Sunday 26 February 2023

What a difference a day makes!

 Yesterday, we had brisk cold winds, sleet, rain and hail. Today, although only going to be 7C, the sun is out and warming us nicely. We will have tea on the patio!

We have walked Ruby, gathered more leaves for my raised beds and dug up two small rows of  carrots killed by the frosts. All before 9am.

Bed 3 is almost complete with trenches of leaf mould and kitchen compost. Just bed 2 then all 5 have been done. It does seem to be making a difference, more worms are in there.

I was asked for my recipe by Kathy, for the loaf cake yesterday. Nothing special. Just weigh 1, 2 or 3 eggs and use their weight to measure your fats, S. R. Flour and sugar (although we only use 1/3rd the weight of sugar as we don't like our cakes too sweet. You can add any flavouring you like, such as coffee or cocoa, 1/2 - 1 whole lemon or orange zest etc.

2 eggs works best in a 1lb loaf tin, lined with greaseproof paper. Bake in an oven about 30 - 40 minutes at 160C or so, until cooked in the middle. My air fryer has cooked them at either 30 minutes at 160C or 22 - 25 minutes at 190C, covered for at least half the cooking time. You don't need to cover in an oven. Hope that helps.

8 comments:

  1. It's bright sunshine here but bitterly cold - allegedly 8 deg today but there's a very brisk cold wind which reduces the temperature. I'm not sitting on the patio until it's a lot warmer!

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    1. We usually manage just one day in February. Will try this afternoon.

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  2. Yesterday sounds unpleasant. It looks a bit like rain here at the moment (just because I hung the washing out, I am sure!). xx

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    1. Managed to keep washing out in a stiff breeze for 45 minutes before it was brought in. Oddly enough it was half dry.

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  3. That's exactly the same recipe I use to make sponge cakes, it's just so simple isn't it and I do that when I am making a banana loaf two, literally just adding mashed up banana to the mixture.

    It was a lovely morning this morning, very fresh, and although it tried to rain the sun won the battle for a while.

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    1. Warm enough on the patio for a quick cuppa but it gradually got colder as the day wore on.

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  4. I hope you got to have tea outside. Oops see that you did.

    Sun is shining here but it is still below freezing.

    God bless.

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    1. For about 15 minutes but it started to get cold. First attempt successful!

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