Friday Food File: Easy Tips To Start Baking

Hi, how's it going?

As I spoke in my previous post about starting to cook, baking is definitely the same in the  daunting situation. There is still the a different variety you can bake- cakes, cookies, slices, pies etc but a lot sweeter and spice.

Here I have come with another post of easy tips this time baking!

Measure out ingredients:
The first thing you should do is measure out every ingredient  on the ingredient list before baking. This will make baking easier so your not doing everything at once.

Example: if a recipe says eggs lightly beaten- crack the egg into separate bowl and whisked. It's quite simple.

Read the recipe carefully:
When I'm finding a new baking recipe or reading through my baking book I read the recipe carefully. It's good to read  to check if you don't have a certain item or type of method you haven't done.

Form a routine:
When you have the ingredients ready to go, read the recipe get into forming your own baking routine. Make the routine simple:

Preheat oven, measure ingredients, bake and place in the oven, clean dishes, make icing etc.

Don't overthink:
When it comes to decorating, you don't need to overthink it needs to be perfect have fun!

What are your baking tips?

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Friday Food File: Nachos

Hi guys, how it going?

If your a lover of Mexican food  like me and love nachos then I have a easy recipe for you all to have as a Friday night dinner. It's pretty simple and easy to make.

Ingredients:
1-2 handfuls of shredded cooked chicken
1-2 bags of corn chips of choice.
1 can of mild/medium salsa.
 Handful of mozzarella cheese
Optional Ingredients: black beans, jalapenos, sauté onion and capsicum.

Method:
1. Tear chicken off into shreds and put into a mixing bowl.
2. Put salsa in and mix in with the chicken.
3.Lay out corn chips onto the tray
4. spoon out the chicken and salsa mix on the chips.
5. Put after handful of mozzarella cheese over the corn chips and salsa mix.
6. Place into the oven at 180c for 10-15 mins or until cheese is brown.

Then serve with sour cream or any sauce you like!

Enjoy!

Love Jordyn x

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Friday Food File: Afghans Biscuits

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Growing up my mum would bake  different kinds of cakes, biscuits slices etc. One of my favourite is Afghans biscuits. Their cocoa and cornflakes mixed together with a chocolate icing and coconut. It's so good, here's the recipe below:

Ingredients:

150g butter

1/3 cup of brown sugar

1 egg lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup plain flour

2 tablespoon of cocoa

1/3 cup coconut

1 1/2 cup of cornflakes

How to make it:

1. Preheat oven to 180c and lay out trays with baking paper.

2. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl, then add egg and vanilla beat until mixed together.

3.Add the sifted flour and cocoa along with cornflakes and coconut.

4. Once mixed together, put spoonful of mixture onto the oven tray. Then put in the oven for 20 minutes.

5. Then to make icing: add icing sugar, cocoa and abit of milk. Mix together until it becomes thick, adding milk at a small portion at a time.

6. Spread the icing over the biscuit and sprinkle or dip in coconut.

Enjoy x.

What are your childhood biscuit recipes?

P.S I have changed the name of food related post from foodie Friday to Friday food file!

Love Jordyn

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