Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
I missed this *googles*
What are you baking?
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Skinny French version as used by me with a few adaptations. It theoretically serves 6 as a dessert, but 2 hungry adults could enjoy half each as a light meal.
Preheat oven to 220C (bake half an hour).
ovenproof dish/tin - large and shallow if poss
small amount of butter/oil to grease plus a little flour (or dessicated coconut, ground almonds or breadcrumbs - not trad!) to lightly cover the butter on the base
whatever fruit you fancy or have to hand; if frozen, add to the dish and put in the oven while preheating.
4 heaped high tablespoons plain flour (can be wholemeal)
3 medium eggs (can get away with smaller or larger - adjust milk accordingly)
170ml semi-skimmed or skimmed milk (full fat if you're not worried about keeping it as skinny)
3 or 4 dessertspoons of sugar (to taste - sweeteners or alternatives could be used here)
vanilla essence, ground cinnamon, or mixed spice to taste (optional and not trad!)
Grease and flour the dish/tin
add the fruit
Whisk up the remaining ingredients together
Wait for the oven to come to temperature - as soon as it does, pour the batter over the fruit.
Bake at 220 for about 30 minutes - the top should be at least golden brown.
Sprinkle with extra sugar if you really must.
Try not to eat more than 1/6 at a time, I dare you!
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crossthebreeze
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Not exactly baking but...
Rocky Road ... 70% cocoa, dark chocolate, unsalted butter, golden syrup, posh white chocolate, vegan pink and white mini marshmallows, pecan nuts, sultanas, dried cranberries, glace cherries, gluten free digestive biscuits, gluten free salted pretzels... yum!
Rocky Road ... 70% cocoa, dark chocolate, unsalted butter, golden syrup, posh white chocolate, vegan pink and white mini marshmallows, pecan nuts, sultanas, dried cranberries, glace cherries, gluten free digestive biscuits, gluten free salted pretzels... yum!
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
Fucking finally finished Malaria Cake.
Sports relief. Faculty bake off with a funded project of subject area theme. So comic relief blah science blah malaria Comic Relief and GSK announce five-year partnership
Yes that is a mosquito and a no sign and red colouring
and red velvet cake.
Sports relief. Faculty bake off with a funded project of subject area theme. So comic relief blah science blah malaria Comic Relief and GSK announce five-year partnership
Yes that is a mosquito and a no sign and red colouring
and red velvet cake.
Callie
Pivoting
That could double as a no zika cake. Fuck them squitoes! Bzzty diseased peddling bastardsFucking finally finished Malaria Cake.
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Sports relief. Faculty bake off with a funded project of subject area theme. So comic relief blah science blah malaria Comic Relief and GSK announce five-year partnership
Yes that is a mosquito and a no sign and red colouring
Saffy
Under the duvet..
I didn't make this but I did eat it. We went to a pudding shop and I had a chocolate, salted caramel, peanut butter brownie with ice cream and the OH had sticky toffee pudding. 
It was so sweet you had to have the ice Cream to dull the sweetness, wouldn't have it again. The sticky toffee pudding on the other hand was gorgeous.
It was so sweet you had to have the ice Cream to dull the sweetness, wouldn't have it again. The sticky toffee pudding on the other hand was gorgeous.
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
My boyfriend made frangipane (sp?)
We also had brioche this weekend.
Erm...and lemon drizzle cake.
Not sure it was a good idea getting bf baking book for Christmas!
We also had brioche this weekend.
Erm...and lemon drizzle cake.
Not sure it was a good idea getting bf baking book for Christmas!
felixthecat
are we there yet?
aqua
made of cheese and gin
Urgh, no more brownies
I made hot cross buns, without the crosses, yesterday and the day before, from the same batch of dough. The second batch, which had all night and then a few more hours to rest in the fridge, was noticeably softer and more rounded in flavour. Glazed with egg yolk beaten into milk - still shiny but keeping the hidden sugar content lower.
They were spicy enough - half a nutmeg (got a slight high while grating it) and 4 tsp mixed spice to 1 1/2 lb flour, but the 4oz dried fruit + 1oz peel seemed a bit stingy, so I kneaded in a few extra handfuls to the second lot.
They were spicy enough - half a nutmeg (got a slight high while grating it) and 4 tsp mixed spice to 1 1/2 lb flour, but the 4oz dried fruit + 1oz peel seemed a bit stingy, so I kneaded in a few extra handfuls to the second lot.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
You made hot buns, then. Hot buns.
Not really - they used the spice blend specific to hot cross buns. If anything, thye're hot not cross buns!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
surely Not Cross Buns?
Never mind, cooking is an art as well as a science. The use of yeast makes that doubly so. Hmm, is that a streak of almsot raw dough just above the bottom crust?
FWIW wholemeal flour generally needs a bit more liquid, a bit more time, and a bit more working to get the same rise as white flour.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Did you forget to add the yeast? I've done that once or twice.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Cor they look lovely. Is it a Jerusalem recipe?
I made a carrot cake today, with dried pear - goes all fudgy
- sultanas and some mixed nuts bashed up with a rolling pin. Didn't have any oranges to zest, so 
polly
Well-Known Member
Cor they look lovely. Is it a Jerusalem recipe?
I made a carrot cake today, with dried pear - goes all fudgyusedwasted, by the taste of it, some orange blossom water
Yeah! I'm so late to the party, I know, but I love it, and I love how prescriptive his recipes are - I'm shit at baking but they're idiotproof.
Here's the recipe.
Sorry about your wasted orange blossom water. The Cortas brand stuff is generally pretty cheap - I got a big bottle for £2 recently, here in dullsville where fancy stuff like that is usually at a massive premium. Or maybe I missed the point and your cake was ruined
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Well I'm even later, I don't have any Ottolenghi booksYeah! I'm so late to the party, I know, but I love it, and I love how prescriptive his recipes are - I'm shit at baking but they're idiotproof.
Here's the recipe.
Sorry about your wasted orange blossom water. The Cortas brand stuff is generally pretty cheap - I got a big bottle for £2 recently, here in dullsville where fancy stuff like that is usually at a massive premium. Or maybe I missed the point and your cake was ruined
Cake's not ruined, it's delicious, just can't taste the orange blossom!
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Do you think they would be disgusting with coconut oil and cream substituting the dairy? They're my usual baking subs, but I wonder if a hint of coconutty-ness with the tahini would be foul
If not, I guess I'd use dairy free spread (or maybe olive oil actually) and ??soya cream. Internet tells me that "oat cream" is a thing too, which is good cos me and soya don't get on.
polly
Well-Known Member
Do you think they would be disgusting with coconut oil and cream substituting the dairy? They're my usual baking subs, but I wonder if a hint of coconutty-ness with the tahini would be foul
If not, I guess I'd use dairy free spread (or maybe olive oil actually) and ??soya cream. Internet tells me that "oat cream" is a thing too, which is good cos me and soya don't get on.
I don't know - I've never used coconut oil in baking. I think it sounds... interesting and you should definitely try it
polly
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Ooh... I have all these ingredients, except for white chocolate. I do have fudge though
...and nothing much to do tonight
I didn't use white chocolate - reckon it would be really sickly. Fudge might not be an improvement on that, though
I think dried apple would be lovely, with cinnamon.
polly
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Heh, I don't have any dried apple hanging about. I think the moment might've passed anyway... miniscule window
Did you replace the chocolate with anything?
Ha, it's a bit of a PITA to make anyway! I used milk chocolate
