Category: Bakeathon

Bakeathon

Gypsy Tart

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Another monthly project, Bakeathon, is complete! Throughout the month of July I have managed to somehow make ten various different things. Today was the turn of an old Kent favourite: Gypsy Tart.

Very easy to make, especially if you buy a pre-cooked pastry base, and just as tasty….

Although it is important to say this was my second effort. First effort didn’t set due to lack of whisking.

So, ten different dishes created:

  • Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Carrot Cupcakes
  • Flap Jacks
  • Chocolate Brownies
  • Gypsy Tart
  • Jam Turnovers
  • Shortbread
  • Chocoalte Croissants
  • Bakewell Tarts
  • Scones

And to celebrate further, how about a video montage….

Chocolate Croissants

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Bakeathon enters the home straight. Today makes nine out of a planned ten baked products.

There are not many things that I can actually say 'I really, really like', but Croissants in a can I really, really like. It is the most amazing invention…

Now I understand how this could be seen as cheating, and that I haven't actually made anything, but I did open the can….

Furthermore, once the can was opened and separate pre-prepared triangles were exposed, I had to actually place some chocolate in them before rolling them into perfectly shaped Croissants. The result was perfect Chocolate Croissants that I really, really like….

The Croissants were quickly devoured for breakfast. This was followed by a bike ride with the dog and the new fitness mad Amy…

You'll be glad to hear that the tenth and final part of Bakeathon will be something spectacular….

 

Shortbread

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The 8th attempt at a bit of baking for July's Project brings us to the very simple, the very scrumy, the very tasty: Shortbread. But not just any old Shortbread, may I present, at risk of infringing copyright….Olympic Shortbread….

I am well aware of how simple Shortbread is to make (caster sugar, plain flour and butter) but it still has to be made, and made it has been. These are just a couple of the various comments that have been heard whilst people munch on them:

“Yuuuummmmmyyyyy”

“They're better than Sainsbury's Taste The Difference range”

Another complete success….

Only two more items to complete the project….next up Chocolate Croissants…..

 

Scones

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July’s Project goes from strength to strength. Today: Scones.

It would seem that I have become a magical being, Harry Potter stand aside, David Copperfield make some room, I can now turn this…

Into this…

These Scones with added cranberries went down a storm. Even my nephew said, “They’re well nice!”. This is the same nephew who was called, “Well hot!”, when he attended a middle school in Whitby during his work experience…

Today was spent, in the sun, eating said scones and guzzling glasses of wine…

Lovely jubbly!

Jam Turnovers

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July's Project trundles on….today we have Jam Turnovers.

With the aid of a pack of ready made puff pastry what could go wrong?

The answer is nothing.

After a little bit of rolling, a little dollop of jam, a little bit of folding and a little bit of an egg glaze we have half a dozen Jam Turnovers, and even a couple of Apple Turnovers that were specially requested….

Lovely Jubbly!!

Carrot Cupcakes

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I must first admit to a big error: veering from my initial plan of only using recipes from 'celebrity' chefs.

Today's Carrot Cupcake recipe was taken from one of those dodgy 'Book Club' books that had been left in the staff room at school. May I just say at this point that I did not buy said book, I just stole the recipe. Big mistake.

After a run of reasonably successful baking a failure was always on the cards, although no one could have possibly guessed as to the size of the failure. Let me explain:

  • Carrot Cupcakes did not really taste of carrot.
  • Cakes did not really 'rise'.
  • The cake cases used were muffin cases, therefore making the cakes look even less 'risen'.
  • Icing was a disaster: did not set, in fact it would have worked well as a dipping side dish.

Final outcome was less than impressive, although they did taste ok, if you like carrot cakes that don't really taste of carrot…

And now for something completely different, and rather impressive considering she is only 8 months old, my niece, Grace, can do a fantastic Les Dawson impression…