I've finally made my way back after the past week, who would have thought a gimpy black lab could have made such an impact on my life. Thank you Utah, you were a blessing from the angels.
A big thanks to those who left comments this week, especially to Sue and Wendy for the wonderful poems about the loss a beloved furry friend.
I managed to do a little baking yesterday, the usual loaf of bread - light wholemeal and oat.

Special request from Tony was a fruit cake. I thought I'd give my Nana's favourite boiled fruit cake recipe a whirl, its been years since I've made this.
Here it is, the recipe was either cut out of The Courier Mail or The Telegraph and stuck on a piece of cardboard from a shoebox.

Click on the picture for the recipe. If you have problems reading it let me know.
A few notes on the recipe - I used 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, line the cake tin with two layers of paper, brown paper if possible. Daph cooked her cake at 350F/180C degrees, I would try 160C as the cake started to brown and cook to quickly. I cooked it for about an hour and 15 minutes.

If you fancy a little buttery french goodness then pop over to Down to Earth Forum and check out my Brioche tutorial in Adventures in Bread Making.

Hope you have a lovely day
Cheers
Lisa
5 comments:
Glad that you are feeling better. Your bread looks delicious.
It's hard losing a much loved pet. That brioche looks rather yummy, might take a look at your tutorial!
Thanks I am feeling better, I still have me moments thou.
Sue you'll love the brioche, you can make it in your bread maker!
That cake & Brioche look fantastic!Have got to give them both a try.
Thanks Chook, hope you enjoy them.
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