Cheap biscuit and cake recipies.

Gigervamp

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Twinks hobnobs. Easy peasy to make and delish.

dobs

Of course!Haven't made them for yonks but they are the best!My boys wolf them down and i like the raw mixture (can't help it it's soo tasty!)Going to make some this week, we've run out of snacks and cake i just made won't last 5 minutes lol. I just use smartprice cheap oats and syrup and it tastes fine. No good at putting links in for it sorry!

Gigervamp

The link is in my post. It's the blue text.

dobs

Ah!My excuse is that i have to tilt my laptop up for the proper colours to show - its on its way out! Have now propped one end up with a book lol. Thanks for that cos i'm going to cook some in a minute and won't have to hunt for the recipe now lolx

Trinny

Hi There

I would go to the mega index in this thread - there is a recipe section.

Recipe's that spring to mind are

Twinks hobnobs
Weetabix cake
Banana loaf

I am a pretty awful baker but these turn out fine for me

Trin

purpleivy

Basically you need to make things that have basic cheap ingredients. Flour, butter (marge), granulated not fancy sugars, eggs (although free range are exp). Avoid expensive ingredients like loads of chocolate, and so on. I have a brownie recipe somewhere that uses cocoa powder rather than chocolate.

Sweet bread recipes are economical, D&DD's apple plait, but no idea where the recipe is! She also did savoury ones. THese are economical, as the basis is flour and yeast.

Pastry is a cheapie, you can make a nice treacle tart with left over bread whizzed up into crumbs. DS's fave. Can use this for cake or pud.

msb5262

A fantastic MSE recipe is for bread pudding. Filling, not too unhealthy and excellent for using up all your stale old bread - and delicious into the bargain.

Take:

about 8oz bread - cut or break up, put in bowl, soak for at least half an hour in
1/2 pint milk (could be reconstituted dried milk or whatever kind you've got).

After soaking, give it a good mixing - should be all collapsing and squishy.
Preheat oven to 180 oC and lightly grease a 2 pint dish.

Add 2oz melted butter or margarine
30z soft brown sugar
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1 beaten egg

Combine thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
Then add
6oz dried fruit (whatever you like)
grated rind of an orange and/or a lemon

When it's all thoroughly mixed, pour into the baking dish. Sprinkle top with
1/4 nutmeg, grated and a dessertspoon of white sugar.

Bake for 1 hour 10 mins.

I love this cold, like cake, but my kids love it hot with custard.

My mum used to make this when I was little but it was even more MSE, using water to soak the bread and suet instead of butter. I prefer my version but each to his own...

MsB