An important part of my bread adventures is the Day 2 test. How does it eat when not fresh from the oven? I cannot answer this question as Mr L skipped straight to The Toast Test, intended for Day 3. Nor can I offer a photograph, as the evidence has been eaten.
Tag archives: bucket list baking
The Bannocks
Now, dare I test them on the Show bench?
It has been a while
It has been a while since I reported back on my kitchen odyssey – exploring various breads and my own Baking Bucket List. That’s mainly because it has been a considerable time since I tackled anything new. Today seemed like a good day, now that I have all my entries for the annual Show packed and ready for submission.
Crumpets for Tea
Well, that was interesting. “Interesting” as in “nowhere near as easy as I had expected it to be.” Making the batter was simple and fast – just whisk together the flour, yeast, milk and water. I used a balloon whisk, forgetting that I have a spanking new dough whisk, as yet unused. It took a …
Crumpet, muffin, pikelet and farl recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
Crumpet, muffin, pikelet and farl recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian. Just for reference, my recipes for yesterday’s Muffins and today’s Crumpets/Pikelets are the same as the ones in this Guardian article, so if you don’t have access to the River Cottage Handbook 3, you can get details here.
Bucket List Baking: Crumpets/Pikelets
When ah were a lass growin’ oop bein’ dragged oop in Sheffield, we called these tea-time treats Pikelets. Since those distant monochrome days of filth and want, I have discovered that most of the known world has Crumpets for tea. Pikelets, according to various sources, are a slightly different beast (but not when ah were …