Hello!
It's been a long time since I've checked back here and the year has been crazy long. I've done a lot of things; graduated university, started a job, acquired a second beautiful nephew.
Of course, all you guys care about is the baking and it's time I started up again! But while I think of something to bake, why don't I share a few of the ones I did over the last year...
Mini Cheesecakes
Evaluation
5/5 stars: Taste.
4/5 stars: Ease of Recipe.
3/5 stars: Time. It's worth it, but be aware you've got to leave them in the freezer overnight if you really want them to set and decoration is fiddly and therefore takes time.
5/5 stars: Overall success. I've made them about three times now and they always go down wonderfully!
Original Recipe
http://www.finedinings.com/mini_cheesecake_recipe.htm
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I changed the recipe a lot. Mostly because it was American measurements. I didn't use the nuts, I used caster sugar instead of granulated, I used lemon/ lime juice in the citrus ones. Just a tiny bit of each. I used ginger nut biscuits as the base of the citrus ones to give them that extra kick. I didn't use corn starch. I used fresh fruit. This is basically one of those recipes you have to rip to shreds to get something good out of. But when you have, it's excellent.
Please note: Since I'm doing a few of these I'll just post original recipes and note changes I made for each, but if you do want to make any of them e-mail me at contactheatherwarren@gmail.com and I'll get it for you! I have a paper copy of most of them and don't mind typing them up if there's interest.
Halloween Buns
Evaluation
4/5 stars: Taste. The ghost ones were more like a 3.5 as they were just too much icing but the bn mixture was moist and tasty and the chocolates on top of the others made them very yummy.
5/5 stars: Ease of Recipe.
4.5/5 stars: Time. Depends how long you want to spend decorating. The buns are quick and easy, the decorating a little less quick but still less than an hour to make them all.
5/5 stars: Overall success. Great fun!
Original Recipe
A very basic bun recipe and then we used a few sites as inspiration for the decor and used fondant icing.
Christmas Chelsea Buns
Evaluation
4.5/5 stars: Taste. A little bit less filling next time but other than that, awesome!
4/5 stars: Ease of Recipe.
5/5 stars: Presentation. Look how beautiful and golden brown they are!
3.5/5 stars: Time. You need to leave the bread to rise so it does take a long time, but you've got to be prepared for that if you want home made bread.
5/5 stars: Overall success. These were a really great thing to make and a good way to eat through some of that leftover turkey. I'm not going to lie though, we had to make a new pack of stuffing as we did not have enough left over and you've got to have plenty of cranberry jelly in the house.
Original Recipe
Add in some fresh cranberries as they make them taste and look so much better! Use a little less turkey and don't worry so much about the rolling. We didn't stretch ours as much as he suggested and they came out fine. Also, keep a good eye on them in the final stages. You don't want to over-cook them.
