What have you baked today?

janeym8

made some more fruit shortcake biccies,tablet,date and walnut loaf and a boiled fruit cake which you could build a house with lol
also made some pork meatballs and tomato sauce which we had for tea
got the fruit soaking in the booze for christmas cake and christmas pudding

janey xxx

**skinnyminny**

I made a home made lasagne today, nothing sweet but i aim to do a cake or bake tomorrow, as i am better at cooking sweet treats, although the lasagne turned out well.

FiFi_Mad_Mum

Please help!
I have attempted making tablet and it hasn't set properly, it's more like soft fudge consistency, I am wondering if it is because I never beat it long enough after taking it off the heat.

FiFi

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Just chucked about a kilo of best scotch braising beef and onions ,carrots,and some chopped up celery into my SC with 2and half litres of oxo/bisto gravy and switched it on low .My kitchen will smell delicious tomorrow morning and I will have a large casserole of beef to portion up for the freezer.

janb5

FiFi_Mad_Mum wrote: »

Please help!
I have attempted making tablet and it hasn't set properly, it's more like soft fudge consistency, I am wondering if it is because I never beat it long enough after taking it off the heat.

FiFi

Sorry - do you mean shortbread or fudge. Can give you a recipe for either if you let me know!

Dustykitten

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Just had a go at gingerbread men using a new recipe from the beeb website:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/68611/double-ginger-gingerbread-men

Had a bit of a wobble half way through as the final mix wasn't wet enough. I added more melted butter to bind it - now they are a bit too buttery.

Any suggestions of what I should have added to bind it? Milk, water....?

I wouldn't have added anything but use the heat of your hands to bring it together, as the mixture warms it usually comes together fine.

Dustykitten

FiFi_Mad_Mum wrote: »

Please help!
I have attempted making tablet and it hasn't set properly, it's more like soft fudge consistency, I am wondering if it is because I never beat it long enough after taking it off the heat.

FiFi

It could be that you are taking it off the heat too soon. Getting the right point is a very tricky business. I have bunged it back in the pan before and re boiled to cure this.

FiFi_Mad_Mum

Dustykitten wrote: »

It could be that you are taking it off the heat too soon. Getting the right point is a very tricky business. I have bunged it back in the pan before and re boiled to cure this.

Haha! I love the technichal term 'bunged it back in the pan', thank you! I will give that a try, I was following the nestle recipe but I know another recipe said to cook longer and I was lazy when it came to beating it after you take it off the heat.

FiFi

elf06

FiFi_Mad_Mum wrote: »

Please help!
I have attempted making tablet and it hasn't set properly, it's more like soft fudge consistency, I am wondering if it is because I never beat it long enough after taking it off the heat.

FiFi

It could be - how are you beating it?? I ask because whenever I used to do it by hand it didnt work. I now use my electric hand mixer and beat for about 10 mins or so

Dustykitten wrote: »

It could be that you are taking it off the heat too soon. Getting the right point is a very tricky business. I have bunged it back in the pan before and re boiled to cure this.

:rotfl:Me too!! I HATE gritty tablet with a passion and getting it all nice and smooth makes all the difference (in my opinion).

FiFi_Mad_Mum wrote: »

Haha! I love the technichal term 'bunged it back in the pan', thank you! I will give that a try, I was following the nestle recipe but I know another recipe said to cook longer and I was lazy when it came to beating it after you take it off the heat.

FiFi

I tend to boil (a proper rolling boil) stirring constantly for about 20-30 mins then take off the heat and mix (with electric hand mixer) for about 10 mins before turning out into tray to set.

HTH

Reevsey

Hi sorry to change subject but incase anyone is interested Lidl have got thier strong white bread flour on offer for 50p for 1.5kg.