weezl and friends Phase 4 - recipe testing christmas treats!

artybear

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

I will second that :)The mushroom soup was delicious and expertly cooked by artybear :T I am definitely going to try making it myself. Artybear is also very lovely and welcoming in real life too, thank you for having me for lunch.

Anytime lovelyxxx

katkins78

Made the Cranberry Nut loaf yesterday but I totally messed it up:( Scales decided to break midway through and I had to guesstimate the weights of the ingredients and consequently made it too sloppy, I think my slosh of balsamic was a bit generous too as it was a bit too tangy.
It did taste ok however and I will definitely have another crack at it now my scales are working again and give it a fair test.

katkins78

Apricot wrote: »

had the spaghetti aglio (with chilli) for dinner again I must say I think it's one of my favourite recipes, just because, I've always got the ingredients, it takes literally no time at all and fills me up perfectly - proper comfort food!

I agree, and it is fantastic with the left over oil from a jar of sundried tomatoes. The fact that it is all ready and done in the time it takes to cook the spaghetti has saved me from buying sooo many takeaways when I am feeling tired (or lazy):o

Sami_Bee

WEbby team - I've spotted that on the recipe index the hover over photo for butternut risotto is the photo of butternut tart

I forgot to check the site before going shopping then got scared and confused by yeast I've bought a quick one (dove farm) do I need to alter how I do anything in the recipe?
Also I have no idea what size my loaf tin is but I suspect its 1lb (its your average loaf cake sized if you ask me) what do I do? make 1/4 of the recipe and make rolls if there's extra?

Allegra

Sami_Bee wrote: »

WEbby team - I've spotted that on the recipe index the hover over photo for butternut risotto is the photo of butternut tart

I forgot to check the site before going shopping then got scared and confused by yeast I've bought a quick one (dove farm) do I need to alter how I do anything in the recipe?
Also I have no idea what size my loaf tin is but I suspect its 1lb (its your average loaf cake sized if you ask me) what do I do? make 1/4 of the recipe and make rolls if there's extra?

I often use the Doves farm yeast, Sami, as it's my favourite, and it means one less bowl to wash up The difference is that you do not need to activate quick yeast - just bung it in with the salt and the flour, then add water and mix.

As for the loaf tin size, a 2lb tin holds 1200ml of water. Try pouring water down your tin - any less and it's smaller than a 2lb one

Making 1/4 sounds like a plan - the tin might be just big enough, but yeah, rolls if there's extra sounds great. I made rolls with the (paul merret-style, that is, less wet and kneaded lightly) CFR dough before, and they go lovely and crusty (especially the Kitty bread with the instant oats).

BTW, with quick yeast the "critical mass" of yeast is 7g, or about 2tsp.

Allegra

........and a bit of seasonal good news for you all - CFR now features an article of tips for a thrifty, frugal Christmas, which can be found by clicking on this link: http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/thriftychristmas.html

katkins78

Nicely written feature. I think we do quite a few of those already and I will definitely adopt a few more this year. My biggest Christmas spends are definitely food related as I excel in 'unfrugalising' recipes.

The only thing I could spot after a quick read through is that this line is repeated:
"Make do with last year's decorations or try swapping them with friends for a whole new look for no extra cost."

Snow Day today so gammon roast for him & 'Shirley' nut loaf for me:j

HowlinWolf

love the frugal christmas feature, lots of good ideas, think i'll make some salt dough decs with Joe.

queen_of_string

It's always good to see the site expanding and providing even more help and pointers for people.

I was thinking of doing dog paw prints with the kids in modelling clay, but am now wondering if salt dough would take a print. Hmmz, might have additional problems of dogs trying to eat instead of imprint though .

Sami_Bee

Allegra wrote: »

I often use the Doves farm yeast, Sami, as it's my favourite, and it means one less bowl to wash up The difference is that you do not need to activate quick yeast - just bung it in with the salt and the flour, then add water and mix.

As for the loaf tin size, a 2lb tin holds 1200ml of water. Try pouring water down your tin - any less and it's smaller than a 2lb one

Making 1/4 sounds like a plan - the tin might be just big enough, but yeah, rolls if there's extra sounds great. I made rolls with the (paul merret-style, that is, less wet and kneaded lightly) CFR dough before, and they go lovely and crusty (especially the Kitty bread with the instant oats).

BTW, with quick yeast the "critical mass" of yeast is 7g, or about 2tsp.

Fabulous I bought a silicone loaf 'tin' today (decided making 2 at a time would be a good plan) it says its 1.2l so 2lbs :j it sits inside my current tin nicely so i guess they should do the job.

I'll enjoy the slight experiment of which cooks quicker, silicone or Aluminium...

I can't really do the ones with oats because I'm mildly allergic to them - I'm totally backward in that wheat is one of the few grains I'm totally ok with eating :cool: corn, oats and barley give me jip.