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Baking thread
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May 2020
6:55am, 9 May 2020
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Jenelopy
Next time you want a cake recipe that works with oil, I did eatwell.co.nz on Monday. Used 110g oil instead of butter, and water instead of milk. Made a chocolate glace icing. |
May 2020
7:44am, 9 May 2020
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Did you use eggs Jen? For some reason I thought you are vegan? Cake looks delicious, I could use chia instead of eggs.
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May 2020
8:36am, 9 May 2020
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Little Miss Happy
I'm glad you liked it Linds. That looked lovely lf - would you mind sharing the recipe? What prompted the Viking cake Dave? That looks nice Jenelopy - does it need the icing? It's just I'm trying to avoid too much of the 'extras' that come with cake. I'm on a mission to not exit lock down heavier than I entered it. |
May 2020
8:38am, 9 May 2020
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Derby Tup
Wanted please - a reliable white bread recipe / method for use with live yeast
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May 2020
8:45am, 9 May 2020
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Jenelopy
Mrs jiggs, you're right, sort of. I am nearly vegan, i eat eggs our own chickens have laid. I don't think the icing is essential. |
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May 2020
8:48am, 9 May 2020
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Little Miss Happy
Thanks Jenelopy. DT - when I bake bread for my husband I use this very easy recipe: https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/recipes/traditional-white-bread- You could sub the fresh yeast: For dry active yeast you generally need to use half the quantity of fresh yeast stated in the recipe and for instant yeast you need to use 1/4 of the quantity of fresh yeast. So if the recipe has 30g (1 ounce) fresh yeast then you can use 15g (1/2 ounce) active dry yeast or 7g (1/4 ounce) instant yeast instead. |
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May 2020
8:54am, 9 May 2020
41,402 posts
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Derby Tup
Thanks LMH
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May 2020
12:44pm, 9 May 2020
23,027 posts
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Lizzie W
I've started a sourdough starter from sallykate's recommendation of bake with jack.
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May 2020
4:44pm, 9 May 2020
8,168 posts
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leaguefreak
This is the recipe Sharkie suggested but with tweaks to fit with what we had in. Apple and pear cake. Looked a bit too rustic even for me so drizzled a bit of icing to tart it up. Verdict- delicious. I didn't quite have enough apple/pear and the full quantity would have been perfect. As it was it went down well for afternoon tea. |
May 2020
5:03pm, 9 May 2020
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Sharkie
Glad it worked and was good, leaguerer. I remember tweaking my version (as indeed Nigella tweaks the original Anna del Conte recipe). The basis is sound and useful and tweaking to taste and availability is half the fun of baking. Cooking in general tbh.
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