Today I've managed to do 3 out of 4 - a fab 5 mile run this morning, a relaxed couple of hours on the sofa this afternoon, crocheting away at my spotty blanket while watching Penguins of Madagascar with my youngest, and a lovely hour or so baking with my middle child. We don't do this so often now, so it was a real treat. He made Snickerdoodles (from How to be a domestic goddess) and I made a pizza dough (for our tea) and some hot cross buns. The pizza dough rose quickly and enormously; the hot cross buns took an age to increase in size - and then needed a second proving, so I've only just finished baking them.
It was quite a complicated recipe with tea involved (supposed to be Earl Grey, but I substituted Lady Grey as that's all I could find) - it's in this month's Waitrose Kitchen magazine. I have just sampled one and I don't think the tea flavour really comes through and it was a bit on the dry side, but I'm sure they'll taste ok toasted tomorrow. Hot cross buns are a favourite in our house so I'm intending to make another batch over the weekend (I think I'll try a different recipe though).
Tomorrow we have the rare luxury of no sporting engagements for the boys, and I don't need to go or a run as it's taper time, so I'm planning an extremely relaxed (=lazy) morning of reading, pottering and staying in my pyjamas till lunchtime!
It was quite a complicated recipe with tea involved (supposed to be Earl Grey, but I substituted Lady Grey as that's all I could find) - it's in this month's Waitrose Kitchen magazine. I have just sampled one and I don't think the tea flavour really comes through and it was a bit on the dry side, but I'm sure they'll taste ok toasted tomorrow. Hot cross buns are a favourite in our house so I'm intending to make another batch over the weekend (I think I'll try a different recipe though).
Tomorrow we have the rare luxury of no sporting engagements for the boys, and I don't need to go or a run as it's taper time, so I'm planning an extremely relaxed (=lazy) morning of reading, pottering and staying in my pyjamas till lunchtime!
Oh what bliss! Congratulations on getting a day to do such brilliant things! And I love the idea of spending time with your middle child. Finding something to do with our middle one that either his older brother or younger sister didn't gatecrash was always a problem.... still is!
ReplyDeleteAnd however they taste, the buns look really good.
Thanks! Definitely look better than they taste, but it doesn't seem to have put anyone off so far. It was lovely cooking with my middle child - it's something we must try to make time to do more regularly.
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