baking

Galtizz · 9 March 2005 at 9:56AM

Galtizz wrote:

There was a recipe for these by Antony Worrall Thompson in the lastest Good Food mag (3 copies for £3 on the grabbit board, mag sub thread) I'll see if I can find it and post it.

Refrigerator biscuits

8oz butter
6oz light muscovado sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 eg
12oz self raising flour
*2oz chopped dates
*1oz raisins
*2oz dried blueberries

1. Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla then beat in the eggs. sift over the flour and stir to combine finally fold in fruit

2. Shape mixture into a log about 4cm in diameter, wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge until quite firm (about 30 mins) will keep upto 2 weeks like this in fridge.

3. When ready to cook, slice into 1cm thick circles, place on a baking tray and bake for 10 - 15mins and 180c/ gas mark 4.

* I think you could probably replace these items with whatever you've got in (up to the total weight) i.e use 5oz finely chopped chocolate instead (bashed smarties work well in cookies).

r.mac_2 · 9 March 2005 at 10:56AM

galtizz,

I like this idea - just backe when you want a couple. Am going to try this out.

Thanks

furrypig · 9 March 2005 at 11:37AM

galtizz

have had lots of fun readin up on Tomatoe and beetroot cake recipes (seperate cakes not the 2 mixed together!!) Would love to find the recipe for carrot and courgette cake as I made it years ago and it was lovely. Still lots of new ones to try now!!

Have just bought 4 packs of cookies (bogof obviously!) but think the refrigerator biscuits will be a much better option for the future, I want to do more baking with the kids so will try it on Saturday and cook lots to take to Legoland on Sunday!!!

thanks again

Galtizz · 22 March 2005 at 1:41PM

Sorry to bump up an old thread, but I managed to find a chocolate courgette cake HERE no luck on finding carrot and cougette cake though.

furrypig · 22 March 2005 at 1:56PM

Just wanted to say a big TA!to everyone for the fab recipes.

I have made the apple and pear cake (very moist and yummy), the beetroot and chocolate cake (fav bit was watching everyones face when I told them what was in it!) and the refrigerator biscuits.:D

They have been a great sucess and we have had fun baking, especially as we have all had flu so have had to cancel our plans for the last 3 weekends and the baking gave us some funtime together.

:beer:

ps still searching for the carrot and courgette cake thanks for looking Galtizz

Curry_Queen · 22 March 2005 at 3:22PM

furrypig wrote:

I have made the apple and pear cake (very moist and yummy),

Ooooooohhhh where was that???? I have a surplus lot of apples and pears atm the moment that I could make this with

(Maybe I'll start the diet next month ... did I say that last month too?

)

Edit: s'ok I found it up top ... should open my eyes before posting :rolleyes:

If you find the courgette cake recipe though that would be great and another way for me to get the curry prince to eat courgettes!!!

Curry_Queen · 22 March 2005 at 3:52PM

For a dead easy foolproof cake that even the kids can make, try a yoghurt cake. It's dead simple and all you need is a bowl, a 150ml yoghurt tub (or equivalent measure if you use big pot yoghurts) and a wooden spoon

Obviously you need a tin to cook it in and the ingredients to make it

Ok, here's the ingredients, all measured using the yoghurt tub ...

150ml tub plain yoghurt
2 tubs of sugar
3 tubs of SR Flour
1 tub sunflower oil
2 eggs, beaten

Put all ingredients into the bowl and mix thoroughly. Turn into a greased/lined tin (8" or 9" round deep tin) and bake in oven, gas 4, for 50-60 mins till inserted knife comes out clean.

Told you it was simple, didn't I :rotfl:

You can use different flavoured yoghurts for variation, or if you want a chocolate cake then substitute half a cup of flour for cocoa powder. I've even added fresh raspberries with raspberry yoghurt to make it into a pudding cake and it came out lovely. It makes a fairly deep cake (3") so you can slice it and sandwich with butter icing or cream. Anything you want really ... experiment!!!

furrypig · 22 March 2005 at 4:39PM

Yoghurt cake sounds yummy and easy
thanks curryqueen another recipe to try out!

pavlovs_dog · 23 March 2005 at 9:34AM

never posted my banana loaf/cake recipe did i? you must try it, it gets better everyu single time.

its always variation on a theme, depending on what surprises the storecupboard has in store for us that day, but the core ingredients are:

4oz marg
40z sugar (can be reduced - naturally a very sweet cake)
8oz self raising flour
pinch salt
2 eggs
3-4 bananas (doesnt matter if they are manky!)

optional ingredients:
4oz mixed dried fruit
mixed spice
cinammon
nutmeg
honey- if using, reduce sugar content by at least 50%

heat oven to 300F/150C/gas mark 2-3
grease 2lb loaf tin

add marg and sugar into mixing bowl. sieve in flour and salt. add eggs, beat well.

slice bananas into a bowl and mash, then add to cake mix. add any of the optional ingredients at this point and mix well.

spoon into the baking tin, and pop in the oven. it will take at least 1 and half hours to cook, often needs longer - when you can put a knife into it and it comes out clean then you know its cooked.

after removing from the oven, leave to cool in tin for a few minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack. BE CAREFUL - it tends to be crumbly.

if you can be disciplined enough to wait, it tastes better after 24hours....so no nibbling!

in_my_wellies · 23 March 2005 at 11:04PM

Tesco will GIVE you fresh yeast for baking, just ask at the bakery. (not on Sunday and I always ask when they're not too busy.)

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