Christmas baking is full on at the moment. My newest idea was making the mince pies I make with the addition of chocolate. I did not want to go down the chocolate pastry route. Instead I added chocolate chips into the mincemeat. Whilst baking in the oven the chocolate chips started to melt. The tartness of…
At the weekend I had a baking marathon and made several different things. I knew I had to make a chocolate fruit cake as my husband had eaten the first one. However, when I was checking ingredients onto the bench I found there were several missing. So I improvised. Instead of using prunes in the…
This morning has been a quick baking session. I know I needed to make some brownies for the packed lunches this week. This was my first port of call. I cut down on the amount of sugar in the brownies recipe as I feel they were too sweet. I will let you know the verdict…
There is something to be said for chocolate and sweet mincemeat. My two favourite flavours and smells. It is a delightful combination which I have been experimenting with lately. I seem to have acquired several jars of [amazon_textlink asin=’B002AEH6UQ’ text=’sweet mincemeat’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’wwwlovetobake-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’3b2f335d-5cbe-11e7-8d1e-1bf848da63d8′] for some reason and instead of just making the usual…
Well I have bought chicken breast to make some home made chicken nuggets for the family dinner as requested by them during the week. Now I am trying to work out the ingredients for the crumb coating for the chicken nuggets. My first idea was basic breadcrumbs with salt and pepper added to it but…
On the baking front today I have to bake for the recipe book, for the childrens’ packed lunches and to use up some ingredients which are starting to turn. There are three bananas in the fruit bowl which are crying out to be made into a chocolate banana cake. The children need some home made…
