2020 Great British Bake Off - 80's week
I am a 90’s baby. When I think of the 80’s I think, leg warmers, great music, workout DVDs and shoulder pads; I do not think of food. It was really fun this week realising that some of my favourite dishes came out of that era. I always thought if I could go back to an era, that it would be the 80’s. Working girl, fashion, big afro hair, punk rock, “old school” the cusp of computing and apple, The Breakfast Club, Star Wars, Fame; the 80’s were classic. But enough about that - let’s get to the food.
SIGNATURE:
Quiche
TECHNICAL:
Jam and custard finger doughnuts
SHOWSTOPPER:
Ice cream cake
“It’s the best time, the best time ever”
Ingredients
170g plain flour
55g caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
55g butter
80ml milk
1 egg
Toppings
1/2 pack frozen strawberries
30g icing sugar
1/2 lemon (juice)
1 tsp date syrup
Or
45g chocolate
5g butter
Sprinkles
Method
Preheat oven 180ºc/350ºf/gas mark 6
Grease doughnut moulds
In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and salt - combine
In a separate bowl, melt the butter (microwave 10 sec) add in the milk
Add the egg to the wet (milk) ingridents and mix to combine
Then add to the dry (flour) ingridents and mix until everything is incorporated and no lumps (you can use a standing dough mix if you have it)
Place dough in the frigdge for 5/10 mins
Scoop dough (with spoon or piping bag) into your doughnut tray- half way up (should be around 8 doughnuts)
Spray or spread melted butter on top for golden look
Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins until golden
Remove and cool completely
Whilst waiting, add your frozen strawberries to a saucepan, and cook
Once they are soft, mash them all together
Once "jam" like, add in the icing sugar, lemon juice and date syrup
Sieve into a bowl. The left over (Strawberry) mixture is your jam - use the liquid part for smoothies or oats
Or
Melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave for 30 secs
Let cool for 2 mins before topping the doughnnut with them
Once jam/chocolate and doughnuts are cooled.
Spread the topping on top of the doughnut, add sprinkles and leave to cool or place in the fridge.
“I’m so chuffed with myself... maybe I can bake”
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