Chocolate toothpaste is a Bedford thing. When I was at school it was called chocolate splodge and was always finished off with a squirt of confectioners cream. it was a mystery mythical thing that dinner ladies were sworn to secrecy over (or that’s how it seemed). So for decades, I had no clue how it
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Fancied doing some baking today so I made an apple crumble and a large apple scone Ingredients Method The cost of the scones is approx 65p as of 2/8/23 allowing for one shop bought apple
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This one is so old, dinosaurs still roamed the earth. Why it is called Russian, I have no clue but I love it and make it whenever I have leftovers. It’s a real leftover – don’t – weigh – anything recipe. Oven 200c/GM7 for the pastry Time 10 mins prep, 20 mins bake, 30 mins
The best Scottish semi export. I say semi because actually, you don’t find them very often outside Scotland (I may simply be too far South). Buttery, melt in the mouth, jammy, all the things you want in a biscuit. That said there should be jujubes or jelly tots on top but my 17yr old bottomless
Go on, admit it, you Batman-themed as you read that. No? Just me then ho-hum. Bet you did it now though. Anyhoo Flapjacks, responsible for using up oats for generations. Chewy, filling and among the healthier snacks to chew on, they fill lunchboxes everywhere or did until lockdown in March 2020 but they will again.
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I got back into my kitchen this week. I’ve been out of it due to a 35c heatwave and to look at the rain beating down now, you would never know. The first thing I baked was out of my Nanas book. Bakewell Tart. No almonds in this one though and I have to say
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Recipe provided by Emma Page Ingredients 250 ml water 900 g mixed fruit 225 g sugar 170 g butter 230 g plain flour 1teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1 teaspoon mixed spice 2 eggs Instructions Boil the water, sugar, fruit, and butter for 10 mins. Sift the flour then add the boiled ingredients and mix all in
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I swore that while the temperature was 32 degrees, the oven was NOT going to be used, I even prepped in advance. Well, that lasted until 8 am when the discovery of ‘nothing sweet in the house’ prompted Gas Mark 4. I wasn’t about to hang about, my mixer is always on the worktop and
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When my Nanan died, her cookbooks went to my mum. She’s no great baker so passed it to me. My ‘bible’ is a 1940 copy of Modern Cookery, complete with inserted additional recipes including a small pile of Stork Cookery Notes. This is from cooking with honey pamphlet dated August 1951 This one will set
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My husband and son love something sweet after their main meal so this should do them for about 4 days. It costs out at about £1.12 per cake which will be cut into 8 nicely. Equipment and Oven Temperature 2 lb loaf tin or 7 in cake tin Oven Gas mark 4 or 160 c
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