Making a baking recipe book for sister

overlykeensaver

I use a clear folder with clear wallets in - tons of pages, from muji.
have a look on the muji website under stationery - it is called a portfolio folder.
Oh but is A4 only what a shame!

overlykeensaver

tine wrote: »

Has anyone found an A5 folder for their collections yet though? I wanted something smaller than an A4 but it seems to be near on impossible!

Ooh I have found one on ebay! Not sure whether I am allowed to put the link on here though. If you pm me I will give you the address. Otherwise I will tell you that I searched for black a5 display book presentation folder....

sammy_kaye18

Thanks for all the ideas guys. I just made an apple crumble that would be good in there i guess. Im thinking of some little none cook things too which she can maybe do with her little daughter - almost aged 2 - so obviously decorating and eating will be more her job! Although i use to sit ben down on a wipe clean mat and give him a little bit of flour in a bowl adn he loved that. Thansk for the idea too about including pictures/scrapbooking type thing - that sounds good too.

whitewing

Guys, I am so inspired. I've struggled for ages to think of a ruby wedding anniversary present for my friends. Both like cooking, eating & drinking. I've just done a quick google on 'ruby+recipe' an it has come up with half

whitewing

Guys, I am so inspired. Have been struggling for ages to come up with a unique ruby wedding anniversary gift for some friends who like cooking, eating & drinking (and scrapbooking) - just done a quick google on ruby+recipe and loads of great ideas; many are cocktails like Ruby Haze, Ruby Fizz, Ruby Slipper, got sidetracked by them (hic) before the foodie ones start. So shall be creating a folder of 40 laminated recipes + scrapbooking inspiring quotes + a promise to try each recipe over the following year. I do mean to hijack this thread but thank you so much esp sammy_kaye18 for the original idea!

Flimsy

Paperchase do kitchen notebook recipe type things (sorry it's late can't think of the word) oooh journal, that's it! I bought one for a friends birthday.

As for classic recipes I'd say mine are gingerbread, cupcakes and lemon drizzle cake

Gingerbread men (or shapes)

350g (12oz) plain white flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
110g (4oz) butter or block margarine
175g (6oz) soft light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
4 tbsp golden syrup
currants, to decorate

• Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar and make a well in the centre.
• In another bowl, beat the syrup and egg together.
• Pour the syrup mixture into the well and mix to a fairly firm dough; knead until smooth.
• Divide in half and roll out, one half at a time, on a lightly floured surface to a 5mm thickness. Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out figures and place them on a lightly greased baking sheets.
  
• Add currants to represent eyes and buttons. Bake at 190C/375F/Mark 5 for 12-15 minutes, until golden.
• Leave on the baking sheets for 1 minute, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Lemon Drizzle Cake
110g butter/margarine
170g self raising flour
170g caster sugar
4tbsp milk
Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 eggs

For the drizzle:
Juice of 1 lemon 3 heaped tbsp icing sugar.

• Preheat oven to Gas 4/180c or Gas 5/190c for muffin size
• Place all cake ingredients into a bowl or processor and mix until smooth
• Place in tin of your choice and bake for 40-45 minutes, 15-20 for smaller size.
• Mix syrup ingredients together, *word has been censored:rolleyes: * hot cakes with a skewer or fork and pour the syrup over. Leave in tin to cool completely.

Cupcakes


4oz/110g butter (softened) or margarine
4oz/110g golden caster sugar
2 eggs
4oz/110g self raising flour, sifted

• Preheat oven to Gas 5/190c
• Cream together butter and sugar until light and well combined
• Add the eggs and whisk until incorpotated
• Add the sifted flour and fold/whisk in until mixture is fluffy with no lumps!!
• Divide between 12 cupcake, 24 mini muffin or 12 muffin cases.
• Bake for 10-20 minutes (depending on size of cakes) until a pale golden colour.
• Ice with buttercream, frosting, sprinkles, Smarties, chocolate etc etc etc!!

MrsTinks

*word has been censored:rolleyes: * hot cakes with a skewer or fork

the mind boggles :rotfl: Some great recipies though and some great ideas for binders! I'm going to have to go chasing for some and make one for my SIL I think Maybe I should make one for my mum too - she's never been much of a baking person but since I gave her my old bread maker she's kinda got in the swing of it

Uniscots97

tine wrote: »

Has anyone found an A5 folder for their collections yet though? I wanted something smaller than an A4 but it seems to be near on impossible!

I found one in my local Pondland. I covered it in plain coloured stickyback plastic to tone in with my kitchen.

Flimsy

tine wrote: »

the mind boggles :rotfl:

You know, means stabbing things with a fork, rhymes with trick. Genuine word but the forum censoring thingy doesn't like it

scuzz

What about banana bread - so simple to make, surely no one can get it wrong?

Also variations on a traditional sponge ie chocolate sponge, lemon sponge etc

bread & butter pudding

bread pudding

pancakes

sweet yorkshire pudding

I'm so hungry now - not had breakfast!!!