What have you baked today?

lisa26_2

motherhen2234 wrote: »

My other half protein bars, my birthday cake (malted milk chocolate cheesecake) and some spinach and feta felafel bites that can be frozen for my xmas eve buffet.

Hi, just wonderd how you make the protein bars? My OH could do with something like that as he really needs to put some weight on but only has a small appetite!!

bananagirl85

just made some scones and banana and honey muffins x

bishboshbluebell

Had a mad baking day yesterday. Organising/preping my weekly dinners on a Sunday helps the week flow! I cooked a large leg of lamb - roast yesterday, Kebabs on weds, left over for soup (will freeze). I beat out and seasoned cheap steaks to eek them out (sitting in tupperware basted with garlic and vinegar - trust me it'll be delicious - final touch - when cooking squeeze lemons over steaks - yum yum!!). Also cooked a stew of chick drumsticks/pots/carrots which we have just scoffed. One portion left over for a teenage snack or my lunch. Mince - made meatballs - froze half, rest in fridge waiting for a quick tom sauce. Reading through this sounds like a lot of meat- which is unusual for us, but all was reduced in tesco's - except for the leg which was a fantastic special offer. Probably took me a good couple of hours, but I find it really relaxing. Also coming home after work, half the dinner is done

lisa26_2

I've had a go at 'the best mince pie pastry' today.....from a single batch I got:

2 dozen mince pies
2 dozen mini mince pies
1 dozen lemon curd tarts
1 dozen sweet canape cases (as I had nothing left to fill them with!!)

At the same time I was making a pot of spicy thai butternut squash soup, boiling eggs for packups, cooking rice and HM oven chips for tea and reheating curry to go with them.......I felt like a proper domestic goddess......just a shame about all the washing up it all creates!!

mrsspoon_2

Apologies if this is the wrong forum - have searched around but am not sure where this should go!

Basically I would like to bake some cupcakes for my childrens class teachers as Christmas gifts (money v tight this year - can't afford to buy for teachers and assistants!).

Does anyone have a yummy (foolproof!) recipe for cupcakes they would mind posting for me? Are cupcakes different to fairy cakes? And do I use fairy cake cases or muffin cases? And what do I use to ice them?

Sorry for all the questions, I hope someone can help!

Thanks in advance!

GetRealBabe

Hi

Yesterday I made some brown English muffins. Today, I'm feeding the sourdough starter to make some bread tomorrow.

angeltreats

I made a big stollen No chance of that lasting more than a day or two as I can't resist the stuff.

GetRealBabe

Hi

Chocolate chip and ginger cookies. Almost all gone now:)

emiff6

Crumpets! just the weather for them - lovely comfort food.

Moomum

emiff6 wrote: »

Crumpets! just the weather for them - lovely comfort food.

Snap :-) two crumpets covered in butter. Yum!