Baking Tips
10 SECRETS TO BETTER BAKING…
10 secrets to better baking – Leave your cake on a wire rack in the tin you have baked it in for 5 minutes before you turn it out. When making your cake, leave the […]
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7 TIPS ON USING YOUR OVEN TO BAKE A CAKE
If you don’t have a skewer or something similar to check your cake try using a piece of dried spaghetti instead. Before putting your cake mixture into the oven, tap the cake tin on a […]
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THE CORRECT INGREDENTS FOR YOUR SIZE OF CAKE TIN FOR PERFECT SPONGES
1. For a 15.5cm (6 inch) Cake Tin 200g each of Self Raising Flour, Caster Sugar and Butter 4 Eggs 2. For a 18cm (7 inch) Cake Tin 250g each of Self Raising Flour, Caster […]
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SOME OF THE BEST HOUSEHOLD TIPS…
To remove a scratch from a table, crack open a walnut and rub it along the scratch . Walnuts contain a natural resin which will conceil the scratch. To get rid of ink stains from […]
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VINTAGE COOKERY BOOKS…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
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BREW MONDAY 2020…
Brew Monday 2020 is run by the Samaritans. When it’s cold and grey outside, getting people together to connect over a warming cuppa and a good conversation helps to make us feel better and manage […]
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7 QUICK TIPS ON BAKING CAKES…
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
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UK’s PRIME MINISTER’S RECIPE FOR CHEESE ON TOAST…
With so many celebrity chefs in the UK, you would not expect the UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to come up with his recipe for the typically British favourite of ‘Cheese on Toast’, but apparently […]
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7 OF THE BEST WAYS TO STORE YOUR TEA…
It’s best to transfer both loose tea and tea bags from a cardboard or paper packet or tub into an air-tight container. Tins and caddies with tight-fitting lids are good as they can keep out […]
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Christmas
TEA BAGS FOR THE GIRLS
Whittard Tea has got some amazing teabags for girls which would make excellent Christmas Stocking fillers. THE FOOTSOOTHER TEABAG (ABOVE) is a refreshing, calming blend of herbal teas scented with lemongrass and peppermint, in four […]
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HOUSEKEEPING BOOKS THROUGH THE CENTURIES…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]