Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...

ravylesley

Yategirl wrote: »

That is exactly what happens in this house... and I can guarentee that the minute the basket is empty.... dh will come along and fill it up - I swear he keeps all his dirty clothes in a pile on the floor until he sees the basket is empty and then thinks he has to give me something to do.... :mad: DS1 can make clothes last longer than a day (this has happened quite recently so is a novelty to me!) yet... every morning he puts clean things on.... argh!




That sounds yum! How would you make the creme patisserie?

Yategirl my hubby hasnt even discovered we have a wash basket yet and thinks the washing fairy comes along and spirits his dirty undies from the bedroom floor,washes them and puts them back in his clean drawer!
Anyway about the creme patisserie.Over the years I've tried many recipes and most of them are really fiddly and temperamental but the best one I have and use all the time is this one.Not a classic creme patisserie recipe but produces a nice thick filling that behaves itself well when in cakes.I also use it to make a vanilla sponge by filling normal victoria sponge layers with this then topping the cake with glace icing and desiccated coconut.The kids love it

325ml (11 floz) Milk any milk but not sure if skimmed will work though
45ml/3tbsp Cornflour
60g/ 2.5oz Sugar I never buy caster and always use granulated so use either
1 Egg never too fussy about size I just bung in what I've got
15ml/1tbsp Butter or Marg tried it with both it doesnt make much difference
5ml/1tsp Vanilla essence or the flavouring which ever you have in


Mix 25ml of the milk with the cornflour,sugar and egg.Warm the rest of the milk in a pan and when just below boiling point or basically when its nice and warm and not boiling mix the cornflour mixture into it.Return the pan to the heat and bring to the boil stirring continuously until it thickens.Now be careful here cos it really does go quite thick and pretty quickly too so dont wander off on this.When its all thickened remove from the head and stir in the butter and vanilla.Allow it to cool and if you dont want it to get a skin on the top cover with a piece of greaseproof paper pushed onto the surface.When cool use as required

Lesleyxx

Yategirl

That sounds great Lesley - thank you! DH won't touch it as he hates any form of cream.... so.. all the more for me :laugh:

Jcr16 - waffle makers - we borrowed one from a friend and tbh... I found it hard to get on with - the mix would stick to the pan and burn etc etc... I ended up using the mixture to make pancakes. The only advantage to me of the waffle maker was that the mix became crispy unlike a pancake... Am sure Argos have them in stock (that was where friend got her's from)... I'd be interested to know whether there is much difference between an electric one (which I used) hob top one....

cheerfulness4

Ravy - could you use this creme patisserie for filling doughnuts and making vanilla slices? I've been after making some of this for ages.


Didn't get my meringues made this weekend as was feeling too yuck with my cold but did manage a batch of iced buns which were devoured in secs. Actually I boxed clever and made a swiss ring and froze it before the vultures landed.

Planning a batch of leek and potato soup today, pizza dough for freezer, a roastie pie and some sausage rolls. Oh and some chocolate and raisin cookies for tonight when DH and DS1 get in. Better get a move on then. :rolleyes:

D&DD - am in awe of the list of food you managed to conjure up on Sat. :eek:

jcr16

thanks for that Yategirl . the lady who made the waffle i asked what she used and she showed me on amazon. She said it has been worths it weight in gold and no prob's. It was this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-WR30-Electric-Waffle-Maker/dp/B00064BSHE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1197283875&sr=8-2

didn't know u could get hob top ones. I'm new to it all( waffle wise) i just know they were gorgeous and i want some more right now, lol.

johanne

How bizarre you should post about waffle makers!!!! :eek:

I was checking my email minutes ago and was looking at the Lidl "specials" email and there was one on there and i thought "hmm dont see them often!" wonder how many of the K.G.A.A. group (Kitchen Gadget Addicts Anon) have one?! :rotfl:

Lidls is only £12.99 heres the link to it on their site

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20071217.p.Waffle_Maker.ar7

ravylesley

jcr16 wrote: »

thanks for that Yategirl . the lady who made the waffle i asked what she used and she showed me on amazon. She said it has been worths it weight in gold and no prob's. It was this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-WR30-Electric-Waffle-Maker/dp/B00064BSHE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1197283875&sr=8-2

didn't know u could get hob top ones. I'm new to it all( waffle wise) i just know they were gorgeous and i want some more right now, lol.

I have one of those waffle makers and they are great we got it from Argos for about £30.It gets used every weekend and the kids love them.

Cheerfulness4 If I was going to fill doughnuts with it I would do the split open kind and the creme patisserie really is quite thick.But yes you could make vanilla slices with it as I have done and they were yummy

cheerfulness4

ravylesley wrote: »

Cheerfulness4 If I was going to fill doughnuts with it I would do the split open kind and the creme patisserie really is quite thick.But yes you could make vanilla slices with it as I have done and they were yummy

Sounds brilliant. Just what I was after. Didn't think to split my doughnuts. Was trying to think how to get the custard in without a piping set. Duh! Brain goes to scrambled egg sometimes.

Yategirl

ravylesley wrote: »

I have one of those waffle makers and they are great we got it from Argos for about £30.It gets used every weekend and the kids love them.

lesley - what tips do you have then for your waffle maker and stopping them from sticking/falling apart??

Yategirl

Postman has just been with my dehydrator! :j :j It looks excellent.. has the us (?) plug plugged into an english plug which I have not seen before but am sure dh will check that out himself... Wish I could test it but I have had to be good... I drooled and put it back in the box for christmas!

jcr16

johanne Thanks so much for that. i might buy a cheap one and see how much we use it. then progress up to a dearer one , if waffles are to become a regular thing.

off to lidl's i trot on monday morning i think. it only a 10 min walk so can pop down with my little boy once taken daughter to nursery. or maybe i should take a car incase i see other bit's. ( um ponders for a bit on that)

NO I MUST BE STRONG AND STOP BUYING THING I [EMAIL="DON@T"]DON'T[/EMAIL] NEED.

Just a waffle maker i think.

and now once i got one , guess what i gonna ask for ?????

ANyone got any recipe's.