This afternoon after lunch, Eden and I have had a baking session to make Easter biscuits and hot cross buns. We have made Easter biscuits before but it is a very long time since I made my own hot cross buns because I never seemed to have time when I was working.
It's always fun to cook with Eden especially when she gets a bit impatient to get on with the bits she likes best such as rolling out the biscuit dough and cutting out the shapes. She reminded me not to put too much casia oil in this year as last time I had a slight mishap and ended up putting in more than twice as much as I should have so they were a trifle 'hot' on the taste buds to say the least, but they all got eaten anyway.
Another thing Eden just can't wait for is for whatever it is we're making to finish cooking so that we can try one just to make sure that they're OK!
Well the Easter biscuits turned out absolutely fine so she can take some home because only she and Amber, her sister, will eat them.
When we had made the biscuits we made the hot cross buns which also turned out well too, so when they were cool, I made some glaze and covered them. Eden took some biscuits and buns round the the elderly gent around the corner and when she came back we tried the bun that wasn't quite as round as the rest.
I had forgotten how much nicer the home made ones are compared to shop bought. They were slightly crisp and well rounded instead of flat and soggy and they didn't stick in a lump on the roof of my mouth either.
So, I've put some in the freezer and Eden will take hers home tomorrow to put in the freezer for Friday.
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