Cakes, Biscuits and Buns

13katrina

I want to start baking cakes, biscuits and buns (and anything else that you can suggest) to go with our pack lunches.

Can anyone recommend some fairly cheap and easy recipes - particularly ones that keep or freeze well?

I'm new to OS money saving but this seems a good place to start and I used to enjoy baking when I was younger.

madmum33

Do a search for traybakes, they'd be perfect!

squeaky

For a whole bunch of bullet proof recipes see here:-

http://www.be-ro.co.uk/f_insp.htm

Pink.

There are some ideas on these older threads:

Traybakes

i cant bake muffins to save my life

New to baking

Baking recipes - scones etc

Also if you have a look in the Recipe Collection you'll find lots more threads on baking.

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Haleyscomet

A fantastic recipe of my Grandma's is yogurt cake, the amazing thing about this cake is no measuring ingredients out as you use the yogurt pot

1 small yogurt (Longley Farm) are perfect
2 pots of sr flour
1 pot of sugar
2 eggs
mix all togther put in greased baking tray and cook for about 40 mins at about 200oc

It is yummy and it works with all flavours. I am training to be a teacher and kids just love this as they can do everything (with maybe a bit of help with the eggs)

HC xxx

stressedoutmumof1

I'm alternating between apple and cinnamon muffins, flapjacks and chocolate brownies.

Zara33

13katrina wrote: »

I want to start baking cakes, biscuits and buns (and anything else that you can suggest) to go with our pack lunches.

Can anyone recommend some fairly cheap and easy recipes - particularly ones that keep or freeze well?

I'm new to OS money saving but this seems a good place to start and I used to enjoy baking when I was younger.

:eek: OMG i started this at the beginning of the week and how dare all these lovely old stylee peeps make everything so easy and quick to make. I haven't stopped baking all week but TBH i never realised that i actually missed baking from scratch, i became lazy!
I'm a reformed person now so a huge THANKYOU to you all here

13katrina

Don't mean to sound thick but what is a traybake?

angchris

this week for my sons lunchbox i just cooked a normal sponge in a long oblong tray, thinly covered it with jam then sprinkled dessicated coconut over the top and cut it into small squares and wrapped each one in tin foil and froze them. i just take 1 out of the freezer the night before its needed :j

angchris

13katrina wrote: »

Don't mean to sound thick but what is a traybake?

a traybake is just the name of what its cooked in, a long oblong tray

amyandoli

The Womens Institute have faultless recipe books!
There's one on cakes and bakes, which has a good variety of ideas, many you can adapt, changing fillings and toppings and fruits etc. Very easy to follow, doesnt have long lists of ingrediants, theory section in the front, gives timings and tells you if you can freeze them and how long they keep.