..lay a little egg for me Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I have often wondered about muffins but thought they had to be made on the day you eat them- just couldnt face getting up half an hour earlier to make them. Do you make them the day you eat them or will they keep a couple of days and/ or do you freeze them (':)') Sorry, HennyPenny...just caught up with this thread (forgotten I had posted!). My muffins seem to keep OK for about 3-4 days before starting to taste not quite so good. But, to be honest, they are usually all eaten before then! I think the amount of eggs has something to do with keeping qualities because scones do not keep well, but do keep better when made with an egg. Some muffin recipies seem to have fewer eggs than the one I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 No problem. Thanks for the info. Have made some muffins and they went down well, I also made the rhubarb ones ( posted somewhere else i think). I liked them but the children spotted the rhubarb!, Incidently i made them using strwberrry yoghurt instead of the butter milk and vanilla essence instead of almond essence and they also seemed to freeze well. I also have made two batches of victoria sponge tray bake which also freezes well. Need to try some more recipes(':roll:') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 These are lovely, I stored them in a tupperware for a few days and they kept fine, after a few days I'd eaten them all up anyway! And it's a good recipe for using up a soft banana. They are quite sweet so the sultana tip is recommended. If you are experimental you could try reducing the margarine and adding another banana instead. I haven't tried any of the other fruit variations but they sound good! Banana Flapjack What You Need (makes 8-10 flapjacks) 75g (3oz) polyunsaturated margarine 2 tablespoons honey 75g (3oz) soft brown sugar 1 large banana mashed 200g (8oz) rolled oats (porridge oats) How To Make It Preheat oven to 180C/360F/Gas Mark 4. Place the margarine, honey and sugar into a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the banana and oats, and mix thoroughly. Press into a lightly greased small square baking tin (approx. 1 inch deep). Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool completely before removing from the tin. Store in an air-tight container. Try making different flapjacks: Banana and sultana flapjack: add half a cup of sultanas and reduce the sugar content by 25g (1oz). Instead of banana try other fruits such as pureed/finely chopped apple, peaches or apricots. I've Stolen this I'm not very good at cooking, but presumably even a spanner like me (in the kitchen ) could attempt this? I feel I may be popular with my parents now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm sure you'll manage that one easily Chris .....and lots of others on here as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looks very nice....and I've got a couple of bananas in the fruit bowl which aren't in their first flush of youth, and the family are fed up of banana cake. Will give that a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Flap jack is just great for lunch boxes as its just as good whatever the weather as it doesent go soggy. Its so easy to make. We make honey flapjack lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Lots of great ideas to try. Am going to try and restart this thread for purely selfish reasons, we have decided that from September boys will be having packed lunches for school, (can you believe that we have spent nearly seven hundred pounds on school lunches this year?). So, am looking for general (easy!) ideas for lunchboxes, boys eat most things, but not much meat as I am veggie. Any ideas/recipes gratefully received so that I can try them out over the summer hols to find out which are a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well I can recommend flapjacks both non dairy and banana - on downside never have any oats as I make them a lot - must start doing en masse and freezing - does anyone know where I can buy huge bags of oats from please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I do!! If you look back far enough you will find a thread started by me because I accidentally bought a 3kg bag of oats instead of a 1kg bag I thought I'd never get through them! - but we did....and bought another www.goodnessdirect.co.uk I order all my dry goods, household stuff, canned tomatoes etc. from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks Lesley - will have a look at site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I always make a batch of bread rolls and sliced bread on the weekends, and freeze them for us to use in the week. I always freeze the bread in individual slices to stop it sticking, perfect for poached egg on toast for breakfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
