray of them to come out yet too.

 

[TopCat]

I tried to bake a gluten free loaf of bread.
It was weird and shit.

 

[Aladdin]

Pear and almond tart.
No pics
It was demolished within 20 minutes.

 

[8ball]

Marmalade cake (yes the icing is a state, I was rushing while doing other stuff)
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It’s like the perfect birthday gift for a bukkake-loving bricklayer.

 

[iona]

It’s like the perfect birthday gift for a bukkake-loving bricklayer.

Bit unnecessary in suburban of all places, no?

 

[sojourner]

On my endless quest for the perfect crunchy cookie, I have baked choc chip and crushed almond cookies today. On the advice of a mate, I baked them for a bit longer than the recipe said. Will test once they've properly cooled. Still another tray of them to come out yet too.

Absolutely perfect, well made up!

 

[existentialist]

About 6 weeks ago, I entered a competition from a Bonne Maman jar of jam. I'm not sure I even remember thinking about what the prize was.

Anyway, I was one of the winners, and a heart-shaped crepiere turned up on Saturday (which is to say that it was delivered by Evri, and the first I knew of it was an email with a photograph of a dustbin, various bin bags, and box shoved down behind them, but anyway...).

So I thought I'd better try it out. Heart-shaped Staffordshire oatcakes:

 

[moose]

About 6 weeks ago, I entered a competition from a Bonne Maman jar of jam. I'm not sure I even remember thinking about what the prize was.

Anyway, I was one of the winners, and a heart-shaped crepiere turned up on Saturday (which is to say that it was delivered by Evri, and the first I knew of it was an email with a photograph of a dustbin, various bin bags, and box shoved down behind them, but anyway...).

So I thought I'd better try it out. Heart-shaped Staffordshire oatcakes:

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Damn! I entered that and won nowt. Pan envy!

 

[existentialist]

Damn! I entered that and won nowt. Pan envy!

I'm kind of gratified in a way to hear this, as I did wonder whether everybody got one!

But I'm sorry you didn't get one. If it's any consolation, it doesn't work with induction hobs: "tous feux sauf induction".

 

[Orang Utan]

Trying to eat more fruit in my diet.
Don’t get on with raw fruit, so gonna do a deep dive into pudding, starting with apple crumble.
A healthy fruit-based dish that you can add custard, cream and ice cream to. Win-win.

 

[Epona]

Trying to eat more fruit in my diet.
Don’t get on with raw fruit, so gonna do a deep dive into pudding, starting with apple crumble.
A healthy fruit-based dish that you can add custard, cream and ice cream to. Win-win.

I don't really do sweet things, so I'd be inclined to up my consumption of savoury fruits such as peppers and tomatoes.
I do like cherries and plums, they are great as is (and not too sweet) or just simply stewed with some brandy, brown sugar, and butter.
It's not particularly healthy though, what is your aim in terms of nutrition? (Assuming it must be that because if you liked fruit to eat for fun, you'd probably be doing it already?)

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't really do sweet things, so I'd be inclined to up my consumption of savoury fruits such as peppers and tomatoes.
I do like cherries and plums, they are great as is (and not too sweet) or just simply stewed with some brandy, brown sugar, and butter.
It's not particularly healthy though, what is your aim in terms of nutrition? (Assuming it must be that because if you liked fruit to eat for fun, you'd probably be doing it already?)

Just to eat more fruit. Never eat it normally unless it’s been processed by someone else.

 

[TopCat]

Gluten free bread recipes are shit.

 

[Epona]

Just to. eat more fruit. Never eat it normally unless it’s been processed by someone else.

A lot of it isn't all that (IMO ) - but yeah crumbles are tasty, I tend to put ginger/cinnamon in the crumble mix.
Stewed as I mentioned above, with some ice cream. Also good for preserving it cos you can stew a load and portion it for the freezer, then just reheat from frozen just to have as is with custard or ice cream, or to use for pie/crumble.
I particularly go for cherries and plums which as I mentioned are about the only fruit I will eat as is, oh and lychees.
Apples and pears also good for pie fillings or upside-down cake type of things.
You like cooking, so strudel or tarte tatin type thing perhaps? Pears would also work well in similar. I do like cakes with apple or pear incorporated into them.

 

[Epona]

Oh, lemon tart. How could I forget that, a firm favourite! Enough sourness/tartness for me.

 

[Orang Utan]

A lot of it isn't all that (IMO ) - but yeah crumbles are tasty, I tend to put ginger/cinnamon in the crumble mix.
Stewed as I mentioned above, with some ice cream. Also good for preserving it cos you can stew a load and portion it for the freezer, then just reheat from frozen just to have as is with custard or ice cream, or to use for pie/crumble.
I particularly go for cherries and plums which as I mentioned are about the only fruit I will eat as is, oh and lychees.
Apples and pears also good for pie fillings or upside-down cake type of things.
You like cooking, so strudel or tarte tatin type thing perhaps? Pears would also work well in similar. I do like cakes with apple or pear incorporated into them.

Aye, will be trying my hand at a bunch of crumbles, tarts and cobblers

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh, lemon tart. How could I forget that, a firm favourite! Enough sourness/tartness for me.

Got a whole bunch of lemon meringue pies recipes to try

 

[Epona]

Got a whole bunch of lemon meringue pies recipes to try

Key lime pie is also a similar beast that might be worth a go if you like limes.

 

[Epona]

When N was working as a market cleaner via an agency a few winters back, he'd bring home a lot of punnets of soft fruit that were destined for the bin - they were fine to eat, just not the premium produce that was required on display at this particular high-end market - I put punnets of soft fruit in the freezer and in the summer would retrieve a punnet, give it a whizz round in the blender while still frozen and either gently blend in some double cream or stir the frozen puréed fruit into some clotted cream for a quick and very naughty fruit ice cream - how to turn fruit into something shockingly unhealthy

 

[moose]

I'm kind of gratified in a way to hear this, as I did wonder whether everybody got one!

But I'm sorry you didn't get one. If it's any consolation, it doesn't work with induction hobs: "tous feux sauf induction".

tbh, I didn't need any more heart-shaped cookware, I just like the thrill of the win! May all your pancakes be romantic.