Delicious UK - (05)May 2020

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

lSUCCESSION

Fast-paceddynastic drama

withBrianCox.

lNASHVILLE

Forthetunesand the

rhinestones.

lBIGLITTLELIES

Darklycomedicseries

aboutperfectCalifornian

lives,plusmurder.

lGRACE&FRANKIE

JaneFondaplusLily

Tomlinequalssitcom joy.

lTHECROWN

TheQueen,theclothes,

the cars – and the corgis.

WHATTO

STR EAM

PerfectTV

seriesfora

lost afternoon

taking it easy.