To make up for being lazy, I am recalling a couple of baking stories before getting on with the Muffins...
1) Brownie Attempt 3. It looked like a brownie, it smelt like a brownie. HOWEVER, I could only call it a brownie 2 days after because I think it was a bit undercooked. Having said that, it was edible and definitely a success. I will be trying to bake brownies using another recipe to see if I can get a better result.
2) Chocolate and vanilla shortbread rolls. - Let's not even go there! Another case of not following the recipe. Taste tester quote after shoving a shortbread cookie in his mouth: Its like a dry wall blocking my mouth!
I should mention that the above two were make using the Green and Blacks Recipe book. I will be sticking to my Children's Baking Book from now on..
Muffin Attempts - Lemon and Blueberry
After a shaky start, and adding a few more minutes cooking time (I have yet to master the big fan oven) I am proud to call this best muffins made yet. The blueberries were not as sweet as I hoped, but this may be due to it being winter, or being bought from Waitrose instead of Tescos as per last time. The muffin itself was light and fluffy, and had a hint of lemon and blueberry but could definitely done with more lemon and sugar to create that taste bud explosion.
Conclusion: Call me Muffin Maker Mei from now on! Seriously though I need to try different blueberries, and add a smidge bit more of sugar. Also sort out the oven as half of the tray were looking amazing, and the rest rather anaemic!
p.s. A certain duck like friend made very good truffles today, probably on par with the muffins. I need to get cracking with perfecting these recipes otherwise title of pastry chef may be lost forever...
