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Carrying on from Chat.

Does anyone have a good scone recipe they've used in their prospero? I tried today (first time I've ever tried making scones). Followed a recipe in a childrens baking book, but the mix ended up totally soggy, so no way I could roll it to cut it into rounds. Ended up "shaping" it on the baking tray, so they've come out a cross between scones and rock cakes now!

I just used the k beater, to rub in the flour/fat, then mix the milk, should I have done something different?

Sure they'll still taste nice (I'm doing a diet a bit like the cambridge diet so not actually eating real food, the kids are getting all my baking creations at the moment!), but I would love to be able to do them properly.

This is the recipe I followed and it worked fine, I used the k beater and handled the mixture as little as possible (otherwise the scones can be a bit leathery).

Thanks for that. Just looked at the recipe, and its exactly the same as the one I got out the kids baking book! The only thing I did different was add a couple of ounces of cherries.

There was definitely no way I could have attempted to roll it out, it was really gloopy/sticky/soggy.

I ended up getting balls of mix out and shaping it in my hands. They look ok (just a little flat) and hopefully taste ok, but I must have done something wrong!

The cherries will have added extra moisture making the mixture too wet. When I make them, the dough is pretty sticky when it comes out of the bowl, but it's fine once you put a little flour on you hands and give it a very quick knead.

yes, scone dough does start off alarmingly wet IME.

I've just found one of those Tala measuring cones in my cupboard that MIL gave me when she was clearing out. It doesn't have the retro styling of the Lakeland one but it may be genuine 1950s!

Am waiting in for new dishwasher to be delivered. It's coming some time between 2 and 9.

So by that they mean about 8.55 usually Tunip!!

They're doing it now

It honestly has been taking us less time to wash the things by hand than it did to use the old dishwasher (you had to wash everything before putting it in then the dishwasher would make it dirty again). I hope this one's better than the old one. I intend to read every word in the manual and be the Controller of the Dishwasher and make sure it is loaded according to my instructions.

I once had a wonderful bit of advice given to me by the dishwasher repair man (3rd time he'd been called out in about as many months): don't put anything dirty in it.

Just checking in with some pancakes tonight.

Tunip - our old DW was like that, it was a built in one that the previous owners had left and I suspect it was one of those ones you get thrown in when you spend £1500 on a Moben kitchen or whatever. Crap doesn't even begin to describe it. New (well 8 years old now) one is a vast improvement, I'm sure yours will be too.

Gah, we exactly that DW - freebie with a Moben kitchen. No idea how old it is, but when we moved in in June last year, couldn't get it to clean successfully. It couldn't cope with tablets, but if I use powder or liquid, it's OK....for now.

Anyway, I digress, I have a baking query, thought I'd ask you wise ladies before I start a new thread. Quite a simple question.

I want to make "deep" fairy cakes, cupcake style, I guess. I currently use these cake cases and a deep fairy cake tin like this one. The cases are the right size for the tins, but not deep enough. I bought muffin cases (Sains own), and though these were deep enough, they were clearly for a wider hole, so the paper all crinkled up round the sides, not a good look.

Are there paper cases out there that do what I want? Or do I need to buy a muffin tin?

You do need muffin cases, but I have had had that problem with the crinkled sides too. I've got Sainsburys 75 Patterned muffin cases (red and white gingham, can't find a link) they are fine

I use a muffin tin, but it does look just like the one in your link, although can't tell if your holes are the same size as mine.

Checked my holes, 7cm across the top

Mine are 7cm across the top and 3cm deep (approx)
I think I used the same gingham ones

Will try again!

It was the white Dr Oetker ones that gave me crinkly sides

Ok I really want to try honey's freaky-but-fabulous flour frosting. But I cba with cupcakes, I'm going to make a cake. But what cake? Any suggestions please, pussies? :)

I'm going to bake something suitably feminist for international womens' day. I was going to just do Venus symbol biscuits, then DH had to go and raise the bar, by telling me to do fondant burning bra biscuits (I know they didn't actually burn bras)
He's also postulated suffracourgette muffins.
What to do?

love suffracourgette muffins, that's genius!

MrsC I remember seeing these when we were all googlng willy cookie cutters before... not sure they're strictly feminist? Feminine perhaps

I'm naff at fondant, so will probably leave the burning bra biscuits for another day, thanks though :)

DH has invented a biscuit for the occasion. Like a custard cream, but dark chocolate biscuit with peppermint cream filling dyed purple.
He is calling them Peppermint Bodichon's. He is ace.

I've just ordered my shopping with the stuff to make millionaire's shortbread in it.

Have been busy reading my dishwasher manual. It says in black and white, 'It is not necessary to prerinse utensils under running water.' That'll settle a long running argument between me and dh

Hope you enjoy it Tunip :)

Just Put the first batch of biscuits in the oven. Word of warning: don't put flour in the bowl and accidentally turn it onto pulse. Flour. Everywhere.

Yay, my Tala cups have arrived! Now I can make the amazing frosting and these carrot muffins without having to convert all the measurements

Sainsbury's delivered condensed milk and chocolate this morning (not just that, honest), so may have to make Mrs C's shortbread tomorrow :)

Oooh more people making the shortbread, hope it turns out well!

My biscuits caught and I couldn't be bothered forgot to put chopped chocolate in them, so they are dry too. The white chocolate and peppermint filling is nice though, and carries the biscuits. Not a resounding success.

Next up is these muffins. I've made them before and they were lovely. They really do need to be served with honey though, they aren't the sweetest thing in the world.

They are just so bloody good, these Prospero things aren't they? I stood there for ages watching mine mix dough. It's beautiful to watch