What are you baking today?

[AnduinsGirl]

Woke up at stupid o'clock and started a mental rummage through my cupboards and fridge. Have got up now leaving DP (who's 150 miles from elderly family and a bit down) in bed, and decided to make a lemon/orange drizzle cake. Haven't got a loaf tin but got something in remotely the right shape. Also only have duck eggs (as they were the last ones left when I last went shopping.) I will post a pic when it's ready....hope it's edible, don't fancy slinging out a load of perfectly good ingredients!
Anyone else baking today?

DH mentally equates home baking with affection. I can reduce him to a puddle of gratitude with a jam tart or some homemade biscuits .

So, for a bit of home comfort, DD and I are making muffins this afternoon.
I’ll make an Italian vegetable pie with buttered garlic spinach, ricotta and eggs to use the oven heat. That’ll do for lunch tomorrow.

Any baking ideas to use a few plums and pears- have basic ingredients?. Not crumble please!

We’ve got a couple of ripe bananas so we’re making chocolate banana cake.
@Alakazam8 plum and pear upside down cake

I've made a loaf of bread which was really nice!

I'd love an idiot proof biscuit recipe if anyone has one. I'm a good baker but shite at biscuits.

We made homemade pizzas ( for the DC,) and Za'taar ( for grownups )
for lunch!
Haven't had it in so long! X

Wow sounds brilliant- thanks Foghead. Couldn’t think with stressing over where to get food from next!

Random question...I've found some vanilla powder at the back of my cupboard. Can it be used in same way as essence?

GF plantain bread. There were no bananas! It has coconut condensed milk in it too.

Anybody know if strong bread flour can be used in place of plain flour?

Alakazam8 sticky plum pudding? Pear upside down cake

Going to try banana choc 'buns' as not enough over ripe bananas for a proper loaf.
DS2 is going to be baking bread later once schoolwork is done.

Made flapjacks the other day, all gone!

Anybody know if strong bread flour can be used in place of plain flour?
Works for scones if that helps.

Thanks for the ideas- will look for recipes for cakes to make tomorrow to use them up.

@Willow2017 yes that does, thank you very much!

I managed to buy butter, granulated sugar, caster sugar and eggs today. And lemons. No flour to be seen though. So I have all the ingredients for an amazing lemon cake except bloody flour.

We made flapjacks - as I pointed out to h it is maths, reading comprehension and science rolled into one 🤣

DD made a Swiss roll today for food tech. It was absolutely lush.

Prepped two sourdough loaves today (am doing this 3 times/week)- now proving in Fridge and will bake one tomorrow morning, made about 40 small waffle type pancakes with discard. Half in freezer, remains for breakfast/snacks.
Made a chocolate cake yesterday - quarter left
Lemon drizzle 3 days ago.
Husband working from home - he has never eaten so well every lunchtime! 22 yr old son also working from home hence lots of bread/cake

Managed to get butter, cocoa, vanilla essence, soft brown sugar, strong bread flour, dried fruit and a variety of nuts oh and eggs. Still yet to find plain flour and oats. Where are you all getting your oats? I have everything else in to male flapjacks

Or make!

It's a bit flat...

Made peanut butter cookies, bliss!

@Yesterdayforgotten I haven't had any trouble getting oats in Lidl. The items that there are shortages of seem to vary with geography though!

Had some apples sat in the basket for a week now so decided to use my limited baking skills to make eve’s pudding

gorgeous straight out of the oven with custard

Really @Spam88 it must just be my area that have been cheekily stock piling them because I've been trying to get oats now for 2 weeks. Have tried asda, lidle and aldi and no luck.