I needed to occupy myself with something. A new project, something to keep me busy. So the hubs threw me a challenge a few weeks back. Think Julie & Julia but on a smaller scale. So he gave me 6 months. The deal - 30 recipes (they didn't have to be my own original recipes) and to write this all down as if I'm creating a recipe book. I was pretty game. My baking has taken a little hiatus lately and I wanted to get back at it. What's more, the kitchen now boost a spanking new electric oven - none of all that convention cum microwave nonsense! We can finally fit 4 muffin trays into the oven!
So to kick-off my little project, we got down to working on a lemon loaf. Taken from this gorgeous recipe book " Baked" present to me by my dear Aunt Veron. The recipes in this book are great. The best brownie I've baked was from here. The marble bundt cake didn't fail either. Its in the little details that make the recipes in this book work so well. The ingredients are a little fussier where it's not just all-purpose flour but a mixture of cake & all-purpose flour. The techniques are precise where you're called specifically to fold not with a whisk but a spatula.
Today's lemon loaf was a huge success. The kitchen smelled so good all afternoon, the Dad couldn't resist a slice even though we just finished dinner.
So stay tune as I work on this recipe collection of mine. Next week, we're attempting kaya - a local egg & coconut custard jam. Ambitious I say, but I've a greedy husband to feed.
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