"To Make Spice Cakes"
I finally got all the ingredients together to make my Magna Faire entry tomorrow. It's amazing how difficult it is to find currants -- I nabbed several boxes off the holiday baking aisle just so I won't have to go through this again the next time I make it.
Dugal went to Fresh Market yesterday for the saffron; it's the only place that carries it in packs that cost less than $16.00. Anyway, they were still out of the small packs after Thanksgiving. He asked a cashier about it, and he went to see if there was any in stock that hadn't been shelved. There wasn't. Long story short, after a bit of general conversation, the cashier ended up *giving* him a $16 bottle of saffron. Happy holidays to me.
I was going to make butter -- to add to the "complexity" angle -- but that didn't pan out. It's OK, though; I have several ideas of things to do to add complexity for future runs at this entry.
In other baking news, I'm making another book-related recipe for this weekend: a Cream Cheese Pound Cake with an Almond Pudding Ribbon. And I'm taking a stab at the Bacon Baklava, using maple syrup instead of honey in the syrup.
Looks like the Treat Fairy will be at Magna Faire!
Dugal went to Fresh Market yesterday for the saffron; it's the only place that carries it in packs that cost less than $16.00. Anyway, they were still out of the small packs after Thanksgiving. He asked a cashier about it, and he went to see if there was any in stock that hadn't been shelved. There wasn't. Long story short, after a bit of general conversation, the cashier ended up *giving* him a $16 bottle of saffron. Happy holidays to me.
I was going to make butter -- to add to the "complexity" angle -- but that didn't pan out. It's OK, though; I have several ideas of things to do to add complexity for future runs at this entry.
In other baking news, I'm making another book-related recipe for this weekend: a Cream Cheese Pound Cake with an Almond Pudding Ribbon. And I'm taking a stab at the Bacon Baklava, using maple syrup instead of honey in the syrup.
Looks like the Treat Fairy will be at Magna Faire!