seed;watcha film,watch 10 films.
ThoughI cookfora living,
slummockingaboutinmykitchen
is stilloneofmyfavouritewaysto
loseanafternoon,andinthesepast
difficultweeksI haveleanedon
it morethanevertoquietenthe
anxiety.Inthosehoursofweighing,
choppingandstirring,I gointothe
sortofwaking,deeplyrestfultrance
thatsomepeopleachievefrom
meditation.Thesedo-nothingdays
aren’tforfinallyteachingyourself
howtobonea saddleofgoat.
Theyareformakingsoothing,
easy,sustainingthings,forroasting
chickens,gentlysimmeringsoups,
crispinggratinsunderthegrill,
bakingeasycakestoeatinfatslabs
onthesofa,creatingsomethingwith
toastyoucaneatfroma trayonyour
lap.Theyareforsavouring.Andwe
shouldalwaysmaketime for that,
now more than ever.
The simple, quiet
joy of baking
Whenyoufeeltheneedtoloseyourselfinthetherapeutictask
ofmakinga cakeora batchofbiscuits,theserecipesare the ones
to reach for – even if eggs or flour are in short supply
EGG-FREE BAKE
Oatycoconutcookies
MAKES25.HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN,
OVEN TIME 15 MIN
MAKE
AHEAD
Oncecool,storeinan
airtightcontainer for up
to 3 days.
- 90grolledporridge oats
- 150gplainflour
- 50gdesiccatedcoconut
- 150ggranulated sugar
- 125gbutter
- 2 tbspgoldensyrup
- 1 tspbicarbonateofsoda
- 2 tbsp boiling water
YOU’LLALSONEEDÉ
- 2 large,lightlygreased non-stick
baking sheets
1 Heattheovento160°C/140°Cfan/
gas3.Mixtheoats,flour,coconut
and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Turn the page for more recipes→
2 Putthebutterandgoldensyrupin
a largepan,putovera mediumheat
untilmelted,thenremovefromthe
heat.Putthebicarbonateofsodain
a ramekin,stirintheboilingwater,
thenaddtothebuttermixture.Swirl
thepantomix(itwillfrothup).
3 Addthebutter/bicarbmixtureto
thedryingredientsandmixwell.
4 Rolltablespoonsofthemixture
intowalnut-sizeballs.Setthem
about5cmapartontheprepared
bakingsheetsandflattenslightly
withtheheelofyourhand.
5 Bakefor10-15minutesuntil
thecookiesarea deepgolden
brown.Removefromtheovenand
leaveonthebakingsheetsfor5-6
minutes.Easeoffwitha palette
knife,transfertoa wirerack,then
leavetocool.Storeinanairtighttin.
PERCOOKIE111kcals,5.7gfat
(3.8gsaturated),1.1gprotein,
14.5gcarbs(7.5g sugars), 0.2g salt,
0.9g fibre
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Darklycomedicseries
aboutperfectCalifornian
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JaneFondaplusLily
Tomlinequalssitcom joy.
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TheQueen,theclothes,
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PerfectTV
seriesfora
lost afternoon
taking it easy.