Laura's Rebel Journey

 Look, I know these things are called 'pies', but it isn't a pie, it's a tart.  That's a gluten and dairy free sweet tart crust that I had to make in order to create this dessert.  So this is the completion of Clause 7 - A Sweet Tart . Technically, this is also part of Clause 3 of the Foodie badge 'cook with at least three ingredients you have never used before' .  The pastry includes Trex , which I had never even heard of before making this, AND it's dairy free, so I could've been baking with it for years.  That'll be going into more bakes from now on.

  My second type of bread - cornbread!  I baked this as individual portions rather than in a loaf as I'm the only one in the family who eats them and I count the calories easier this way.

 I had a load of blueberries to use up, so I gave this pie a try.  It's an odd combination of pie and crumble, but it worked a lot better than any of my recent crumble attempts.  I even remembered to take a photo! Clause 5 of the Baker badge is actually a savoury pie, not a sweet pie, but there all the pie recipes I feel I could attempt meet with a lot of negative noises from the family.  I feel there's little point baking something that nobody will eat. So here is a sweet pie.

  I am attempting to get new foods into my daughter.  She recently tried Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and really enjoyed them, so I was hopeful that peanut butter might be enjoyed as well.  Sadly no, which meant we were left with a large pot of peanut butter. So we made these three ingredient peanut butter cookies .  Unfortunately, she wasn't keen on them either, even coated with custard.  Luckily, they are gluten and dairy free, which means I can eat them, but doesn't help with the calorie counting! However, I am determined to get her liking peanut butter, so as well as this being Clause 3 of the Baker Badge ( three types of biscuit ), this is also Clause 9 of the Foodie Badge ( three variations on the same dish ).  I'm going to attempt a regular recipe that involves more ingredients, perhaps the flour will help take away some of the peanutiness?!   Also going to try a Vegan recipe so I don't need an egg.  We are going to experience an egg sho...

  CRAFT - I have completed this, although I still have a candle kit to try. CRITIC - I have completed this and blogged about it.  I also used this for the Quarterly Challenge. WRITER - three months done and into the fourth month. CONSCIOUS CONSUMER   Clause 2 - two months left to only buy myself second-hand clothes. Clause 6 - I have the printing blocks and need to make at least two more items. I'm using this for the Quarterly Challenge. FUNDRAISER - made a final bank donation today, so this complete. BAKER - I'm using this for the Quarterly Challenge. Banana Bread done - two more breads needed. Rock cakes and Carrot Cake done - need one more cake. No progress made on biscuits. Apple crumble made twice and forgot to take photos twice. Savoury Pie - I'm unsure what to do for this when half the family won't even eat it.  May need to adapt. No progress made on eclairs. Sweet Tart - I'm going to make a pumpkin pie, which is actually a sweet tart, despite the name. Spo...

  Do some Halloween related baking.   I made 30 of these for the Halloween Disco and forgot to take a photo of them.  However, having to redo the bake to take a photo, I realised that this also counts as a batch bake of 12 identical items for the Baker badge. They're not completely identical, but for me it's quite impressive.  Besides, I always bake with my daughter and I'd rather she enjoyed the process than taking over from her and being obsessive about the accuracy.

 This is my attempt at following a banana bread recipe that has been created as gluten and diary free.  Usually I take a regular recipe and swap out the ingredients.  I wish I'd stuck with that for this banana bread.  For some reason the cinnamon sunk to a thick band half way through the bread.  I assumed this would be fine, who doesn't love a cinnamon swirl? Well, me.  I no longer like a cinnamon swirl.  It was bitter and ruined the bread.  Still, it's a type of bread, I baked it and it counts towards the three breads required for this part of the Badge. They don't need to be successful, they just need to be attempted. I expect breads number 2 and 3 will be one of those shop bought mixes and fed to the rest of the family.

 I have made a small start on the Baker badge this week.  Clause 2 - At least three types of cake Rock Cakes Carrot Cake   Everything I make will have to be both Gluten Free and Dairy Free, which will make some of these clauses a little tricky.  Also, I have to make things that will be eaten by the family and not wasted, so I may need to adapt some of the clauses to make them fit our situation. I also made a Classic Pudding (Clause 4), an apple crumble, but I forgot to take a photo. I can make another. Clause 1 is three different types of bread.  I personally hadn't considered banana bread as an option, but I've seem other people on the forum including banana bread. The plan is to make one next week, bananas are ripening as we speak!

 Time for a new quarterly mission! Complete one badge from every section of the book Make a birthday cake and eat a slice Learn to sing or sign Happy Birthday in another language Make a Rebel birthday card and share it on the group! The badges I'm choosing are -  Creative - I'm counting Critic as this is ongoing in this time period Global - I'm counting Conscious Consumer as this is ongoing in this time period Grown Up - Baker .  Happy to use this challenge as a reason to complete baker. Self Aware - My Collection .  I really need to sort this out and not just keep adding things to the collection! Wellness - Self Care .  I feel most of these Clauses are doable. Wild - Stargazer .  I'd planned to start this in the Autumn anyway. Making a birthday cake and eating a slice will be easy, this is my birthday month! I'm going to get my friend to teach me the song in Welsh. I'm sure I can come up with something!