Great British Bake Off-Along: Cherry Coconut Shortbread
Before I begin telling you about this recipe, I’ll give you my top tip on keeping your health/weight goals in check and still being able to enjoy baking. Become a feeder. If I bake, it’s on a Sunday, that way I know I can bring whatever I made with love into the office for everyone else to eat. If you make a batch of something, it’s alright to have one or two alongside a decent diet and an average exercise routine, just don’t eat ’em all. I’m not claiming a breadth of health knowledge here, but everyone’s Nan always says “everything in moderation” and if you can’t trust a nation of Nans, who can you trust? This is my first bake-off-along recipe, inspired by my old food blogger buddy old pal Ala over at This Particular. Since I skipped episode one, I’ve incorporated a little of both episodes. Cherries from Mary Berry’s technical challenge last week, and biscuits to fit the last episode’s theme. To try and get it just a little tiny bit healthier …