The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

fuddle

Welcome to the thread Nellie the Viking we now have no buns left so dreaming of plate sized ones bet they are easy to make. Step away from that idea fuddle, step way pet

Jazee

Morning all. All this talk of cinnamon buns is making me want one too, but I have my friend's hm apple pie to eat later so I'll look forward to that.

Mrs LW, you've brought back long forgotten memories for me this morning with your mention of the department store in Canterbury. I went there as a treat when visiting my great aunt when I was a teenager and was in awe as the only department store I'd been in up to then was the Co-0p. So thank you as my great aunt is long departed but its been lovely thinking about it all.

Right, off to walk the dogs, we have a newly laid route to try out today. Very exciting....

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CINNAMON BUNS

75g butter
250ml milk
25g fresh yeast ( or equivalent is 1 sachet of instant dried yeast)
100g sugar (white)
1/2 teaspoon each of salt and ground cardamom
500g strong white plain bread flour

for the filling
40g butter
1 and 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
50g white sugar
1 egg for glazing
sugar for dusting

Melt the butter and add the milk then warm gently to blood heat. Dissolve fresh yeast in this (add instant dried to the flour) then stir in the salt, cardamom and sugar and most of the flour. Knead the dough until it is smooth (add more flour if you need to). Put the dough (covered) in a warm place for about half an hour. Knock back the dough gently and then knead again on a floured surface. Divide it in halves and roll to thin rectangles. Melt the butter and coat each rectangle with half. Mix the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle half over each rectangle on top of the butter. Roll up like a swiss roll and cut into 1 and 1/2 " pieces then put cut side down onto a greased baking tray, cover with teatowel and place again in a warm place to rise. Pre heat the oven 250degC/480 degF/ Gas Mk 9 (Fan 230 degC, 450 deg F, Gas Mk 8. Brush the risen buns with the whisked egg and dust with granulated sugar. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes in the middle of the oven. When cooked remove onto cooling wrack. This should make about 16 buns and then make coffee and enjoy FIKA!!!

For a quick cheats way to get almost the same flavour you can always make a sweetened scone dough instead of the bread dough and use the same swiss roll method to make cinnamon scones which you cook arranged in a deep cake tin for a little longer at a lower oven temperature. They're yummy too and much quicker!!! There, that's ANOTHER bad habit I've given you all!!!

Pooky

I've seen first hand the size of the huge cinnamon buns they do in Gothenburg - gorgeous place. (can't abide cinnamon though so didn't partake)

Ricemans is still in Canterbury Mrs LW, overshadowed somewhat by the new shopping area. I seem to spend half my life in Canterbury at the moment with both girls studying there. It is beautiful but always far to busy.

Yesterday morning is was 18 degrees and sunny in my garden - it rained around 3pm and the temperature dropped and dropped....same time this morning it was 7 degrees.....huge difference!! I'm feeling it too - been sitting still too long doing some work. The sun is in the back though so with the oven on in the kitchen it will soon warm me (and the house) up a bit. Have brought some wood in for a fire this evening

Jazee

Well the new dog walk takes an hour and is beautiful. Lakes, ducks, swans, rabbits, peace and quiet, and a sunny day today to enjoy it. I will do it again later in reverse. I think too that it will be a walk that can be accessed in the winter so I'm looking forward to seeing the lakes and surrounding areas in all the seasons.

VJsmum

i am a White Stuff officionado (?sp). But rarely pay full price. I always ask for a voucher or two for my birthday / christmas (same time of year) - last year i got two for £25 each. Then i wait for a 20% off day and / or a sale. Earlier on in the year there was a top for £35, reduced by 20% (so £28) used my £25 voucher - so it cost me £3

Regrettably i had to spend the second voucher on a full priced item last week as the date was coming up for expiry. MiL bought my christmas voucher in October! But still I got a £45 cardi for £20

carolbee

Pooky wrote: »

I've seen first hand the size of the huge cinnamon buns they do in Gothenburg - gorgeous place. (can't abide cinnamon though so didn't partake)

Ricemans is still in Canterbury Mrs LW, overshadowed somewhat by the new shopping area. I seem to spend half my life in Canterbury at the moment with both girls studying there. It is beautiful but always far to busy.

Yesterday morning is was 18 degrees and sunny in my garden - it rained around 3pm and the temperature dropped and dropped....same time this morning it was 7 degrees.....huge difference!! I'm feeling it too - been sitting still too long doing some work. The sun is in the back though so with the oven on in the kitchen it will soon warm me (and the house) up a bit. Have brought some wood in for a fire this evening

Don't know about you. Pooky, but I'm not a huge fan of canterbury, I like the individual shops though,can't remember the last time I went there.

Pooky

I think it's like most city centres now and just full of high priced chains - a lot of the little shops down by the Cathedral are very touristy and over priced. It's lost a lot of it's charm.

I'd love it if town centres were for small individual shops, proper grocers, hardware, haberdashery, that sort of thing....all the big chains can go into some soulless mall for those that want to wander round and round looking at the same thing.

candlelight_2013

When I first met Himself in 1965 there was a lovely department store called le Fevere's (sp?) in Canterbury. It had a restaurant with a Palm Court Orchestra playing, and if I remember correctly the store was a bit upmarket.

We haven't been to Canterbury for many years now, but Himself thinks Debenhams might have taken over that store.

I do remember they had a couple of beautiful jewellery shops just up from the Cathedral, almost opposite Libertys I think.

Candlelightx

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My memories are 25 years old from before we went to Germany. I remember Le Fevres and I think it is now a Debenhams. We loved going to the Cafe in Libertys for lunch and the Marlowe Theatre, I used to drive down to take DD1 to the ballet when it was on and Pantos in the winter along with the odd Rep Agatha Christie. Anyone remember the Fent Shop just by the old ducking stool over the river, they sold semi precious stone jewellery and the windows were always pretty, used to fascinate the girls and Benjis Sweetshop where you could have anything in the shop at a price per 100g? Then there was the Speedway at Kingsmead Stadium every Saturday evening, oh happy days!!!