Version 1 this is the one I made today Val
8oz sr flour
5oz softened butter
5oz brown sugar
3oz sultanas
1lb mincemeat
2 eggs
Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix together
turn into greased cake tin
bake 13/4 hrs at 160degC mine actually took 2 hrs but that could have been my oven, I also covered with foil near the end to stop the top burning
version 2
100g butter
75gr brown sugar
2 beaten eggs
150gr sr flour
225gr mincemeat
1 tablespoon of water
cream fat, sugar and eggs
fold in flour , then mincemeat, then water
put in greased shallow tin or muffin tins
bake 170degC for about 30 mins
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Multigrain loaf in the breadmaker for husband's work sarnies. I'll mix the dough up later for another go at a no-knead overnight prove bread. Will try it less wet this time and see what difference that makes. It's such a nice bread, even if it is flatter than I would like......the open texture, crust and lovely taste makes it one of the best breads I've tried. And it makes lovely crunchy toast.
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Sue, I have a pyrex measuring jug at home which is 'off-kilter' - the printed measure on the outside isn't quite right - it's too high on the glass.
I wonder if that is the problem with your bread ... ?
I discovered this because every time I measured with it, the dough was too wet, so I used another (plastic) one that had the measure embedded in the plastic, and they've always turned out okay using the plastic one!!
Oh well, let's see how your 'less wet' loaf fares!
Good luck.
Val, I've also got a Pyrex jug which is more or less useless for accurate measurements......as the measurements have worn off
However, for the bread I've been using cups.....a small mug to be precise - 3 cups of flour to 1 1/2 cups of water. I add a whole cup of water, followed by splashes out of the half-full cup. My splashes have obviously been a bit too big thus far......will use less this time. I do tend to be a bit haphazard and relaxed with measurements!
learning to love veg…..except celery :-O
I made the mincemeat cake today - thanks Eileen - and I hadn't warmed my butter beforehand, so, into the microwave for a few seconds with the light brown sugar, and then creamed the mixture.
No sultanas in the cupboard, so I added a tub of glace cherries.
I put foil over the cake for the first half an hour, it took just 1 hr 15 mins to cook completely, and it is so light. Looking forward to the afternoon cuppa, just to taste the cake.
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