Baking thread
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Apr 2020
4:17pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
Fig and date cake has taken a proper hammering but I have some nicely ripening bananas that I think will be spot on by Sunday or Monday 
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Apr 2020
4:45pm, 17 Apr 2020
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jacdaw
That yeast is *very* expensive, but at least it is becoming available. I baked a 'fatless' sponge today, to use up some of my egg glut, but I reduced the sugar too far, and the result is a little tough and a bit eggy flavoured, maybe a bit dry. All of these features seem to result from too little sugar. I found this article after baking the cake: kingarthurflour.com Looks like the less fat, the more the sugar matters. I reduced the sugar by half. Nice enough to eat, though. Stuffed full of jam and cream. |
Apr 2020
5:12pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Surely the cream counterbalances the fatless sponge? It must be the end of days, my neighbour came to borrow sugar to make a cake. I said I didn’t know how much I had so weighed it out, it was just enough. Then he asked to borrow the scales, I guess he doesn’t bake many cakes then with no scales!! |
Apr 2020
5:16pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Wriggling Snake
Also, don't eggs have fats? Anyhow, hopeful as regards my bread, it'll will be in the taste rather than looks, it has come out shaped like a big bar of soap. |
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Apr 2020
5:19pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
How apt WS
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Apr 2020
5:21pm, 17 Apr 2020
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jacdaw
Yeah, it is full of fat from the eggs, but if you don't put butter or equivalent in the cake, it seems conventional to call it fatless or fat free. I'm only interested in using as many eggs as possible while not using up all of my butter, as I'm trying to manage on one shop per week. I try to eat as much animal fat as possible, as a rule of thumb. |
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Apr 2020
5:24pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Wriggling Snake
Bread and butter pudding...that uses a lot of eggs.....
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Apr 2020
5:25pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Wriggling Snake
Classy soap though. Imperial leather look-a-like. I should stick a little label on it.
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Apr 2020
5:35pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Dr PhFleecyD
Photo please
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Apr 2020
5:38pm, 17 Apr 2020
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Wriggling Snake
No, it is a bit pants. Next one....
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