Baking day...What to bake???

mummysaver

I bake Twink's hobnobs, almond and raisin muffins, choc tray bake, lemon drizzle cake, pineapple upside down cake and cheese straws most frequently. Do bake shortbread and ginger cake, but since I could eat all of it myself at one sitting I don't do these very often, also made bread sticks the other day and they have been requested and made a couple of times since.

Jolaaled

nicky1306 wrote: »

Thought it would be a good idea to share ideas/recipies on what treats etc we make instead of buying, I always end up making the same:

Muffins
Hobnobs (thanks Twink!)
Flapjacks
Malteaser Tray Bake
Cheese straws

I dont make all of these every week!!!:eek:

Nicky...please could you post your recipe for cheese straws. Would love to make these.
thanks

salster

Jolaaled wrote: »

Nicky...please could you post your recipe for cheese straws. Would love to make these.
thanks

For basic cheese straws, this is the one I do:-

6 oz plain flour
3 oz marg
pinch salt
rub together like you would for pastry
add an amount of grated cheese
add a bit of water to make pastry
roll out and cut into straws (twist if required)
sprinkle bit of cheese on top
Bake for 10 - 15 mins until done.

I tend to do it more by eye than anything else.

LameWolf

I always make buns for Mr LW's lunch box. I use a basic margarine/sugar/egg basis, and then add either sultanas and cinnamon, or Camp coffee and walnut pieces, or if I'm short on energy, a scoop of cocoa powder. I alternate between these, so that he's not eating the same things week in week out.

WartimeScrapingofMarmite

I always make my own cakes (chocolate or coffee and walnut being the favourite here) and jam tarts (But I cheat and use frozen pastry)

As a variation on the Malteser traybake which can be a tad sickly, leave out the maltesers and add some chopped glace cherries and chopped walnuts instead. It's yummy but doesn't give as high a sugar-rush as the Malteser version! I always make this one at Christmas and put in pretty bags as gifts.

sammyjig

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

I tend to bake whatever I'm asked for as I'm not a cake lover myself.I find the things my OH likes are simple things like victoria sandwich,rock buns coconut haystacks and macaroons things like that.Whereas my daughter's who never bake will ring me and request things like carrot cakes,muffins and coffee cake.I'm one of those people though who like to try different things so I don't realy stick to the same things all the time.
I'm intriqued by this weetabix loaf,what's this?.

Its yummy and very filling. DH doesn't gobuying other stuff while he's out since I started putting this in his lunchbox

weetabixfruitloaf

blitz

annie_d wrote: »

Banoffee pie mini muffins. Really soft and moist and last for days (theoretically)

They sound delicious, anychance of the recipe please:D

stormchaos

my kids are obsessed with drop scones at the moment, i used hugh f-w's recipe but now don't bother measuring stuff out, i just beat up 3 eggs with a good slosh of milk, then add enough S.R flour to make a thickish batter and a couple of spoonfuls of sugar,and a pinch of salt,
makes aprox 20 (he uses plain flour/b.powder but S.R is better)
if you have any left , they are even nicer when bunged in the toaster then buttered
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
25g caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Up to 100ml milk
25g butter, melted
Sunflower oil or butter, for greasing
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Stir in the sugar. Make a well in the centre, pour in the egg and a little of the milk, and start beating, gradually incorporating the flour. Beat in the melted butter. Gradually add more milk and incorporate more flour until you have a smooth batter that drops reluctantly off the spoon.
Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Grease with a smear of oil or butter. Drop tablespoonfuls of the scone mixture into the pan, leaving room for them to spread (you'll have to cook them in batches). After just a couple of minutes, when they are set and have bubbles on the surface, flip them over and cook for a minute or so longer until the second side is brown, then set aside in a warm place.
Continue with all the batter, adding a little more butter to the pan as necessary. Serve warm with butter and jam, jelly, honey or syrup.

Jolaaled

stormchaos wrote: »

my kids are obsessed with drop scones at the moment, i used hugh f-w's recipe but now don't bother measuring stuff out, i just beat up 3 eggs with a good slosh of milk, then add enough S.R flour to make a thickish batter and a couple of spoonfuls of sugar,and a pinch of salt,
makes aprox 20 (he uses plain flour/b.powder but S.R is better)
if you have any left , they are even nicer when bunged in the toaster then buttered
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
25g caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Up to 100ml milk
25g butter, melted
Sunflower oil or butter, for greasing
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Stir in the sugar. Make a well in the centre, pour in the egg and a little of the milk, and start beating, gradually incorporating the flour. Beat in the melted butter. Gradually add more milk and incorporate more flour until you have a smooth batter that drops reluctantly off the spoon.
Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Grease with a smear of oil or butter. Drop tablespoonfuls of the scone mixture into the pan, leaving room for them to spread (you'll have to cook them in batches). After just a couple of minutes, when they are set and have bubbles on the surface, flip them over and cook for a minute or so longer until the second side is brown, then set aside in a warm place.
Continue with all the batter, adding a little more butter to the pan as necessary. Serve warm with butter and jam, jelly, honey or syrup.

mmmm... my mum used to make these when i was kid...sometimes she added a handful of sultanas for extra yummyness

stormchaos

omg no !!!
my mum used to buy the ones with sultanas in, think they had lemon flavoring in too,
and i had to spend ages picking them all out , blurghh !!:D