Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

gingerandrubarb

Memory_Girl wrote: »

That sound like a fabulous idea - off to pm you now

mg

That's it sent hunny, let me know if it doesn't turn up in your email or spam folder :beer:

Memory_Girl

Hi Guys

so - apart from deluding myself all day that i am a fabulously famous best selling author:D i have also had to knuckle down and do the "make do and mend" stuff.

For ds's lunch tomorrow it is pitta breads and hm hummus - now i know we've chatted about hummus before, but i don't think i have raved about my fabulous pitta bread recipe.

this makes 8 standard sized pitta breads - but unlike the flat doughy supermarket ones - these truly puff up and give you fabulous spaces for stuffing in a big fat filling.

ds likes these cut into soldiers for dipping in his hummus - so i make them the night before, store them wrapped in a clean tea-towel and then dampen them under the tap in the morning and nuke on medium for about 10 seconds to refresh them.

a quick chop and then i can lob them into his packed lunch box with a pot of hummus from the fridge, and apple, some carrot sticks and something from the freezer baking box. Taaaaaaadaaaaaaa - lunch for one littlie.

HM PITTA BREADS

3 cups bread flour (I use LIDL)
1tbsp olive oil
1 cup water
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1tsp yeast

throw it all in the breadmaker and set it to the dough setting.

when its done, take it from the bm and knock it back gently.

divide into 8 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

cover the balls with a towel and leave to rest for 10 minutes.

preheat your oven to 230 c and grease some baking sheets.

flatten each ball in turn and roll into an oval or round about 5mm thick.

NOTE:

this dough is not a soft, silky and elastic white bread mix - or even the sloppy frothy ciabbatta we played with earlier, this bread is TOUGH - its like rolling out leather, but just lean into your rolling pin and take no prisoners:rotfl:

sprinkle each pitta with a little flour and leave to rest for another 10 minutes.

place the pitta on the baking sheets and bake for 5-6 minutes only - they will puff up like puffer fish and go a golden brown.

remove from oven and wrap in a tea-towel to cool.

these 8 pitta cost about 20 p to make - but my kids prefer them to the shop-bought ones so i will keep making them a while yet:D

Memorygirl

savingholmes

hi MG your book sounds amazing however I am waiting until I have earned some amazon vouchers again....

Memory_Girl

savingholmes wrote: »

hi MG your book sounds amazing however I am waiting until I have earned some amazon vouchers again....

:T:TSpoken like a dyed in the woll MSE'r:T:T

Memorygirl

Memory_Girl

You know I meant wool - don't you???

MG

Buffythedebtslayer

KatharineMMA wrote: »

Hi Memory Girl! I've been working my way through your diary for the past few days and all the people that say it's inspirational are definitely right. My husband is doing an OU degree at the moment and I'd love one of your books if you'd like to PM me your PayPal email address.

I am studying - well to be honest I am considering giving up but I am teaching new subjects this year and have an exam class this year.

what do I have to do to get the book?

am clearly a bit slow today!

thanks

Buffy

Memory_Girl

pm'd you Buffy

MG

ps i've emptied my pm box again guys

savingholmes

Memory_Girl wrote: »

:T:TSpoken like a dyed in the wool MSE'r:T:T

Memorygirl

Hi MG! I'll take that as a compliment...:j I am afraid I can't compete with your OS moneysaving...:A

Feel free to pm me your book link and I will add it to my wish list...

parsniphead

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Quick update

i have a pile of books
and a pile of envelopes
and a pile of.................... I'm not going to tell you but theres a little personal something tucked inside your books:D


That's kind Memory Girl, but how are you going to get half a dozen home baked muffins inside them????:rotfl::drool::dance:

Sorry

I have pm'd you

Memory_Girl

parsniphead wrote: »

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Quick update

i have a pile of books
and a pile of envelopes
and a pile of.................... I'm not going to tell you but theres a little personal something tucked inside your books:D


That's kind Memory Girl, but how are you going to get half a dozen home baked muffins inside them????:rotfl::drool::dance:

Sorry

I have pm'd you

..........erm????? ...............squished very flat :rotfl::rotfl:

MG