The Great British Bake Off (BBC2)

marmiterulesok

skintscotslass wrote: »

Oh yes! I've got a £20 amazon voucher and also birthday money. Its a standing joke in my family about the amount of cook books I have. I should really join the cook book thread lol. I've borrowed Marian Keyes cookbook from the library, see how I get on with that.

Thanks for treacle info Justamum. Very interesting stuff.

I made a another batch of bagels. Definately improving each time :rotfl:

Glad the bagels are improving.Whose recipe do you use?

I do like the first book,but looking through it,think I've only tried two recipes-macaroons and scripture cake!:o

I could bake a different recipe every day for the next 10 years and maybe get through all my mostly baking books!:o

No more buying of baking books for me!:eek:

I don't know if I've ever eaten treacle tart-I would like to make one now!

skintscotslass

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Glad the bagels are improving.Whose recipe do you use?

I do like the first book,but looking through it,think I've only tried two recipes-macaroons and scripture cake!:o

I could bake a different recipe every day for the next 10 years and maybe get through all my mostly baking books!:o

No more buying of baking books for me!:eek:

I don't know if I've ever eaten treacle tart-I would like to make one now!

I think I followed a Good Food recipe. I have the mags going back about 10 years so I tend to look online and then look at the actual mag. I'm weird that way lol.

I tried some chocolate biscuits from Marian Keyes' book. With added treacle. Very nice. Think I will try another couple of things, but I wont be buying the book, just returning it to the library.

I've got a vast amount of dessicated coconut to use up. Might make some macaroons. Never actually tried them before.

I also want to make treacle tart!

What are they making next week? I've forgotten already.

Torry_Quine

Next week is puddings. Creme brule and meringues were mentioned.

marmiterulesok

skintscotslass Anzac biscuits use dessicated coconut and are lovely.

Goodness,your magazines must take up a whole cupboard!

skintscotslass

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Next week is puddings. Creme brule and meringues were mentioned.

Thanks TQ...I do like a creme brulee!

marmiterulesok wrote: »

skintscotslass Anzac biscuits use dessicated coconut and are lovely.

Goodness,your magazines must take up a whole cupboard!

Thanks, I'll have some recipe somewhere for anzac biscuits

My cookbooks and mags are stored on this, I love it!

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60208648/#/00208646

marmiterulesok

skintscotslass ever thought of having a magazine declutter?!Imagine your bookshelves ten years from now if you don't!

I do love Anzac biscuits,but they're too moreish.

hardpressed

Caught the junior version this morning, just by chance, must remember to record it next week.

Nanamia

I've been recording it a couple of weeks now hardpressed it's so good it should be on at prime time watching:)

CupOfChai

marmiterulesok wrote: »

That's great!

How did it go?

Went for standard white bread. It's very crusty but I do like crusty bread, and I thought it tasted ok, OH said it tastes nice too. I split the dough to make rolls, they ended up all different sizes and a bit misshapen, should have divided more evenly but I couldn't be bothered weighing etc . The 2 I tried to make into knot rolls looked prettier, have no idea if they are the "right" shape but they look like knots to me! Next time I might do it as a loaf and put a dish of water in so the crust is a little less hard.

Also I should have glazed the top with something so it looks nice like breads you see about. What does one use for this, is it milk? In all I won't be making all our bread by far as I haven't time, but I'll definitely do it again, and try other breads too. I especially fancy trying making focaccia.

Justamum

hardpressed wrote: »

Caught the junior version this morning, just by chance, must remember to record it next week.

Last year was a very high standard. I didn't know it had started again so I'm going to have to keep an eye out for that.

ETA I've just checked and realised it's last year's again, so I won't spoil it for you by telling you who won (I've just had to edit my post to remove any clues )

I hope they have another series this year.