It's never too early for a vicious and brutal power grab! (Not that I was doing that...)

If only I bothered to use the search function! Lol

During the week, I randomly remembered that cottage loaves were a thing. So today I am attempting to make one. Just waiting for my dough to prove.

Thanks. I thought it might involve @ernest, but it's not urgent enough to disturb him.

This is my first attempt at a vegan cake.

I based it on the recipe from https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bara_brith_33441 and susbtituted the egg for banana that had been put through a liquidiser.

I also used a 3lb loaf tin, rather than 2lb.

It tastes exactly like bara brith, which is good.

I might experiment with using a bit more baking powder if I tried it again.

"Rustic". The word is one of the best things I have learned from The Great British Bake Off. And I use it regularly.

Put them in a freshly dug grave. Nobody will think of looking there.

For some reason, the priest giving our marriage preparation classes thought it was necessary to share this unsolicited fact.

Sounds like a plan, thanks.