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?

This week I have made Chai Tea Muffins And two vegetable tart tatins
Tomatoes

And an onion and mushroom one

A Victoria sponge loaf

Amish bread looks amazing

Rock cakes! So easy and delicious

I made banana bread the other day at the request of DD (to use up bananas she had not made into smoothies). She's delighted with it (having not eaten the past few loaves so I had given up making it). And could I please add walnuts to the next batch. (Next batch, walnuts that you used to hate, what's wrong with you dear??!! - All mentally shrieked, you understand!! IN reality - "of course, I'll see what I can do" )

I'm actually, having not had time to bake for ages, looking forward to trying to make some bread or cinnamon rolls, experimenting with the yeast that I had sitting in the cupboard. Probably over the weekend when I am not actually working.

I am going to make some fruit scones for after tea and to freeze a tin full,I will pass a couple over the garden gate for my old neighbour Jim he is 87 so I will phone him and tell him to collect from his back door step.

TheClitterati or anyone else who knows the answer.
I really like the look of the Carrot cake recipe but not sure we could eat it quick enough. Can I freeze it? And if so do I freeze it before icing or after?

Thank you 😊

For those asking for banana bread, I make a banana and chocolate chip loaf (which I think was from Mary Berry or Delia originally). It's on the dense end of the cake spectrum rather than light but tastes delicious and very easy for little DC. You could also make it into little cakes/bar cakes etc and decorate with melted chocolate.

You basically mash the banana and mix together all the ingredients bar the chocolate. Then fold in the choc chips (I use chopped up bars as cheaper!), put in loaf tin and bake at 140 (I have a fan so 160? otherwise) for about 45 minutes.

1 ripe banana
1 egg
Approx tablespoon milk
2oz or 50gm softened butter
3oz or 75gm caster sugar
3oz or 75gm plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/2 tsp baking powder
2oz or 50gm chocolate chips

(I still use imperial measurements for baking and for sponges usually weigh my eggs and use the same weight of butter/sugar/flour - was anyone else taught like this?)

I’ve made cheese scones and a lemon drizzle cake, I’m going to do some fruity flapjack type thing today in the hope that they’ll last a while as I live on my own and still have lemon cake to finish eating.

Vebrithien they look amazing, I'm going to try that recipe out as my toddler loves cookies!

I make quite a few banana snacking cakes with whatever ripe bananas i have. Very yummy recipe.

Just put a loaf of brown bread in the oven. It's yummy. Kind of reminds me of what Hovis used to taste like...

My go to banana bread recipe:

2 cups (250g)plain flour(spoon & leveled)
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonground cinnamon optional
1/2 cup(1stick or 115g)unsalted butter, softened toroom temperature
3/4 cup(150g) packed light or darkbrown sugar
2largeeggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup(80g)plain yogurtorsour cream
2cups mashedbananas(about4large ripe bananas)
1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract optional
3/4 cup (100g) choppedpecansorwalnuts optional

Method:

Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.

Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the yogurt, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract on medium speed until combined.

With the mixer running on low speed, slowly beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no flour pockets remain. Do not overmix. Fold in the nuts, if using.

Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 60-65 minutes. Loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to help prevent the top and sides from getting too brown.

Making white bread rolls this morning and then maybe some flapjacks this afternoon.

Making a special lunch for us all - cauliflower tahini tagine from Levant cookbook...good distraction from work!

We made homemade pizzas and cookies yesterday, pizzas went down very well so they’re wanting to make them again today

I made dumplings yesterday to go with a beef and sausage casserole.
I had forgotten how tasty they are as I wouldn't usually bother making them.

We’re making roti so we have enough to freeze some, we have also made some pizza dough and some tomato twists.

Thanks Yesterday

@Whataroyalannoyance

Ancient as in Feb 2018 and Apr 2019 probably teeming with weevils but both tasted fine

Ds and I made 'Queen cakes' - basically buns (fairy cakes) with currants! I mashed in an old banana too to use it up.

Hope they like them!

I've made a triple chocolate fudge cake, will freeze for later, a yeastless bread which was surprisingly tasty and a baked cheesecake, which again I'll freeze.

I own a coffee shop so thinking I can make lots of batter and dough to freeze and use when open again, but spacing out my activities!

You are welcome @middleager it makes the nicest bananas bread I've tried and I've samples afew recipes. Even my 3 year old love it as well.

banana sampled loves* should say

Walked DS1 through the ultimate pizza dough recipe.

Might as well use his down time to teach him some basic recipes he will need in the near future.

I have some extra Guiness from making chilli and will use it to make a Guiness chocolate cake.

I have made banana bread twice so far (we have been in self-isolation nearly 2 weeks now) and now out of bananas.

I just found a tin of canned pumpkin in the cupboard leftover from trying to make a thanksgiving pumpkin pie...I might make pumpkin spice bread and pretend it's autumn!

My favourite way of using pumpkin puree is pumpkin cream scones - easy and tasty.