Been trying to use up about 4 pounds of butter which I bought before Christmas in an excess of baking enthusiasm and never used before said enthusiasm wore off (or time ran out). The "use by" date is 1st Feb so not much time!
All in all I've made two lots of tiffin, 4 batches of fruit scones, a victoria sponge, 2 batches of petticoat tails, a double batch of crumble mix and a double batch of butter icing. Now the freezer's crammed to the gills, poor Sam at work is working his way through the shortbread (and loving it!) and the Guides tomorrow and Friday are in for a treat! Richard insisted on the sponge being sandwiched with jam and cream and we started on it tonight (not bad, I must say).
Note to self - don't get carried away in the butter aisle for quite some time!
Anyway, I went home for lunch today and made 3 batches of fruit scones (the quickest thing to cook), tidied and cleaned up and shot back to work, all within almost the allotted hour. Buuuut - half way back I suddenly had a thought - I couldn't remember putting the butter back in the fridge! (the fresh scones were balanced on top but did I leave the butter out?!!!)
No way could I take that chance, so I had to head back. Phew - the butter was safe, but Maddie? Well - she'd caught the baking bug. She had the baking parchment circles off the table and was scrunching her way through them. I'm looking forward to the day she moves on to something a little more sophisticated, and presents us with a freshly-made chocolate sponge!
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