What to do with your lemons

Treesy


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:27

Lemon Syrup Loaf Cake



Cake

Butter (hard marg like Evim, Sana) – 125g

Sugar – 200g

2 Eggs

Zest 1 medium lemon

Self raising flour 175g

(or plain/sade flour/un with 1 pkt baking powder/hamur kabartma tozu)

Pinch salt

4 tablespoons milk



Syrup

Juice 1 and a half lemons

100g sugar



Oven – 180 degrees C, gas mark 4 ----- 45 mins (check by sticking toothpick in – should come out clean)



Cake

1. Line (bread) loaf tin with greaseproof paper (Pisirme Kagidi)

2. Cream butter (soften little first) and sugar together.

3. Add eggs and lemon zest – beat well

4. Add salt and flour slowly (and baking powder if using plain flour) – fold in gently but thoroughly.

5. Now add milk

6. Spoon into tin – bake 45 mins.



Syrup

7. Heat sugar and syrup GENTLY stir until sugar all dissolves and simmer for 5-10 mins. (Do not leave or put heat up high or you will have sticky black mess and a destroyed pan – I’ve done it )



Take cake out of oven, cool for couple of mins, p

Treesy


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:28

Take cake out of oven, cool for couple of mins, pierce cake several times with toothpick or similar and spoon the syrup over. Leave cake in tin until cold.



Enjoy.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:33

Coincidentally I made this today Treesy but I call it Lemon Drizzle cake. One thing I would say is my cake definitely was not cooked in 45 minutes it was nearer 60. This was in a normal oven at 180. I also made one a few weeks ago but cooked it in a fan oven at 160 and it still took nearer an hour to cook.



It was lovely by the way and I am definitely not a cake maker!

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:33

Treesy

"What to do with your lemons"

Squeeze them of course.

BillyB


Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 436

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:34

sqeeze em!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:35

Bliimey Trish, I'll have to make 300 of these to use up the lemons ;¬)



Groucho... soon to be seen being dragged back out to sea by Whale Rescue!

Treesy


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 406

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:40

Joandjelly



yeah it is called that too,



I do cook 2 at a time every time -so dont know if that makes a difference - but 45 mins has always worked for me - ive got a fan assisted and actually put it on 150 degrees or it cooks too fast.



Just done 2 tonight and did 2 thurs night - all same time!!!!



Every oven is different - stab it with toothpick to check is best.



Enjoy!

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:45

I stabbed my oven with a toothpick and it broke!



Lem

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 22:56

Lem,



You broke the oven with a toothpick? You must have poked it very hard! ;¬)

Val44


Joined: 14/11/2008
Posts: 210

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 23:05

I fold them neatly and place them in my brazier.



Next question less personal please.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
29/11/2008 23:26

Treesy you obviously do not have a cr*ppy Arcelik oven like mine!

northernlad 2


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 00:06

use them on freckles or pancakes lol

sarah

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 00:21

What!



Toothpicks?



Won't that make freckles bleed.



And I suppose that leaving them in pancakes will liven up the eating pancake experience.



Lem

berty



Joined: 11/01/2008
Posts: 216

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 16:29

try making Jeddah Gin!!!

arrry



Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 17:10

Chop one lemon in slices



Put two slices in a tall glass



add four ice cubes and generous helping of gin/vodka



top up with tonic ( if there's any room )



sorted.



repeat when necessary

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 17:53

Used to make a similar cake, orange drizzle, which was baked

in a loaf tin, then the orange juices drizzled through it when cold

and topped with chocolate. Very popular in our home.

When lemons are in abundance I slice them thinly & freeze them in

small containers for such things as gin & tonic etc.

Homemade lemonade, which my friend makes (married to T.C)

is also delicious

rsalih


Joined: 01/11/2008
Posts: 306

Message Posted:
30/11/2008 18:18

hi. look up my thread on Mandarin Cordial and substitute mandarins for lemons.