Hi everyone
Sorry for the gap in blogging, but things have been pretty busy here. The beautiful weather has meant that I've been spending much more time outside with Daisy. She will happily play outside whatever the weather, but we've been trying out different activities and taking advantage of the sunshine while it lasts.
Sorting, tidying and decluttering have also been happening (while Daisy naps) and I have thrown so much stuff away.
I really feel like I'm getting somewhere now.
Today we played out in the garden for a while then came in to do some baking...
Gingerbread men
200g plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Pinch of salt
1-2 tsp of ground ginger
75g butter
3tbsp golden syrup
75g soft brown sugar
Decorations
1. Preheat the oven to 170 oC.
2. Sift the flour, bicarb, salt and ginger into a bowl...
As demonstrated by Daisy!
3. Melt the butter, syrup and brown sugar in a pan...
4. Leave to cool and pour onto dry ingredients...
5. Mix to form a soft dough...
6. Bring together and gently knead...
7. Sprinkle a board/ work surface with a little flour to prevent sticking and roll out to 2-3mm thick...
8. Cut out your gingerbread shapes and put on a lightly greased baking tin...
9. Bake for 10 mins...
10. Don't put them too close together as they will join hands! Leave to cool slightly on the tray before transferring them carefully to a cooling rack (limbs are easily lost at this stage!)...
11. Decorate and add eyes, mouth and buttons...
We used the tube of icing up as glue to stick the bits on.
This is Daisy's own work...she is so independent now!
We also made some vanilla cakes but I will put up the tutorial for these tomorrow as it's getting late now. I know I promised small cakes next, but this is how I bake...spontaneously! The gingerbread men were planned as an activity for Daisy and the vanilla cakes just followed!
I hope you're enjoying my recipes and tutorials.
Mandy x
