Tag: baking

Bake off verdict

Cheesy scones or spiced pumpkin cake? We were at our friends for dinner and they, not the cat, were to be bake off judges. The cheesy chutney scones were consumed heated with melted butter accompanied by French Champagne- a beautiful match. We had the spiced pumpkin cake for dessert, by which time the judges had finished

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The great Glenelg bake off

What to do on a winter’s Saturday afternoon? Cinema? The footie? Shopping? No. Baking. So began the great Glenelg bake off, a duel of scones at thirty paces. I checked a blog called My life in Scones and knew instantly what to do. I chose to customise my scones with mature cheddar cheese and South

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ANZAC biscuits

Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
Being the 99th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign we made ANZAC biscuits. These were first made for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps troops serving overseas in World War One, because the ingredients could withstand the long ship journey to Europe. Recent research by Adelaide food historian…