Mmmmm, cake (for bloke!)

twink

steak and kidney pudding, that would be tasty and suet pastry is easy to do

mrbadexample

twink wrote:

steak and kidney pudding, that would be tasty and suet pastry is easy to do

Not a huge fan, TBH. I still favour the chicken and leek pie. With some of that lovely puff pastry on top. I've got just the right dish to put it in, too. All I need is some chicken. And leeks. And pastry. Oh, and some sauce.

SnowyOwl_2

ben500 wrote:

They're closed it's Sunday 4pm cut off for most. never mind drool over his cake.

Noooo!! This is N.Ireland and things are a bit different! Our superdupermarkets close at 6.00 pm - I just made it.

I drooled over his cake anyway. Mr FantasticExample has inspired me to make a Banana Cake tonight - it's not as difficult as a Chocolate Yoghurt Cake though.

I'm interested in the chicken & leek pie too, that sounds good. I haven't made proper pastry for years and years - not since O levels in fact. It'll be good to get a reminder of how it's done.

lex

If we are doing chicken and leek pie, I would buy the puff pastry. I think most celebrity chefs admit to using bought puff pastry, so I don't think it would be any great defeat if you used bought.

If you were going for shortcrust however - then we'd expect to you to make it.

Go for a nice chicken and leek pie with a puff pastry lid - yum!

lex

dorsetmiss_2

mrbadexample wrote:

Not a huge fan, TBH. I still favour the chicken and leek pie. With some of that lovely puff pastry on top. I've got just the right dish to put it in, too. All I need is some chicken. And leeks. And pastry. Oh, and some sauce.

*cough, cough*.....could we have a veggie alternative too please?

tigs78

tigs78 wrote:

Ooh, how exciting! Do you think they will expect us to make the pastry from scratch! :eek:

mrbadexample wrote:

I wouldn't have it any other way! Even when I did my chick pea curry, I started with dried chick peas, not tinned. If you're playing you'd better be ready to get stuck in! :rotfl:

Stuck in? I cooked proper rice for the first time today, none of that 2 minute Uncle Ben microwave stuff for me (anymore)! Pastry will be a breeze I'm sure.

I'll await the new thread, I'd like to be able to post photos on the day itself though - can you point me in the right direction pls...

mrbadexample

lex wrote:

If we are doing chicken and leek pie, I would buy the puff pastry. I think most celebrity chefs admit to using bought puff pastry, so I don't think it would be any great defeat if you used bought.

If you were going for shortcrust however - then we'd expect to you to make it.

Go for a nice chicken and leek pie with a puff pastry lid - yum!

lex

:think: Oh yeah, you've got a point there, coz you have to keep folding and rolling and folding and rolling and.....

Sounds like a lot of hard work. :eek:

dorsetmiss_2

twink wrote:

steak and kidney pudding, that would be tasty and suet pastry is easy to do

Nooo nooo noooo...all those calories...I wouldn't fit on me scooter!

mrbadexample

dorsetmiss wrote:

*cough, cough*.....could we have a veggie alternative too please?

Aye, no bother. Leave the chicken out.

Actually, if you want a veggie option, I can recommend this or this (without the bacon).

mrbadexample

tigs78 wrote:

Stuck in? I cooked proper rice for the first time today, none of that 2 minute Uncle Ben microwave stuff for me (anymore)! Pastry will be a breeze I'm sure.

I'll await the new thread, I'd like to be able to post photos on the day itself though - can you point me in the right direction pls...

:T Well done on the rice! I'll get pointers on photos....bear with me!