Sesame cake

Today I decided to make a sesame cake. I didn't have a recipe so I decided to fix one based on a classic cake one.

I mixed 150g butter, 150g brow sugar, 100g rice flour, 100g tahini, 3 eggs and a drop of balking powder. 

Then I put sesame seeds on the top and baked it for 20-30 minutes in a hot oven. 

To perfect the degustation I made a black (grey) chantilly with black sesame paste and liquid cream and a spoon of sugar. 

Here we are. Enjoy!

Crumpets

It's been sometimes I wanted something that changes from the usual scones/pancakes/crepes... I often prepare for breakfast and I was longing for English crumpets. I checked on my usual resource for English recipes: the bbc website and thought I could make crumpets right away. Not so simple. You need circles to bake them and you need baking soda, and instant yeast something I not often use. I must admit that I had to do some research too about the differences between instant yeast, active yeast, baking powder and baking soda...

So I finally manage to gather everything and cook them according to the bbc recipe. It was a little more fastidious and time consuming than expected but it was really worth it!!!

Some of the crumpets ready to be eaten!

The growing batter

A well deserved tea time

After a short but really intense week at work, and the perspective of working* for the entrance examination this week-end. I treated myself with a good Earl Grey (I really love the Empress Grey from M&S), and a toast (not home-made this time) with butter and my marmalade made last week-end. And I must say that I am very very pleased with the results. It's the third year I make some, and this year is the best: it's not too bitter, not too hard and very tasty. The peels are of good size too.

* I don't if I can say "working" because our job is to dispatch problems and answer shits to the students, stand or seat without doing anything for 80min, collect the answer shits, count them, and repeat that 5 or 6 times in the day... which is not my normal job...