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Questions
Gluten-free Baking
I was wondering if Delia had information about gluten free baking anywhere?
Overcooked Christmas Cake
I've just made this cake, and didn't look at it for 4 hours as instructed. At that point it seemed ready so I took it out of the oven. Disastrously the edges are completely hard and overcooked. My oven is a brand new smeg range and I cooked the cake as instructed. The middle of the cake seems OK. This is such a waste, I'm going to have to start again. How do I make sure the middle is cooked without overcooking the sides? And yes, I did double line the tin.
Missing Easy Onions!
After using recipes from “Delia’s how to cheat” I’ve become a great fan of Eazy onions but recently they have been unobtainable in my local supermarkets. Is there another brand I could use?
Forgot to add the cinnamon!
Made the mincemeat last night but forgot to add the cinnamon! Am I better not adding it now? Or shall I add once it’s out of the oven? I do have a cinnamon stick I could put on top of the mixture but can’t get ground cinnamon till the shops open!!
Cooking smaller Christmas Puddings in a slow cooker
Hi I have just read your reply to cooking a Christmas pudding in'a slow cooker. I would like to make 2 smaller puddings with Delia's recipe, should I reduce the cooking time please?
Many thanks
Making mor Goulash!
Hi, We have a dinner party arranged for next Saturday and I'd like to make a goulash, I can see many recipes for it but only for 4 people and we have 6 people eating. Can I just double up the ingredients to ensure I have enough or is there more to it than that?
TC