What are you been cooking today

[achookwoman]

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[Cuilidh]

Your cake looks good, Chookie. 

I made a fruit cake at the weekend ... and picked out all the maraschino cherries as I hate them!  The stupid thing was that I didn't even have any myself, I had always intended to make it to give it away to various traders on our street who look after our needs during the year and I am sure they probably liked cherries.

[achookwoman]

Marina, I add extra cherries.  Mostly for the look. What recipe did you use? 

[mab19]

Your cake looks nice Chookie.

The last of the Apricot Jam today.

[cookie1]

That cake looks beyond delicious Chookie and the jam just perfect Mab. I don't use the glace cherries in my cooking as DD refuses to eat it. I love them. I use cranberries or sour cherries instead.

[achookwoman]

Mab, lovely looking jam.  Fresh or dried Apricots?
Cookie, love the dried cherries but they are so expensive. I put them in everything. 

[Cuilidh]

Marina, I add extra cherries.  Mostly for the look. What recipe did you use?

It's this one, Chookie, nice and easy - I added more cranberries as I love them and the red colour makes up for the lack of the cherries. it's from KimmyH  http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=16491.0

[cookie1]

Mab, lovely looking jam.  Fresh or dried Apricots?
Cookie, love the dried cherries but they are so expensive. I put them in everything. 

I've found that I can get dry sour cherries from Costco. They aren't as expensive as the others I see in specialty shops. I also prefer their cranberries too as they are more puffed up than the ones from the shops. It's the same brand.

[achookwoman]

Woks of life pull a part bread. Doubled recipe and made 3.   Also grain bread.


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[JulieO]

I bet they all taste wonderful Chookie.  Love your fruit cake too, looks great.

Mab, apricot jam is my favourite. 

[cookie1]

It looks lovely Chookie. I'm wondering how the bread would go with a bit of fruit mince in each section? I havent made the fruit mince yet though.
I've spent the last couple of hours trying to make these. https://thewoksoflife.com/chocolate-nutella-rolls/
I hope they taste good. It wasn't a troublesome recipe, just took a while. I ran out of Nutella o the last two have peanut butter in them.

These are delicious. I succumbed and had one.

[achookwoman]

Cookie, I cut the sugar to 1/4 so I think the full amount would be ok for fruit pull a part. The dough is good to work with. I found it easier to cut the squares first and then sprinkle the cheese, bacon and onion on. I gave one away and froze the other 2.
Love the the look of the cutting and folding of the ones you are making.

[mab19]

Chookie, your breads look good and so does your nutella rolls Cookie.

Yesterday I made Shortbread and Speculaars to put into some Christmas hampers for friends. 

[JulieO]

Bits & Pieces today 

My grandson is coming down tomorrow for the weekend so this morning I made Tenina's vanilla ice cream so I could chill the custard for a few hours until cold then churned it.  It's now in the freezer.

I then made Tenina's Ice Magic and checked that it worked on a scoop of the soft serve ice cream.  It worked 

I also made up some brown sugar as I had less than a cup left of my last batch.  I made 2kg in Nov 2019 in my KA mixer but today I tried doing it in the TM using the cookidoo method.  You only make 250g at a time which takes less than a minute so you can then do as many lots as you wish (only doing 1 portion at a time though to get the molasses right through the sugar).  I made 4 or 5 lots not sure now but I will do it this way from now on, so easy.  It's also cheaper than buying ready made. 

I love making stuff like this especially when it works and I find it costs less.  I make my own baking powder now too and keep it in the little container that you buy the store bought stuff in.   

[cookie1]

I've never thought of making my own brown sugar. I will definitely try it now. Thanks JulieO

I made some Macadamia Christmas biscuits today.

I also made a cheats recipe of Salted Caramel Tartlets. Butter Snap cookies, squeeze Dulce de Leche and melted chocolate. DD will be taking them to work.