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Hi Samantha,
Everything on your blog looks very yummy. I think I will try and follow you up on some of the recipes. Also… though it’s the klutzy cook’s, the web page surely is one of the neatest around!!!
Thanks Tijana. Have fun trying the recipes. Sam
Hi there! Great to sign up and can’t wait try your receipes. Are some of these Nigela Lawsons receipes as well? Cheers
Manik
Hi Manik, glad you’ve joined us. The recipes are ones that I have developed or made at home using recipes from many different sources (including Nigella’s cookbooks). Where applicable, I mention where the recipe has come from. Hope you enjoy them
Please advise best way to cream butter and sugar without butter splitting.
Kind Regards
Pat
Hi Pat, I have never had any trouble with butter and sugar splitting while creaming. Always make sure the butter is soft, but not too soft. I generally use a hand mixer or my Kitchenaid stand mixer for doing this and start it off slowly until the butter and sugar are combined then speed it up and mix for a few minutes until the mix is light and fluffy. You can do this in a food processor but the mix doesn’t get the same aeration as a mixer. I would suggest the cause of splitting would be the butter – perhaps it’s too soft. Another option would be to try a different brand – some are definitely better than others.
Also, another technique I have been using lately because it’s quick and easy is simply putting the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and then using a metal spoon to push all the mix together. For recipes where a light and fluffy mix isn’t needed, this method is sufficient e.g. biscuits, slices
Good luck and I hope this helps. Sam
I cooked this Christmas pudding for 2012 & it was a total Success!! I added prunes (authentic ‘plums’) to make the pudding a genuine Christmas Plum Pudding – but otherwise followed the recipe – it was spectacularly easy and I thank you very much – the slow cooker is certainly the secret – I stored my pudding in the bowl for a month before Christmas and reheated for an hour in the slow cooker on Christmas Day.
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… stored the plum pudding – in the fridge – in the bowl it was cooked in – and just reheated in the slow cooker…
Hi Amanda, I’m glad it worked so well. Totally agree, it is the only way to go! Mine was delicious this year too