Guests enjoyed canapés which were miniaturised versions of dishes from the book and looked on as Dawn Roads and AGA Cookery Doctor Richard Maggs oversaw home economists Mandy Lloyd and Alex Dibble cooking Ginger, Chocolate and Oat Cookies, Special Scones and Winter Welsh Cakes – all also from the book
Making jam is a great way to enjoy summer fruits during the colder months and if you are making strawberry jam then it becomes a lovely treat – say with scones etc
L to R - Paul Hollywood, Delia Smith, MaryBerry. using a pastry cutter, cut out as many scones, in which ever size you desire and re-shape the dough until you've used it all up
Adapted from MaryBerry’s Cookery Course. Fresh out of the oven, still warm, sliced in half with a dollop of clotted cream (most definitely not dairy free) and a slathering of strawberry jam, these scones are pure heaven
It was based on the Lemon cake I made last week from Mary's Baking Bible. We sent a request out to all the parents for donations of traybakes and cakes, but two of the other mums and myself volunteered to bake all the scones
Kate and I are looking for any type of cake, BUT, a Celebration Cake would be WONDERFUL, and there will be a PRIZE for the BEST cake recipe and post submitted, the prize is a copy of MaryBerry’s Ultimate Cake Book
This week's technical challenge was another MaryBerry recipe - Florentines. Mary wanted them to either have a nice crumble or nice snap depending on the type of biscuit
So for the gluten challenged, avoiders, doubters and downright difficult among us, how do we get the same thrill that MaryBerry, Paul Hollywood, Mel and Sue and the contestants are delivering into our living rooms of a Tuesday evening
