April 2008 Grocery Challenge

mandy_moo_1

well i had a go at making tortillas....what a mess i got myself into!! :doh:the dough was really wet even tho i followed the recipe, so i had to add quite a bit more flour. Ended up with it all over the flipping place!! then it kept sticking to the rolling pin, and could i get it to go in a round shape?? could i heck!! :mad:

so we had very mis-shapen tortillas, stuffed with chicken and salad....tasted lovely, but where did i go wrong? any tips, anyone please??

angelnikki

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

well i had a go at making tortillas....what a mess i got myself into!! :doh:the dough was really wet even tho i followed the recipe, so i had to add quite a bit more flour. Ended up with it all over the flipping place!! then it kept sticking to the rolling pin, and could i get it to go in a round shape?? could i heck!! :mad:

so we had very mis-shapen tortillas, stuffed with chicken and salad....tasted lovely, but where did i go wrong? any tips, anyone please??

CHEWY SOFT FLOUR TORTILLA
2 CUPS PLAIN FLOUR about 240g
1 ½ TSP BAKING POWDER
1TSP SALT
2TSP VEG OIL
¾ CUP WARM MILK -180ml


I found when I made MrsM's Tortillas the first time they weren't wet at all and rolled out really well (I used the cup measurements), the second time I made them I used the grams/ml measurements and the dough was extemely wet so I ended up adding loads more flour. I think the problem may be that it is listed wrong?

I have a measuring jug that has cups on it so I just put 2 cups flour in it and weighed it and it was about 300g not the 240g listed on the recipe. MrsM can you check this please?

Nikki
x

Edit: On nigella.com 1 cup flour = 140g

galacticgreen

Just updated my sig with our spending over this week. We still seem to be doing OK. Done some planting in the garden today, so fingers crossed for a bumper crop! Think I have caught up with all the posts. Need to do some baking tomorrow as we are completely out of nice snacky food and we've still a week of the easter holidays left:cool:

mhe

Evening everyone - not had chance to post for a few days so will try and catch up with all new posts over the next day or two. Update to spends - £19.?? on Friday evening at Aldi on F&V. Im not sure what were eating but Iv hardly bought anything in April (compared to usual) and yet no one has moaned about lack of food!!

angelatgraceland

getting-sorted-sarah wrote: »

Thanks Purple Vamp - I will try that! My budget is so tight that every penny counts!


Made lemon sorbet tonight and it is looking great, I hope this will satisfy DD's cravings - and for approx 30p for a pint tub!

Lemon sorbet sounds nice-can you put up a recipe please?:T

Kaz2904

searching_me wrote: »

lemon sorbet is really easy...
1 pint of water and 4-6 tbs of sugar (i like my sorbet alittle sour then usual so if you wanna add a little more go for it) put the water and sugar in a pan, heat up til the sugar melts, now add the peel and juice of 2 lemons heat til water bubbles and then simmer for 2-3 mins (depending on how lemony you want it).... then get rid if the peel and any pips and pop it in a container and put it in the freezer for 4 hours... then take out freezer and whisk until mushy... get 1 egg white and whisk til frothy (not to much) ... add to the lemon slush... whisk together and then pop it back in the freezer for another 4 hours and hey presto!! lemon sorbet ... yum yum yum xxx

Here's the lemon sorbet recipe. May try it when I get home from work?

weezl74

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Evening all

Managed a NSD today...

Hi Mrs M, I know you and hubby are doing a grand job of saving the pennies at the mo. You've probably already thought of this, but I've been reading about how the pound (sterling!) is very low against the euro at the moment, but set to rise.:eek:

Just a thought, would it make sense to change your cash for the next time you're coming to Blighty now, which might make everything you buy here 5% cheaper when you come? Along with all your other frugality;)


Anyhow ignore me if it doesn't fit for you, but I thought of you while watching the news t'other day!

Weezl x

mrs-moneypenny

hi all
nsd for me yesterday (well went to a car boot and spent a bit but that came from a different pot) managed to gt 2 more 1lb loaf tins 50p for the 2:T , so can batch bake more economically 4 loaves at a time now:D .

hoping for another nsd today but must top dh moby up but he gave me the money.

cheerfulness4

Another £2.68 to add to my spends - coffee and sugar. I wish they'd stop eating and drinking for a bit or I'll never make this months challenge! :rolleyes:

Freezers getting quite full of reduced bits so must try and do an inventory as soon as poss so I plan to get the most from it all.

ifonlyitwaseasier

morning all,

hoping for a nsd today, have salad and hm bread for my lunch and some of twinks hobnobs for elevenses ( and every other hour'ese)

might even make some rolls up this evening if i get motivated, otherwise we can survive with the hm bread i made yesterday