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I decided to have a bit of a break from baking as the Gingerbread and the Banana Cake were both reasonable in size so didnt want to fill up the baking cupboard anymore. Wastage was not the idea of this exercise...

The cupbaord is almost empty so next on the list is AFGANS, check back tomorrow to see how they turned out!

Last night i had a craving for "Pancakes page 212", at 1.30am! ( i had just finished work ) so out came the bowl and Edmonds book.
All mixed up and ready to go, the pan hot and the butter sizzling....first ladle of mixture in.  I decided to check the first pancake before making all of them, as im used to adding sugar to the mix.  They were perfect for SAVOURY but as i was wanting more of a SWEET kick, without adding the sugar factory to the top top of my pancake, i decided this recipe really did need some sugar, so i mixed in some brown sugar, 1/2 cup to exact and a little more milk to bring the consistancy back to the orginal batch. mmmm much better.

I felt like adding a bit of pineapple to the mix so i sauteed some pineapple in butter and then when lightly golden i added my pancake mix....mmmmm  Even the hubby tried a bit and ordered one for himself.

This recipe just got added ( with the brown sugar ) to my personal recipe book. 

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Tuesday 03/05/11 Jumping into the kitchen

I last left off jumping into the kitchen....i didn't just jump into the kitchen, i jumped up and down IN the kitchen.  Once i pulled out my "Gingerbread  page 48" and "Banana Cake, page 44 " out of the oven.

No real dramas to report with the Banana Cake, i have made this recipe many times and enjoyed making it again. Moist, light and full of banana chunks YUM! I'm going to ice the remaining half with a passionfruit icing, that's right only half of the cake remains from my baking adventure on Sunday.

Gingerbread was amazing! I actually set out to make Hokey Pokey Biscuits, but I wasnt paying attention and once I had the butter, sugar and golden syrup  in the bowl I kicked straight into creaming it....WHOOPS.  SO I stopped smartly and flicked through the book until I had found another recipe that had the same ingredients and the steps I had already done, thus coming up with Gingerbread, the only thing I was missing was crystallised ginger.  I replaced this with fresh finely chopped ginger, I'm not sure how much of a difference it made, but my result was awesome!

The only concern with my growing biscuit barrels is my growing ass...so, before doing anymore baking, cooking, or eating, I joined the gym, and today, I killed myself in a box squad class....if I'm hurting now, I hate to think how my body is going to feel in the morning.

I'm having a break from 'edmonds cooking school' tonight and hubby is going to cook up a storm and show me how its done.

Tomorrow is a new day and I'm not sure what page its going to fall on....