Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Overworking could well be the problem. If you think that's what happened I would go with that.

I just converted all your measurements to "English" :rotfl: (I will forever be known for my total blankspots on metric measures. ) & then realised I needn't have bothered - d'oh.
I usually work on 4 flour,2 fat,1 sugar,1 (large) egg or close thereto.
On that basis the only thing that looks different would be the extra sugar but I don't see that would definitely lead to shrinkage.

I do different things in different units. I like oz, because I can picture it in quanity and spoons. grams sem more precise but I can't ''picture them'' so weigh everything.


Its infact going to be a bit sweet I think. Its going to be an orange tart, but with clementines, so could have done with an ordinary shortcrust pastry instead of a sweet one probably.

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

I do different things in different units. I like oz, because I can picture it in quanity and spoons. grams sem more precise but I can't ''picture them'' so weigh everything.


Its infact going to be a bit sweet I think. Its going to be an orange tart, but with clementines, so could have done with an ordinary shortcrust pastry instead of a sweet one probably.

Sounds scrumptious. It's Christmas - a bit sweet is fine :beer:

I come from one of those infuriating families where flour would get put in the bowl side of the scales & fat, eggs etc. on the weight side for all manner of pastry & cakes. I never managed to successfully crack that. I like to have measurements. I guess I'm not one of life's natural cooks.

lostinrates

well, orange filling done, doesn't tase too sweet, the bitter choc painted onto the crust should de-candyfy it too. In fact, looks rather good, a little pale maybe. And shallow, dh assures me, looks chic.

Itismehonest

Put us out of our misery, NP.

DH & I are trying to think of the name of a confection - a sort of biscuity-cake thing. I don't know whether it even exists now but we're both having an elderly moment on the name :rotfl:

It had a round biscuit base which was covered by a chocolate dome filled with a sort of marshmallowy, sticky white filling.
What were they called?

vivatifosi

Itismehonest wrote: »

It had a round biscuit base which was covered by a chocolate dome filled with a sort of marshmallowy, sticky white filling.
What were they called?

http://www.tunnock.co.uk/tc-det.htm

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Put us out of our misery, NP.

DH & I are trying to think of the name of a confection - a sort of biscuity-cake thing. I don't know whether it even exists now but we're both having an elderly moment on the name :rotfl:

It had a round biscuit base which was covered by a chocolate dome filled with a sort of marshmallowy, sticky white filling.
What were they called?

dh reckons they are called teacakes....and come in red and gold foil?

rofl, viva got there first.

Itismehonest

vivatifosi wrote: »

http://www.tunnock.co.uk/tc-det.htm

That's very like it, vivatifosi, but not the one we're thinking of. These didn't come separately wrapped & I'm fairly sure weren't sold as teacakes. I think they had a name of their own, if you know what I mean.

LIR - Your DH & viva are obviously a case of great minds think alike.

lostinrates

any of these itsme?


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=marshmallow+cakes&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7Lz8TueJH8PZ8QOi98S-AQ&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1170&bih=523#hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb%3AIE-SearchBox&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=marshmallow+biscuit&oq=marshmallow+biscuit&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m2g-S5g-mS2&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=16349l18938l0l19360l12l11l0l0l0l4l234l2137l0.5.6l11l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=ceafb5718b724241&biw=1170&bih=523

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

any of these itsme?


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=marshmallow+cakes&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7Lz8TueJH8PZ8QOi98S-AQ&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1170&bih=523#hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb%3AIE-SearchBox&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=marshmallow+biscuit&oq=marshmallow+biscuit&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m2g-S5g-mS2&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=16349l18938l0l19360l12l11l0l0l0l4l234l2137l0.5.6l11l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=ceafb5718b724241&biw=1170&bih=523

Not exactly LIR but thanks for trying. They are like a larger version (up to 3" across) of the teacakes judging from the pictures already provided. Maybe it was a name we used locally where I grew up? I know we had other things which seem to have been unknown elsewhere in the country for years afterwards - Gypsy Tart, for example.

michaels

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