I don’t know how many times I have written about my love of
books so I won’t go into too much detail all you need to know is that I love
books. Okay? Okay, so I have been trying to figure out a way to combine
my love of books and food for a while now on a regular basis and I think I have found a fuss free easy way to do it!
Basically I am going to be baking and making from whatever novel or children's book or autobiography that inspires me to do so! See that wasn't so hard! Originally I was going to make it a linky post, but I started to find that a bit stressful. The stress of getting people involved etc... however I think I've come up with an easy solution for that too! See the notes below!
I hope to do this at least once a month, possible 2 as I actually have a list of stuff I have been wanting to make inspired by my favorite books! This month I was inspired by Paddington and here's what I made!
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My girls and I went to see Paddington with some friends
before Christmas and they loved it. It is very cute! After that my girls started asking for their
Paddington book to be read at bedtime. Then they dug out their Paddington
Cookery Book and insisted we make something from it.
They choose Huffkins! I tried to convince them to make something
else, because I didn't want them to be disappointed. See bread and I have a
love hate relationship. Meaning it either loves me or hates me and I never know
which it will be!
However, love or luck or something was on my side the other
night when we made these! They turned out just fine! The girls loved filling the indent with marmalade and
munching on them before bed!
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Huffkins
500g plain flour
50g butter
pinch of salt
2 tsp sugar
7g fast action yeast
120ml milk
120ml water
12 tsp marmalade
Start by sifting the flour and rubbing the cold butter into
it, to make it look like breadcrumbs. Stir in the salt and sugar before adding
the yeast, leave to the side while you heat the milk and water together until
it’s just warm to the touch. Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients
before pouring in the heated milk and water. Using a wooden spoon start to
bring the dough together, once it’s started use your hand to finish making the
dough into a big ball. On a clean counter surface knead the dough for a few
minutes until the dough is smooth and completely combined. Place in a clean
bowl and leave in a warm place to rise for an hour.
Heat the oven to 220C and lightly grease a baking tray.
Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces the best you can, then gently roll them
into balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Press them down lightly to
slightly flatten them, then using your thumb press a hole in the middle of each
one (this was the girls favorite part.) Leave them for another 20 minutes to
rise, or until they double in size. Once they are ready, bake in the preheated
oven for 20 minutes. They should have a lightly tan/brown color to them, place
a teaspoon of marmalade in each indent and enjoy while reading Paddington
stories!
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What is your favorite Paddington story? Leave a comment below! Mine will always
have to be the original and first book about how the Browns came to have him
living at their house!
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Looking for inspiration? Here are a few of my old posts that
were inspired by books I have read!
- Harry Potter series by JK Rowling: I made a Snitch Cake, Pumpkin Pasties, and Rock Cakes!
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: Forgotten Blackberry Pudding from the Hempstock Farm
- Cupcakes at Carrington's by Alexandra Brown: Everything is not as it seems Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges: Slo-Mo Cupcakes
I've been wanting to make Huffkins for ages! I am inspired by yours. x
ReplyDeleteThey have been on my list for a while too!! Definitely give them a go, I'd like to see yours and how they turn out for you!!
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