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Oven Settings...

Asked on 16 Jun 2019 by Judith Cook

On cookery videos is oven temperature quoted for fan ovens or standard non fan ovens?

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Crumbly Oate Slices

Asked on 15 Jun 2019 by Joleen Hayes

I recently made for a church tea some apricot oat squares - at least that was the intention - but when I tried to get them out of the tin in neat pieces they just fell apart. Why?

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About Delia';s Preserved Ginger Cake

Asked on 15 Jun 2019 by corrie

Hi lindsey
I have two questions to ask you please. I have just made the preserved ginger cake. The first question is when it comes out of the oven and is cooling on a rack do I cover it with a clean tea towel. The next question is once it is iced how long does it stay out drying before I put it in a tin.
Many thanks
Elaine

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Making a larger Trecle Pudding

Asked on 15 Jun 2019 by Joanmbrennan

I'm interested in making the steamed treacle sponge pudding.
The recipe serves 6-8 and is made in a 2 pint pudding basin.
Can you tell me how to scale up the recipe to serve more people when made in a 3.5 pint (1.75 litre) basin?

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Muffins not as expected!

Asked on 14 Jun 2019 by Alansawyer0219

Hello Lindsey. I’ve just made Delia’s Marmalade muffins, I followed the instructions to the letter but found they rose nicely in the oven for the first 8 minutes or so but gradually as time went on the top centres started to dip. I didn’t open the oven at any stage during cooking and only observed through the glass door. At 25 minutes I removed from the oven and found the tops were slightly overdone but the centre of each muffin very moist as if the cake hadn’t cooked properly ie they’d gone sad. I have an electric fan oven so set the temperature for 180°C.

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