A Saturday Morning Cook-up
Last Saturday morning I baked two bread puddings, two apricot and sultana crumbles, and a double batch of chocolate chip cookies. I used too much baking powder in the cookies (you can sort of taste it) and I removed the foil from the bread puddings 30 minutes into baking, and then baked them for 45 minutes uncovered. This meant that the tops caught and got a little charred. Next time I will leave them covered for much longer. I used brandy flavouring in the cookies because I used the last of my vanilla essence in the bread puddings. This worked well. Doing a big bake up on Saturday morning was nice, it meant there were plenty of sweets to put away in the freezer, and I made use of the hot oven. Also one lot of dishes to wash. I decided that this Saturday I would cook up a big batch of savoury meals to freeze, and put music on and enjoy the process. I'd been given a big tray of field mushrooms that were picked nearby, bought some big potatoes and onions, and thawed out ...