TARRAGON & THYME

Lets just say I have been in the mood to play with cooking this weekend and I have really enjoyed it. Rooted me down, given me perspective after weeks of not being able to settle to anything. But I love cooking and I love food and lets just say the bread machine has been dusted down a little. Dinner Rolls makes a dozen Ingredients 1 1/4 cups water 4 tablespoons of butter 1 egg beaten 3 cups white bread flour 2 tablespoons of dry milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast Plus 1 egg beaten to brush the top of the rolls Method Follow the general instructions for your individual bread machine Using the normal or dough mode put the ingredients into your machine in the recommended order for your machine Take the dough out when it bleeps Divide the dough into 12 balls and shape Place on a greased baking sheet cover with cling film or with a clean tea towel Leave to rise/prove somewhere warm for about 40 minutes Brush each roll with beaten egg Bake in a pre-heated ove...

I love Pizza but the prices they charge really do take the biscuit. (Excuse the pun) I have therefore been experimenting with doing my own home made versions. They are also a good way of using up all those bits and pieces that accumulate in the fridge and end up getting thrown away. Ingredients 1 cup of water 3 cups of white bread flour (I Used Waitrose Canadian Extra Strong Bread Flour) 1 1/2 tablespoon dry milk powder 2 tablespoon sugar 1 tsp of salt 2 teaspoons of dried easy action yeast (I used Allisons) Method (I have to use a breadmaker as I cannot knead very well because of the arthritis in my hands. I wish I was able to but I just cannot even though I have tried). I therefore use the dough hook on my Kenwood or the bread machine for doing the kneading. Always use your own individual breadmakers general instructions set the breadmaker to the dough setting the machine I have used a Pizza setting which is the dough setting for this particular machine. put the ingredients in the p...

I have found this recipe to have a go at in the morning in the bread machine. I thought I would post the details in case you also wanted to have a go at this. Ingredients: 210ml/7 1/2 fl oz/scan 1 cup of milk 1 egg 450g/1lb/4 cups unbleached white bread flour 7.5ml/1 1/2 tsp mixed spice [also known as apple pie spice] 2.5ml/ 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 2.5ml/ 1/2 tsp of salt 50g/2 oz/1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar 50g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter 7.5ml/1 1/2 tsp easy blen (rapid rise) dried yeast 75g/3oz/scant 1/2 cup currants 25g/1 oz/3 tablespoon sultanas (golden raisins) 25g/1oz/3 tablespoon cut mixed (candied) peel For the Pastry Crosses 50g/2 oz/1/2 cup plain (all purpose) flour 25g/1 oz/2 tablespoon margarine For the Glaze 30ml/2 tablespoon milk 25g/1 oz/2 tablespoon caster sugar Makes approximately 12 Pour the milk and egg into the bread pan. Reverse the order in which you add the liquid and dry ingredients if your machine requires this. Sprinkle over the flour, ensuring that it covers t...