Lockdown baking - what have you made?

[coconochanel]

Oooh good topic.

Well I'm pleased to say I've not made a Banana bread as I hate bananas, so I've made cookies and Brownies. Nothing since as Ive ran out of self raising flour and cant find any anywhere!

 

[Devondoll]

I moved into a house with a crappy oven, so much food got ruined I gave up baking. I got a new one last year has made such a difference and I’m enjoying baking again.

He did say to order a new cooker, but we can only have electric as we didnt have gas when we moved it so no gas point for a cooker.

 

[Boredofthegram]

I’m tempted to do brownies next.
I’ve been baking for many years but I’ve never been able to do cookies/biscuits they always turn out too soft. Anyone got a decent recipe for a nice chewy cookie?

 

[Boredofthegram]

I’ve obviously done the obligatory banana bread (although I’ve been making that for years before it was trendy!). I’ve done scones, cupcakes, lemon drizzle, fairy cakes and croissants! My waistline is not thankful but my mental health is! It has been nice to pass the time and make things from scratch as usually I don’t have any time for that.

Duffins sound amazing!

 

[TheFabFader]

L'Escargot give out some recipes. I made their Tart au Citron and it was delicious.

vive la resistance — L'Escargot

The menu is based on typical French cuisine, bourgeois in style, featuring some of the finest French delicacies including Lobster bisque, steak Tartare, steak frites and duck confit. The tarte tatin is legendary as is the Chocolate Souffle.

www.lescargot.co.uk

That sounds wonderful! I’d love to be able to work with pastry but it’s a skill I don’t have

 

[Mrs Cucumber]

I want to make some proper stodgy gooey brownies this week, does anyone have a tried and tested recipe they could recommend please? There's loads on Google but you never know how gooey they are gonna be lol

 

[Renegadedancer]

I made an apple crumble yesterday, first time I’d tried one and it turned out lovely. Think it might be brownies next after all the recipes shared here I fancy them.

You had time to bake in between your tryst ?

 

[Boredinstagrammer29]

Jealous of everyone. Haven’t found SR in any of the ships I’ve been into since lockdown

 

[TheFabFader]

I made my mum’s all-butter shortbread biscuits yesterday, the first time in my new(ish) oven and they turned out really well. My old oven was unreliable and I never knew how baking would turn out.
I’ll be making Nigella’s Granny Boyd’s biscuits when I can find SR flour. They are fabulous!

Nigella Lawson’s chocolate biscuits

This is Nigella Lawson's recipe for simple chocolate biscuits, a melt-in-the-mouth bite that's perfect for afternoon tea

www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk

 

[Sven]

I cant bake well. I was craving cake so made one, it was so thin it was basically a biscuit and STILL wasnt cooked through. Unbelievable. I think it's my crappy oven, my husband moans constantly about it. I have made trifles, and cupcakes with the kids, and now have some ingredients to make a cheesecake (wanted a caramac one but cant find any caramac). I'm 33 weeks pregnant so calories dont count

Oh that sounds delicious, I love a cheesecake.

 

[Renegadedancer]

I really want to use the word “genoise sponge” more, I feel this lockdown baking malarkey has done wonders for my vocabulary.

Where are you all getting the flour and eggs from. You keeping chickens and have a mill at home?

 

[Oohthedrama]

Where are you all getting the flour and eggs from. You keeping chickens and have a mill at home?

it comes in the......

Jaffa cake box

 

[Guacamole123]

Have made numerous different breads. Today however was cinnamon buns. They are lopsided but tasted amazing! Have finally mastered cheesecake too.

Ooooh do you have a cinnamon bun recipe pretty please? They look amazing!!

 

[TheFabFader]

He did say to order a new cooker, but we can only have electric as we didnt have gas when we moved it so no gas point for a cooker.

I have a gas hob and an electric oven, I haven’t had a gas oven in 40 years, I wouldn’t know how to use one!

 

[Renegadedancer]

it comes in the......

Jaffa cake box

Doh! of course