As promised, I have tried out the Red Onion Marmalade recipe. I used the Pickles and Preserves recipe, as it looked very simple. The recipe says it makes 2 jars, but they must have used very tiny ones as I’m struggling to fill 1 small jar!! I tried a little bit, to see if I needed to season and it does have a nice flavour. I can’t wait to try it with some cheese and biscuits. I might even make my own savoury biscuits – anyone have any suggestions for a good recipe?
I was also reading some other baking blogs last night and saw a lot of people have made a batch of mincemeat in preparation for mince pie season. I’ve never made my own, so I thought I’d have a go. A couple of years ago I bought Delia’s Christmas cook book and have used a few of recipes every year (great Stollen bread recipe – I always get good feedback on this one!) and I remembered seeing a mincemeat recipe when browsing through. I haven’t put the almonds in (not a big nut fan) and I have only used 200g of veggie suet – the recipe says 225g but as it comes in 200g packets I really didn’t want to buy 2! I hope Delia forgives me!
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| Marinating mincemeat - smells like Christmas |
Its sat in the kitchen marinating overnight and I have to say the smell is making feel kind of festive… Only another 70 days to go I saw on Twitter! Where has this year gone?
Also baked a batch of sticky toffee cupcakes – in Halloween cupcake cases! We love Halloween in our house, so I’m making the most of it and kicking off early! They’re ready to ice tomorrow, so I’ll be upload some photos to show you how it goes…
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