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Old 16-07-2014, 19:36
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I've recently started baking fairly regularly ie. every two or so days. Muffins, loaf cakes etc.

I wonder how often everyone bakes? Do you worry about gaining weight (I share the goods with my family and sometimes work colleagues but of course I end up eating a few myself)?
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Old 16-07-2014, 20:09
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I've recently started baking fairly regularly ie. every two or so days. Muffins, loaf cakes etc.

I wonder how often everyone bakes? Do you worry about gaining weight (I share the goods with my family and sometimes work colleagues but of course I end up eating a few myself)?
i used to love baking cupcakes etc all the time and this is the reason i stopped..i don't bake now, but if i do i would take them into work , they go quick too, plus there is just me here, so i would and did eat them all
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Old 16-07-2014, 20:10
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I bake at least once a week sometimes more.
Mostly on Sundays for the week ahead.
Maybe a couple of loaf cakes ie Madeira/Cherry/Lemon so I can slice them up to have after lunch.
I don't bake so much in the summer as its a bit too hot sometimes.
I don't worry about putting on weight as I know exactly what goes into whatever I'm baking.
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Old 16-07-2014, 20:14
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I bake at least once a week sometimes more.
Mostly on Sundays for the week ahead.
Maybe a couple of loaf cakes ie Madeira/Cherry/Lemon so I can slice them up to have after lunch.
I don't bake so much in the summer as its a bit too hot sometimes.
I don't worry about putting on weight as I know exactly what goes into whatever I'm baking.
but cakes pies or whatever are fattening..the ingredients adds up, flour, marg, sugar etc
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Old 17-07-2014, 16:56
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I love baking, but I hardly do any now. I used to bake on the weekends sometimes, and take stuff into work for my colleagues, but I'm self-employed and work from home now, and it's just too much temptation! My husband doesn't really like sweet things, so I'd end up scoffing the lot. I'm going to get back into making my own bread though.
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Old 17-07-2014, 17:33
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Never really. I do a lot of cooking, but never bake any bread, cakes, cookies etc. I really should start making my own bread though.
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Old 17-07-2014, 19:23
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I love to bake cakes, cupcakes, pies etc.
But, being on the dole, I can only afford to get the ingredients now and again, but over time, a stock is built up of flour, sugar, marge etc
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Old 18-07-2014, 11:39
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Once a month or less. The last thing I made was cinnamon rolls last weekend.

As Christmas approaches I sometimes do a batch of cookies and then freeze them. I make shortbread, peanut butter cookies, and molasses sugar cookies. I also make banana bread if we have some brown bananas that need to be used up, but that might be 3 or 4 times a year at most. I also have a really good recipe for lemon loaf and carrot cake, but it's been more than a year since I made either of those.
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Old 18-07-2014, 18:34
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Thanks for the replies all
Once a month or less. The last thing I made was cinnamon rolls last weekend.

As Christmas approaches I sometimes do a batch of cookies and then freeze them. I make shortbread, peanut butter cookies, and molasses sugar cookies. I also make banana bread if we have some brown bananas that need to be used up, but that might be 3 or 4 times a year at most. I also have a really good recipe for lemon loaf and carrot cake, but it's been more than a year since I made either of those.
mmm I'd like to try making cookies and shortbread, but I imagine shortbread is quite hard to get right?

Lemon loaf is on my list of things to make in the near future. I'd be interested in your recipe and the carrot cake recipe if you are able (and want to) share it?
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Old 18-07-2014, 18:43
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but cakes pies or whatever are fattening..the ingredients adds up, flour, marg, sugar etc
Yes but we don't eat them all the time. We freeze what we want and then give some away to friends and family.
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Old 18-07-2014, 19:42
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I enjoy cooking some nice home made almond muffins.
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Old 18-07-2014, 21:17
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Once a fortnight I bake a cake - date and walnut, lime and coconut loaf, or a fruit loaf of some description. I've made Mary Berry's apple cake recipe for easily 20 years now and still make it regularly.
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Old 18-07-2014, 21:47
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I've recently started baking fairly regularly ie. every two or so days. Muffins, loaf cakes etc.

I wonder how often everyone bakes? Do you worry about gaining weight (I share the goods with my family and sometimes work colleagues but of course I end up eating a few myself)?
Never since all the kids flew the nest. Before that it was twice a week for many years, had a lot of kids!

Hubbie doesn't have a sweet tooth and I end up eating the lot.

I have a fantastic Panasonic bread maker and that's all I do now.
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Old 19-07-2014, 06:55
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once every few months, can't think of baking in this heat though lol.
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Old 19-07-2014, 11:17
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mmm I'd like to try making cookies and shortbread, but I imagine shortbread is quite hard to get right?

Lemon loaf is on my list of things to make in the near future. I'd be interested in your recipe and the carrot cake recipe if you are able (and want to) share it?
Shortbread is simple, ingredients wise, but you need an electric mixer and a cookie press for the recipe I have. Soooo worth it though, the cookies just melt in your mouth.

I had to dig to get these recipes, as I said I haven't made them in a while.

Lemon loaf:

6 TBSP butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP lemon rind

glaze: 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice + 3 TBSP sugar

directions:
Cream butter, sugar, and 1 egg in large bowl. Beat in second egg. Add milk. Beat until well mixed.
Add next 5 ingredients. Beat on low or stir until just moistened. Turn into a greased loaf pan.
Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
Poke holes all over the top of hot loaf using a toothpick. Drizzle glaze over warm loaf and let stand for 10 minutes.

Carrot cake:

300 g plain flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
200 g soft brown sugar
4 eggs
250 ml cooking oil (I use canola oil)
zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
200 g carrots, finely grated
150 chopped walnuts

directions:

Heat oven to 150 C. Line a 20 cm (10 cm deep) cake tin. Springform pan works best

In one bowl: sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda together; stir in sugar.
In another bowl: beat eggs with oil and citrus zests. Stir in carrots and then fold into the flour mixture. Stir in walnuts. Spoon into cake tin.
Bake for 1 hr 20 min.
Cool before frosting (if you like): 125 g butter, 50 g icing sugar, 250 g cream cheese.

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My apologies for different measures and C vs F temps, my lemon loaf recipe I brought with me from Canada while the carrot cake one was from a website.

Of the two I'd say the carrot cake is a bit 'faffier', it involves a bit of prep work with the grating and zesting.
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Old 20-07-2014, 21:04
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Shortbread is simple, ingredients wise, but you need an electric mixer and a cookie press for the recipe I have. Soooo worth it though, the cookies just melt in your mouth.

I had to dig to get these recipes, as I said I haven't made them in a while.

Lemon loaf:

6 TBSP butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP lemon rind

glaze: 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice + 3 TBSP sugar

directions:
Cream butter, sugar, and 1 egg in large bowl. Beat in second egg. Add milk. Beat until well mixed.
Add next 5 ingredients. Beat on low or stir until just moistened. Turn into a greased loaf pan.
Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
Poke holes all over the top of hot loaf using a toothpick. Drizzle glaze over warm loaf and let stand for 10 minutes.

Carrot cake:

300 g plain flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
200 g soft brown sugar
4 eggs
250 ml cooking oil (I use canola oil)
zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
200 g carrots, finely grated
150 chopped walnuts

directions:

Heat oven to 150 C. Line a 20 cm (10 cm deep) cake tin. Springform pan works best

In one bowl: sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda together; stir in sugar.
In another bowl: beat eggs with oil and citrus zests. Stir in carrots and then fold into the flour mixture. Stir in walnuts. Spoon into cake tin.
Bake for 1 hr 20 min.
Cool before frosting (if you like): 125 g butter, 50 g icing sugar, 250 g cream cheese.

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My apologies for different measures and C vs F temps, my lemon loaf recipe I brought with me from Canada while the carrot cake one was from a website.

Of the two I'd say the carrot cake is a bit 'faffier', it involves a bit of prep work with the grating and zesting.
hmm I may try a batch of shortbread at some point then

thanks very much for the recipes, I made carrot and walnut loaf before but it's always good to have new recipes for similar things, I'll have to give them a go when I can

Once a fortnight I bake a cake - date and walnut, lime and coconut loaf, or a fruit loaf of some description. I've made Mary Berry's apple cake recipe for easily 20 years now and still make it regularly.
mm I would not have thought of lime and coconut in a loaf but it does sound appealing!
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