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marmiterulesok

bananadog wrote: »

anyone know how often I am meant to drizzle it with brandy (the xmas cake that is...) one a week? once a fortnight? I have no idea! lol
also shall I leave it until a week before xmas to ice or should I do it before then?
thanks for your help everyone xxx

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Can I have a piece?!;)

Sorry,I forgot to say please!

As for feeding your Christmas cake brandy,I know that you can do this several times or more,leaving maybe an interval of 7-14 days inbetween.Either than that I don't know.I had a look in my books,but it didn't specify.

bananadog

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Sorry,I forgot to say please!

As for feeding your Christmas cake brandy,I know that you can do this several times or more,leaving maybe an interval of 7-14 days inbetween.Either than that I don't know.I had a look in my books,but it didn't specify.

ty, ill do it every 14 days then otherwise i may have drunk kids! :beer:

LovelyLollipop

Slightly off topic but Bananadog's post reminded me of the family party we had a few years ago when our angelic cherub of a son kept going up for seconds of trifle (and thirds, fourths, etc)....the person in charge of dolloping was as unaware as we were that it was, in fact, sherry trifle. Mum In Law saw wobbly toddler with it at last and made a hasty substitution and then broke the news to us that our son was not, in fact, overtired and giddy with excitement, but was, in fact, a bit !!!!ed :eek: He slept well that night :beer:

bananadog

LovelyLollipop wrote: »

Slightly off topic but Bananadog's post reminded me of the family party we had a few years ago when our angelic cherub of a son kept going up for seconds of trifle (and thirds, fourths, etc)....the person in charge of dolloping was as unaware as we were that it was, in fact, sherry trifle. Mum In Law saw wobbly toddler with it at last and made a hasty substitution and then broke the news to us that our son was not, in fact, overtired and giddy with excitement, but was, in fact, a bit !!!!ed :eek: He slept well that night :beer:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

marmiterulesok

angeltreats wrote: »

I found a piece of paper in a drawer today, with a recipe for orange polenta biscuits written on it (in my handwriting). I've no idea where it came from but it was probably from quite a while ago as it's written in lbs and oz, and lately I've been using grams.

Anyway I made a quick batch and they turned out so unexpectedly gorgeous that I'm going to post the recipe so you can all make some and share in the yumminess. Like I said I have no idea where I got the recipe so if anyone recognises it from a book let me know so I can remove it if necessary.

Orange Polenta Biscuits

3 oz butter
5 oz granulated sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)
Zest of 1 orange
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
5 oz plain flour
2 oz polenta

Preheat the oven to 170ºC. Grease a couple of baking trays and line them with baking paper (these WILL stick, as I have discovered).

Cream butter & sugar. Add orange zest and vanilla and beat in the egg. Add flour and polenta.

Roll into balls the size of a walnut and place them on the baking tray spaced well apart (they will spread a bit). Flatten them out a bit with the back of a spoon - dip the spoon in cold water to stop it sticking. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake for 12 - 15 minutes. Cook on a wire rack.

If anyone does make them, please let me know what you think of them

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I have just made these and they are very nice!Not very OS of me,because it meant putting on the oven twice,but I suddenly felt inspired to make them,instead of thinking about making them 'one day'.Apart from a slight hic where,somehow,I managed to turn the temperature of the oven down without being aware of it,then turning it up again,except I was actually turning it down more!It hasn't affected the quality,having tried a biscuit each from the three trays I made....

They have a nice chewy middle,crisper on the outside and have a deliciously subtle flavour,which,in all,makes them very moreish.

I'd certainly make these again,thanks for the recipe!

Before making the biscuits I made an Ecclefechan Butter Tart,using a recipe I found in Classic Scots Cookery by Catherine Brown.It's a rich,fruity tart from the Borders.I'd never heard of it before.I was curious to try making pastry again.Apart from learning that pastry is very delicate,it turned out nicely.The pastry round the edge looks a bit singed and it's very crumbly,but it tastes lovely.

One happy baker here.

PS Just a quick question.

I have an oven which heats from the top and the bottom.You can use the top or bottom or put on both,which is what I usually do.
Do any of you have a similar oven and is it advisable to always put on the top and bottom?Thanks.

nykied

angeltreats wrote: »

I found a piece of paper in a drawer today, with a recipe for orange polenta biscuits written on it (in my handwriting). I've no idea where it came from but it was probably from quite a while ago as it's written in lbs and oz, and lately I've been using grams.

Anyway I made a quick batch and they turned out so unexpectedly gorgeous that I'm going to post the recipe so you can all make some and share in the yumminess. Like I said I have no idea where I got the recipe so if anyone recognises it from a book let me know so I can remove it if necessary.

Orange Polenta Biscuits

3 oz butter
5 oz granulated sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)
Zest of 1 orange
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
5 oz plain flour
2 oz polenta

Preheat the oven to 170ºC. Grease a couple of baking trays and line them with baking paper (these WILL stick, as I have discovered).

Cream butter & sugar. Add orange zest and vanilla and beat in the egg. Add flour and polenta.

Roll into balls the size of a walnut and place them on the baking tray spaced well apart (they will spread a bit). Flatten them out a bit with the back of a spoon - dip the spoon in cold water to stop it sticking. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake for 12 - 15 minutes. Cook on a wire rack.

If anyone does make them, please let me know what you think of them

I've copied and pasted that recipe, but I've changed the 'cook on a wire rack' to 'cool on a wire rack'. If you did mean cook then please correct me before I make them. I actually have to figure out what polenta is first though, so it'll be a while

LovelyLollipop

Not baked, so possibly not on opic, but I'm desperately keen to join in on here!

I just made sherbert Myself and the children are all sitting with a bag of sherbert and a lollipop

One of us (mentioning no names) tried to be greedy and tip her sherbert into her mouth, coughed, and ended up covered in a white cloud.

dusts self off & hopes no-one notices

angeltreats

nykied wrote: »

I've copied and pasted that recipe, but I've changed the 'cook on a wire rack' to 'cool on a wire rack'. If you did mean cook then please correct me before I make them. I actually have to figure out what polenta is first though, so it'll be a while

Yes I did mean cool, sorry, that's what happens when you type too fast

Polenta is also known as cornmeal. It's yellow and looks a bit like cous cous.

Lovelylollipop - how did you make the sherbet? I love the stuff.

Today I have just baked some soft burger rolls topped with sesame seeds. I'm going to cook a couple of battered out chicken breasts on the griddle pan and have them like chicken burgers.

LovelyLollipop

Hi Angel

The recipe was 50g icing sugar, 1 level teaspoon citric acid, 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda. I made a double batch and sifted it all a few times to make sure it was all mixed properly. Yummy

Though I expect anyone making a piggy of themselves and eating too much of it would feel rather sick afterwards.

looks a bit green

Britneyspears

LovelyLollipop wrote: »

Hi Angel

The recipe was 50g icing sugar, 1 level teaspoon citric acid, 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda. I made a double batch and sifted it all a few times to make sure it was all mixed properly. Yummy

Though I expect anyone making a piggy of themselves and eating too much of it would feel rather sick afterwards.

looks a bit green

I need to make this