Cookie cutters

I bought a useful set of cookie cutters yesterday so I can make tarts a little bit easier. And how better to try them out with than with these Jane Grigson bakewell tarts?

The sweet shortcrust pastry is 6 oz flour, 3 oz butter, 1 oz sugar. Here my cookie cutters come into play. Unfortunately a cookie cutter isn’t a lot of use if, like me, you’re useless at rolling out pastry.

After cooking for about 25 minutes:

Hmmm … slightly undercooked inside as you can see. As for the taste, I think that a little bit of almond essence wouldn’t have gone amiss.

Having said all that, I’ve eaten three of these today.

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8 Responses to “Cookie cutters”

  1. ふみねこ Says:

    These days, I’m really worrying about your health…

  2. miki Says:

    Hiya, daddy.
    Congratulations on you got cookie cutters.

    By the way when you think or decide waht
    cook yourself everyday ?

  3. rich Says:

    To Miki,

    When I’m feeling hungry. Like now!
    Actually I’ve got a whole list of hundreds of recipes that I haven’t tried yet. The problem usually is finding the ingredients (good meat and vegetables) because there are very few good food shops in England.

    Rich.

  4. rich Says:

    Today I think I’m going to try a bread and butter pudding. That’s because I happen to have lots of stale white bread lying around from Monday.

    Rich.

  5. rich Says:

    フミネコへ
    I’m making bread and butter pudding today!

  6. ふみねこ Says:

    Without butter, right?

  7. rich Says:

    Fumineko:
    Eh??? Don’t be daft!
    Rich.

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