What have you baked today?

sb44

bananadog wrote: »

Hi
Do you mind popping up the banana muffins recipe if you get a chance please? We ALWAYS have left over bananas here and the dogs become a banana addict so I figure I should probably put them to more use than just teaching my dog to roll over and high five for them when they could go into lunchbox muffins intead! :rotfl:

No probs, the recipe is on the Muffin authors site so not breaking any copyright rules, I can't believe how easy muffins are to cook!

http://www.cherrytreepublications.co.uk/articles/banana-muffin-recipe

I am def going to order her book now that I have tried one of her recipes, it was a doddle and them came out great.

angeltreats

I bought a new deep fat fryer yesterday so today I am going to make doughnuts. Maybe some of them will be custard doughnuts, I haven't decided. Also need to do some bread and perhaps some sesame bagels, now I know how to make them.

Also at about 10pm last night I had another go at making parkin, this time with the oven thermometer (set to 180º, my oven was actually at 220º, no wonder it burnt) and the second batch has turned out lovely. My cat is desperate for a bit, odd creature that he is

bananadog

Thanks sb44... I even amazingly have all those ingredients in for a change so I can make them today! yeyyyy!!!!
good luck with the donut making angeltreats...let us know how they come out, ps, did the cat get any parkin? hehe

angeltreats

Hehe, no parkin for the cat, it's wrapped up in tinfoil to "mature" for a week as apparently it makes it much stickier and tastier, and I caught him before he could tear his way into the tinfoil!

I have funny cats, one loves cake, scones, anything like that. The other loves marshmallows!

marmiterulesok

angeltreats wrote: »

Hehe, no parkin for the cat, it's wrapped up in tinfoil to "mature" for a week as apparently it makes it much stickier and tastier, and I caught him before he could tear his way into the tinfoil!

I have funny cats, one loves cake, scones, anything like that. The other loves marshmallows!

My cat's the same,there's very little that she won't try.One of her many nicknames is 'The phantom bread-licker',but she will try anything.
If I'm eating and she's not,I get the 'outraged feline' look.

I love parkin,but haven't made any for a while.It was so good that it was impossible to have just one piece.If you can keep it for a while before eating,it is better.

Anyway,I think I'll make a courgette cake as I have discovered a sad-looking courgette in the fridge.

freakyogre

Hippeechiq wrote: »

Well let us know if they're ok after having been frozen - I might have to give these a bash myself, they sound yummy

Just to report back on the cheesy oat slices. They froze and defrosted fine. I took a piece out the freezer last night and had it today and there didn't seem to be any change in texture or taste.

purplevamp wrote: »

Today DD and I made some scones, and had them with some jam and cream

Then later on I made a bakewell slice ~ this was lovely but next time I think I'll make individual round ones, better portion control :rotfl:

Do you have a recipe for the bakewell slice? I love bakewell tarts, but have never attempted to make them, but would like to try.

purplevamp

freakyogre wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for the bakewell slice? I love bakewell tarts, but have never attempted to make them, but would like to try.

No probs

125g/4.5oz plain flour
30g/1oz icing sugar
170g/60oz butter, chilled and chopped
1 egg yolk
125g/4.5oz caster sugar
4 eggs
125g/4.5oz ground almonds
2 drops almond extract
160g/5.75oz raspberry jam
25g/1oz flaked almonds

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Lightly grease an 8x12" baking tin and line with baking paper, hanging over 2 long sides.

Sift the flour and 1 tbsp of the icing sugar into a bowl, add 50g/1.75oz of the butter and rub it in until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and 2 tbsp cold water and mix with a flat-bladed knife until the mixture comes together in beads. Gather into a ball, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 mins.

Roll the dough out and put into the tin, pressing into the edges. Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.

Beat the remaining butter and the caster sugar with electric beaters until creamy. Add the eggs and fold in the ground almonds and extract.

Spread the jam over the pastry base and pour over the filling. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until firm. Allow to cool.

Sift the remaining icing sugar into a bowl and mix in 2 tsp warm water. Drizzle over the slice in a zigzag pattern and leave to set. Cut into squares.

Makes 15 (allegedly :rotfl:!!)

I didn't use flaked almonds or essence, and used cherry jam instead and it turned out find. The filling was a little eggy and the top was cakey, but it still tasted nice.

bananadog

My 10 year old and I have just made a cherry cake (for lunchbox tomorrow apparently...if i dont eat it all tonight!)
ps....still havnt made the banana muffins yet because those darned healthy kids actually did nick all the 'nanas for school after all! hahaha

esmf73

Two bread loves in bread maker - reasonable success. But managed to burn the Denis the Menace cupcake mix that I made! Oh well xxx

babychick

productive day today - made a cherry and almond loaf and some banana bread... stored in boxes along with the brack and fairy cakes I made yesterday - ready to treat my uni class tomorrow