What are you baking?

[mrs quoad]

In the crumble or in the fruit? I usually put a fuckton of cinnamon in the crumble.

On top, tbf. It's a pure nectarine crumble. Nothing but. White (4) and yellow (8) flesh nectarines [e2a: with a squeeze of lemon juice, because]. I'd be... slightly hesitant... about putting cinnamon in with that. Would it work?

I would've put a dot of vanilla in to start with, if I'd remembered. But only twigged once it was out the oven.

A couple of drops of vanilla, with just a bit of cream, was stonking (tbf, could probably vanilla-ise the cream, as that's the only way Artichoke'll go for vanilla; and I reckon she'd like it).

 

[RubyToogood]

Cinnamon would be awesome with nectarines. My mum used to do this baked peach thing that involved lots of cinnamon.

 

[wtfftw]

I haven't baked in eons but if that herman is still doing the rounds I'd love to join in.
please.

 

[cesare]

Nectarine crumble sounds lush.

I'm defrosting some puff pastry to do a baked slice topped with peppers, onions, courgettes, prosciutto and some cheese. Fail safe for when there's no bread and it's too late for breakfast but too early for lunch.

 

[BoatieBird]

You've just reminded me that I've got some puff pastry in the freezer, something similar to that slice will make a good tea one night next week

I'm going to make a white choc and raspberry waffle pudding later.
They're our home grown raspberries, we've had to wait 18 months after planting the canes for the first fruit, but we've got a fuckton now and it's been worth the wait

 

[Greebo]

If I can be bothered, chocolate quintessence cake.

 

[cesare]

If I can be bothered, chocolate quintessence cake.

Sounds as though that's a recipe I'll be wanting

 

[Greebo]

Sounds as though that's a recipe I'll be wanting

1) First, track down your chocolate extract, then pick a victoria sponge cake recipe (or madeira, or "sandcake") or similar which works for you. Add about a teaspoonful when you add the wet ingredients.
2) Substitute cocoa powder for some of the flour, and adjust the amount of baking powder accordingly (if you were using self-raising flour)
3) Take 3 (or more) different types of chocolate and break them into bits as randomly sized or shaped as you like. For a cake using 2 eggs, you'd need roughly the total weight in chocolate of one large bar.
4) Line a cake tin and scatter some of the bits over the base
5) Fold in the rest of the chocolate bits and transfer to the tin asap.
6) Bake as per usual for the recipe, but leave in the tin until cool - the molten chocolate makes it a bit unstable.

 

[cesare]

Thanks Greebo, I've just found some chocolate extract on eBay, so will try.

 

[mrs quoad]

Slightly sweetened puff pastry base.

Nectarine and strawberries with lemon, black pepper and a bit of vanilla on top.

Artichoke thinks it's 'alright'

 

[southside]

What are you baking?

A few ideas but they only ever seem to be half baked and are nearly always underdone

 

[RubyToogood]

I have an unpleasant baking dilemma.

I made an experimental apricot and semolina cake on Monday, in preparation for something I was going to on Tuesday, but then on Monday night I came down with what I think is probably norovirus (stomach bug). I also have a batch of herman on the go thanks to biddly.

I'm thinking that I won't pass the herman on in the form of mixture but it should be ok after baking, by which time (in a few days) I won't be infectious any more. But not sure what to do about the semolina cake. I don't mind eating it myself but not right now ... wondering whether to freeze it and thoroughly reheat after defrosting. Or should I just bin everything?

 

[kittyP]

I haven't baked in eons but if that herman is still doing the rounds I'd love to join in.
please.

I killed two of them

 

[kittyP]

Slightly sweetened puff pastry base.

Nectarine and strawberries with lemon, black pepper and a bit of vanilla on top.

Artichoke thinks it's 'alright'

Strawberries and black pepper is a made of win combo in my book.

 

[Greebo]

Chocolate quintessence cake, again.

 

[zora]

I haven't baked in eons but if that herman is still doing the rounds I'd love to join in.
please.

I've got some Herman starter in the freezer, so if he's survived the freezing process, I'll try and get some of the next batch to you if you like.

Edit: It'd be about two weeks from now though, so please feel free to take up any earlier offers

 

[Espresso]

My Mum was doing some sort of industrial grade tidying up this week and she told me she'd found the hand written recipe notebook I had compiled between the ages of 7 and 9.
I went and got it off her today, so I will be making some nostalgic raspberry buns tomorrow.

 

[nagapie]

Anyone got some ideas for what I can do with a rotting punnet of strawberries?

I also have some redcurrants that no one is interested in.

 

[RubyToogood]

I made a massive double herman and am not quite sure what to do with it. Some of it I can freeze, and some I could take to work but I'm not sure they deserve it as they've been eating my muesli

 

[mrs quoad]

Doing artichoke a tarte tatin because she wouldn't try my apricot one!

 

[mrs quoad]

 

[RubyToogood]

I resolved the issue of what to do with the surplus Herman by putting some of it in the freezer and giving the rest to my neighbour to say thanks for cutting my hedge. It's very nice, albeit quite squidgy and puddingy.

 

[zenie]

Apple crumble cake:

3oz/75g butter
9oz/225g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2oz/50g caster sugar
1lb/450g peeled, cored and diced eating apples, with some lemon juice to stop them going brown
1 medium egg, beaten
1-2 tbs milk
Cinnamon to taste
Raisins (optional)

Heat oven to 200c, and prepare a 7inch/18cm round cake tin
Prepare apples
Sift flour and baking powder, and rub in butter until fine crumbs. Add cinnamon.
Mix in sugar, then stir in apples, then stir in the egg. It's a dry mix! Add raisins if using.
Add milk to bind together into a stiff mixture.
Put in tin, smooth down and bake for 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack. Dredge with icing sugar if wanted. Can be served warm.


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Out of interest why did you use eating apples?

 

[cesare]

Out of interest why did you use eating apples?

Cos that's what the recipe said I think it might be something to do with not needing as much sugar, but that might be rubbish!

 

[mrs quoad]

Cos that's what the recipe said I think it might be something to do with not needing as much sugar, but that might be rubbish!

Hold their shape better than Bramleys?

 

[cesare]

Hold their shape better than Bramleys?

Possibly. Those are either Braeburns or Pink Ladies, can't remember which.

 

[zenie]

I thought eating held their shape less than cooking, but I might well be wrong

I have some granny smiths so might try using them, but I have a barrier against using eating apples in cooking for some reason

 

[RubyToogood]

I thought eating held their shape less than cooking, but I might well be wrong

You are wrong

 

[zenie]

You are wrong

I stand corrected So I guess it's the other way round then, you use cooking apples when you want something squishy?

Am gonna make Cesare's cake with Granny smiths, might have to add a bit more sugar...

 

[cesare]

I stand corrected So I guess it's the other way round then, you use cooking apples when you want something squishy?

Am gonna make Cesare's cake with Granny smiths, might have to add a bit more sugar...

I reckon they're not too tart to adjust sugar, not sure though.