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Very crumbly oat biscuits

Asked on 22 Oct 2018 by frances therese

Thanks Lindsey for replying to query re Oat Crunchies, from video image Delia's
look very wholesome, not at all oily & didn't crumble when she divided them in tin, mine crumble when even when i use full amount of sugar & taste more of butter than oats, are they meant to be oily & taste of butter rather than of oats?
Thanks for your support, Frances Therese.

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About the best roast potatoes..

Asked on 21 Oct 2018 by Emma

Hi. Is it best to roast potatoes in a shallow tray or a deeper roasting tin ? I have a shallow tray of about 2cms and a tin with sides of 7cm.
Thanks

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Reducing the sugar and fat in Oat Crunchies

Asked on 21 Oct 2018 by frances therese

Hi Lindsey, made Whole Oat Crunchies reducing sugar to 50g,
i found them very sweet, is it possible to make them without sugar or to reduce sugar to 10g or 15g?
on removing biscuits from oven there were little bubbles of butter bubbling at bottom of tin these did subside when biscuits cooled, i didn't oil baking parchment but it was very oily, and biscuits were oily to eat, the predominant taste was butter not oats, is it possible to reduce butter? thanks Frances Therese.

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Christmas Pudding in the Microwave

Asked on 21 Oct 2018 by Wee Peggy

Is it possible to heat the Christmas pudding recipe in the microwave rather than do the second steaming on Christmas day? If so how long would it take in a 900W microwave?

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Using raw eggs in recipes

Asked on 20 Oct 2018 by Barbara Stern

Loved the sound of the Squidgy Chocolate Cake. Am I right in saying that the filling has raw egg whites in It?

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Fan oven temperature...

Asked on 19 Oct 2018 by Gillybird

Hi! When a recipe states a degree C, is this for fan or regular ovens please? I’m about to make the Roquefort cheesecake and need an accurate temperature .......

Regards

Gill

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