Mini Jammy Cakes

I made these on Sunday afternoon, as they were a quick recipe. I didn't have any blackcurrant jam, so I used strawberry instead.
The recipe produces quite a firm cake - a little like a rock cake in texture. Mary says that the jam goes chewy, but mine didn't.
I was rather disappointed by them. They were ok, but nothing special. We gave them a 6.0

ClassicApple Pie

Continuing the apple theme, I made this apple pie for Sunday lunch.
I have to say that the picture makes it look very unappealing, but actually it was very tasty.
The recipe says to use cloves in with the apples, but I decided to leave them out as I did not think that the children would like the taste, and also, I had read on another blog that the flavour was rather overpowering.
The pastry was lovely to work with. My only disappointment was that the pastry was just on top. When my mum makes pies, she always puts pastry on the bottom as well. Still, I guess it is better for you like this - more apple, less pastry! We gave it 8.5.

Devonshire Apple Cake

A couple of weekends ago, I was given a bag of cooking apples, so I thought I had better use some up! I had been waiting for them to come into season before making this traybake.
This was straight forward to make. It is a sandwich of apple in between sponge, and it tastes delicious. Mary says that it looks a little unappetizing when its cold, but I wouldn't agree. It is better warmed, but it is certainly not difficult to eat cold!! We gave it 9.0, and I would say that it is equally good as a cake, as it is as a pudding.

Lemon Cream Tartlets

As well as the treacle tart, I made these little tartlets, which were very tasty.
They look very similar to tarts that I made back in the summer, but this pastry is more of a shortbread - and very delicate to work with.
The filling was lemon curd and cream, and so very easy to make.
I think, given the choice, I would probably make the glazed fruit tartlets with sweet pastry rather than these. We gave these 8.0, whereas the others scored 9.0.

Deep Treacle Tart

We had some neighbours round for tea on Tuesday evening. I confess that we shared a take away pizza, but then I did make the puddings!
This deep treacle tart was delicious. It had a nice lemony tang to it, and the top was slightly chewy.
I was particularly glad that, after my pecan pie leaky pastry, this pastry held everything in. I did wonder how it would cook in this glass dish, but it baked well. I would definitely make this again. We gave it 9.0.

Cheese Scone Round

We were having soup for lunch on Monday, so I made this scone as Mary says that it is nice served warm with soup...and she was right.
It was easy to make, and I was surprised by the amount of rise that there was - I don't think I put too much baking powder in! It made a nice change from bread.
We gave it 8.5

Walnut Teabread

 I have just noticed that I have baked 31 different things in September! I knew I had done quite a lot, but not that many. Still, I may yet bake all the recipes by the New Year, who knows?!
On Monday I had a friend for lunch, who I had not seen for about 9 years. I had helped look after her three boys when they were young, and they were page boys at Ad & I's wedding. They are now all in their twenties, so that makes me feel old!
We had a lovely time, and of course lunch involved cake. Actually, I managed two bakes as I made this and a cheese scone.
This walnut loaf was not was i was expecting. It had quite a lot of golden syrup in, so that made it quite different from the usual walnut cakes. It was a nice bake and we enjoyed it, but it is not one that the rest of the family particularly like. I would give it 7.5.