What are you baking this week?

[aero280]

That's interesting. Thanks.

I used up all my fresh yeast a while ago. I popped over to get some more, but I couldn't find anywhere to park, so I left it. I can't say that I have noticed any detriment since going back to dried yeast.

[Stokey Sue]

Loaf looks great, I used to get big slabs of very fresh yeast from a food cooperative and freeze in single use portions, it lasted well but that was long ago, I've now given up on fresh yeast, all I can buy round here is little blocks of German imported yeast in yellow paper, extortionately priced and usually DOA (dead on arrival), I'm not sure the bagel shop my neighbour runs uses fresh yeast, but if it does I might try to blag some of theirs.

[Uschi]

Sue, that is one thing I never understood ... it is so simple to produce these blocks and you can buy them in any supermarket here at 9 Cent a block. There must be a market for them in Britain.

I now have a creme fraiche and lemon cake in the oven. Not a yeast dough, but a Rührkuchen.

[aero280]

I have two dozen rolls about to go into the oven. Made with dried yeast.

[Uschi]

I have two dozen rolls about to go into the oven. Made with dried yeast.

Lecker, lecker!!!!

[aero280]

We had a couple with soup for supper! They are a nicer texture than the last lot. I think I over-baked the ones before. They were made in the cold when we had no boiler...

[aero280]

Tonight, while waiting for the Chelsea buns to do their second rise, I threw together a quick sort of tart. It was to use up a bit of stuff in the fridge/freezer as I will have to move it next week to get under the floor.

I used a sheet of puff pastry, covered it in passata, threw on a sliced and softened sweet onion, one or two olives and some semi-dried tomatoes. It could do with a touch more seasoning, but OH came back for seconds

The Chelsea buns are on their second rise in the tin and are still being tardy.

I didn't take the picture until we had sampled a slice each...

[KeenCook]

[aero280]

The Chelsea buns finally rose enough to go into the oven. I started making them as soon as Countdown finished at 2.50 pm and the caame out of the oven after 10pm. Waiting for the rise was very tedious...

But I'm told that they went down well at morning coffee...

[Earthmaiden]

They certainly look alright!

[scullion]

i always find that 'enriched' dough takes longer to rise than normal dough so it doesn't surprise me.
i want one!

more granola.

[Stokey Sue]

The buns look great, with very clear spirals, do you think they stay sharper with the slower rise?

[KeenCook]

Just made these: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vega ... isin_04704

[aero280]

The dough was very stiff, which I think helped to keep the spiral. If I make more Chelsea buns I may try a different recipe. I made some brioche buns a short while ago with a similar dough mix and they rose very quickly.

I have some surplus oats to use. OH couldn't find her favourite jumbo oats and resorted to Quaker. Then she found some nice jumbo ones and the Quaker ones are languishing unused.

[KeenCook]

Aero, I'd recommend. They're very good. I had some aqua faba sitting in the fridge and an old packet of dried cranberries to use up. I have a feeling I've made them before, but can't quite remember

[Stokey Sue]

Did about a month’s worth of carbs while the oven was on. My usual tin loaf, which I think is a better shape (more rounded on top) than it looks in the photo, a small focaccia and some spuds that needed to used

[KeenCook]

What a lovely batch - all looks fab!

[Earthmaiden]

It all looks delicious, Ssue.

The biscuits look nice too, KC.

[Badger's Mate]

We had friends over yesterday so I did a roast and some puds. It has taken me years (decades probably) to realise that the HF-W chocolate and chestnut truffle cake, if made in an 8” tin, uses one pack of chocolate and one of chestnuts, rather than the one-and a-bit of the standard recipe

I also did a bread and butter pudding using some panettone we received at Christmas. Making two puds caused me to reduce the size of the cake.

[aero280]

Made another batch of 2 dozen bread rolls, and then a big cauliflower cheese. We had some for supper. There will be portions to go in the freezer before I go to bed.