Friday night and I’m baking again. It’s almost not worth remarking on anymore. I need to remind myself that in 5 weeks I will have my life back. Just. 5. More. Weeks.
Baking powder bread. This required a small boiled potato. I didn’t have a boiled potato. I used an appropriate amount of dried potato flakes. For some reason I feel guilty about this – the Edmonds is not about substitutions after all. The baking powder bread was fine, obviously not as good as real bread but anything you can cut into large hunks and smother with butter is inherently good…
Wholemeal pastry – I had almost run out of flaky pastry so it was necessary to pull out the trusty old food processer. I have definitely got my money’s worth out of my kitchen appliances in the last year. I used my wholemeal pastry to make a very nice quiche – roast pumpkin and mushroom. Not bad, not bad at all.
Apple pie – I also used my wholemeal pastry to make the apple pie. It was, to my mind, not really an apple pie as there was only pastry on the top, not the bottom. It was however good, especially with a nice bit of frozen yoghurt. Highly recommend the frozen yoghurt if not the bottomless apple pie
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4 comments:
I enjoy your blog Debbie,and with only five weeks to go thought I should finally say so...your writing is wry and funny,and on the days you don't post I wish you had.Best of all,the good old Edmonds book is still a standby.However our tastes have evolved over the years thank god as some of the recipes in your edition wouldn't be contemplated by cooks today.My edition is from 1976 and has Stuffed Bacon on Toast and Luncheon Sausage Cornets,quaint.Thanks for the entertainment !
Debbie - where are you?
Time is running out. I have been checking your blog every day recently to monitor your progress and am worried that you are so busy with the cooking that you don't have time to write it all up.
I love your writing style and you will need to find a new project to keep us all amused when you complete this challenge!
Bridget
Bridget - you've hit the nail on the head - two more weeks to go and lots of cooking and not much time for typing. I'll promise to find some time..!
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