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VikingVagine · 24/02/2012 15:43

Carrying on from Chat.

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AmandinePoulain · 05/03/2012 12:04

turnip if their nut roast is anything to go by the hairy bikers write lovely recipes!

TheCunningStunt · 05/03/2012 13:48

We are doing dark chocolate and ginger cookies today. Since I lost weight....figured I'd treat myself Blush

MrsChemist · 05/03/2012 15:58

Millionaire's shortbread recipe:
ingredients
(shortbread)
115g butter, plus extra for greasing
175g plain flour
55g golden caster sugar
(filling and topping
175g butter
115g golden caster sugar
3 tbsp golden syrup
400g condensed milk
200g plain chocolate

preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 23cm shallow square cake tin
place butter flour and sugar in a food prcessor (I used the kbeater) and process until it begins to bind together. Press mixture into the tin, and smooth the top.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

Meanwhile, put the butter, sugar, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar issolves. Bring to the boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes thick. Pour over the shortbread base and leave to chill in the fridge until firm.

Melt the chocolate, leave to cool slightly, then spread over the caramel. Chill in the fridge until set. Cut into pieces. Enjoy

A few things of note. We doubled the shortbread quantity, because we thought it would be quite thin. It's a nice thickness, but witht eh caramel and chocolate, it's really heavy. oood though. I thought the shortbread could have done with being sweeter, but my neighbour thinks it's ok as is.

Apologise for any spelling mistakes. MN is being strange for me, and the posting box is teeny, so it's hard to see what I've typed.

MrsChemist · 05/03/2012 16:02

This is the maple syrup cookies recipe. They were gorgeous. I heartily recommend them.

TunipTheVegemal · 05/03/2012 16:05

Thank you very much for typing all that out, I am TOTALLY going to make that.

VikingVagine · 05/03/2012 16:11

Mmm Mrs C, this isn't helping with the too tight trouser situation I'm experiencing at the moment!

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HuevosRancheros · 05/03/2012 17:36

Wow, thanks MrsChemist, I have wanted a recipe for that for ages, I will definitely be making it!

Does anyone have a recipe for galettes? (and I'm looking your way, especially, Viking, being in France, an' all) I bought buckwheat flour for Shrove Tuesday, but never did anything with it. I found this recipe, but am a bit Hmm about them taking 6 minutes each side (maybe I'm wrong though?), so wondered if anyone else had a tried-and-tested recipe? Thanks :)

VikingVagine · 05/03/2012 17:50

I just use a basic pancake recipe and put half plain half sarrasin (which I think is buckwheat) and use a good slog of beer (reducing the milk by as much). 6 minutes sounds an awful lot!

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VikingVagine · 05/03/2012 17:53

Just did a quick google.fr variations that come up are use water instead of milk, and use all buckwheat, oh and I forgot: a good pinch of salt, obviously.

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HalleLouja · 05/03/2012 18:51

I am now the owner of a Prospero does that mean I can officially join the quiche? Am very excited. I got it from Argos in the end. Am very excited.

VikingVagine · 05/03/2012 19:42

Welcome to the club/gang/quiche/possy, what is to be your first creation?

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HalleLouja · 05/03/2012 20:03

Not sure what to do. Will have to have a think. Am thinking cake of some description. Anyone got any top tips?

TunipTheVegemal · 05/03/2012 20:06

Welcome HalleLouja! Is your Prospero going to have a name?

HalleLouja · 05/03/2012 20:33

The Professor - as in Professor Prospero. Or is it just shit?

ViviPru · 05/03/2012 20:35

Welcome Halle!

Most of my favourite cake recipes are on the BBC Good Food website.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 05/03/2012 20:37

Hello HalleLouja and The Professor. Mine's called Mr Mixer. Today he has made bread dough for pizza bases and soda bread.

I'm still having trouble with the rubbing in (soda bread). I made sure the butter was really soft but it still didn't rub in very well. I turned the speed up and flour flew out everywhere (even with the lid on, it came out the hole at the front and masses of it came out the back and went behind the bowl too Sad. I had to finish the rubbing in by hand. The soda bread was very nice though.

Honeydragon · 05/03/2012 20:39

So you guys still wondering what would happen coping wise if you over loaded the Prospero and dough hook? >

TunipTheVegemal · 05/03/2012 20:40

Your Prospero will DIE if you put too much in!
Are you going to tell us yours didn't?

Honeydragon · 05/03/2012 20:41
TunipTheVegemal · 05/03/2012 20:42

Go on then, what happened?

HalleLouja · 05/03/2012 20:51

I use the baby and toddler River Cottage toddler book it has a soda bread recipe which is very simple and requires no rubbing in. Just saying.

HalleLouja · 05/03/2012 20:54

Soda Bread RC.

Honeydragon · 05/03/2012 21:03

sorry dd woke up Grin

It kicked ass where the bread maker failed. Stuck a kilo load in ancient bread maker and it gave up mixing. The yeast still on top and unactivated and half miked below. Was going to bin it and then thought "what the hell" and chucked the whole bloody lot in the Prospero and beat the shit out of it. Prospero was fine, not a shudder or a wobble. Although the dough got pretty high up the hook a couple of times and I stopped and pushed it down.

Bung it in the airing cupboard, all was good Grin

Clever little Prospero

MrsChemist · 05/03/2012 21:06

Yay Honeydragon

halle that's the soda bread recipe I use.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 05/03/2012 21:13

Thanks Halle, I'll try that one next time. I used the BBC Good Food one, it has 25g of butter plus 500g flour so hardly worth bothering with it anyway, but I still want to crack this rubbing in business for pastry, scones etc.

Honeydragon - ooh, you naughty girl!