Bank Holiday Baking by Annie Try
The wet holiday Monday we have recently encountered produced a flurry of emails and an invitation to 'games and afternoon tea' from my daughter-in-law. Determined to contribute to the eats, I thumbed through my recipes to find the above from my favourite recipe book, 'Gluten-free and Easy'. Don't they look tempting? Brilliant, because I had the most vital ingredients and enough time to prepare marvellous macaroons. I hadn't made them before and with no almond essence they wouldn't taste quite so strong plus I would have to put almond flakes on them instead of blanched almonds. Nevertheless, I was looking forward to smiles from my family as I presented my freshly baked offering. Alas, it was not to be. Somehow a smell of burning was emitting from the oven after only seven of the 12-14 minutes baking time. I left it another minute, sniffing around the kitchen to see if I'd left the iron on or it was a forgotten candle. ...