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| HRH Prince Charles & Steve Mangan Photo by Graham Piggott |
“Do I have to come?” groaned one of the teens on
Sunday morning as I packed up the picnic.
“Yes!” I replied firmly
The plan was to go to the Private view of the Summer
Exhibition at the Royal Academy before heading on down to the river to check out the
Jubilee Pageant.
With homemade rolls and chocolate hazelnut cookies
carefully wrapped and tucked away we braved the drizzle.
Piccadilly was buzzing.
Like many places across Britain, roads were closed
for a huge street party. A little bit of rain wasn’t going to dampen the
spirits of those involved!
Fortnum and Masons had a tea tent serving silver pots
of tea and glasses of champagne as well as picnics to those seated at the
trestle tables stretching down the road.
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| Fortnum and Masons tea tent at the Diamond Jubilee Street party Picadilly, London |
As we casually wandered down the crowded street we
became aware of a buzz and lots of security, then suddenly Prince Charles and
Camilla were in front of us chatting with the crowds, flanked by camera men and
photographers.
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| Old and New |
He was
relaxed and friendly as he chatted to those seated with their picnics before
being whisked off to the boat pageant.
As we walked down the Mall, past the Palace and the
Houses of Parliament you couldn’t help but be impressed by the effort everyone
had made.
Not only with the planning of the weekend, but
everyone there.
As we ate our picnic waiting for the boats to pass
you couldn’t help but feel impressed by the spectacle and the sense of occasion
that had been created.
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| Crowds on the river bank for the Diamond Jubilee Pageant |
I had a quick look at the Fortnum’s impressive
picnics and thought our bread rolls didn’t look too bad either!!
So here, after all the excitement is a BREAD ROLL
RECIPE fit for a prince and all those who accidently bump into him at the
Diamond Jubilee celebrations!
The recipe is quick, easy and produces light tasty
wholemeal rolls.
LIGHT
WHOLEMEAL BREAD ROLLS
Preparation time about 10 minutes with rising time
of about 2 hours
Cooking time 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
12 fl oz of water
5 ½ oz strong
white bread flour
12 oz wholemeal seed and grain flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp granulated sugar
1 oz butter
1 ½ tsp dried
yeast
A handful of flour to dust the baking sheet
WHAT TO DO:
1. If
using a bread maker put in the water then add the dry ingredients and set to
dough setting...and go to 3.
2. If
making by hand put all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and then gradually
add the water until it combines.
3. Cut
up the butter into slivers and add to the mixture, knead until combined and
then leave to rise until it has doubled in size.
4. Once
it has risen enough flour a work top and gently knead again knocking the air
out then divide into 6 pieces.
5. Shape
each piece into an oval –or what ever shape you want.. and then place on a well
floured baking sheet and leave to rise again for about half an hour. Now pre
heat the oven to 200 degrees c.
6. Once
the rolls have risen again place in the pre heated oven and bake for about 30 minutes
until golden.
7. Turn
out onto a cooling rack until cool enough to eat.
This mixture makes 6 large rolls or can be used to
make 1 medium sized loaf.
The good thing about it is because it uses a mixture
of white and wholemeal flour the rolls aren’t heavy like some wholemeal bread can
be!
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| Light wholemeal bread rolls |
Ideal for
BBQ’s and picnics.
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| Fortnum & Mason Diamond Jubilee Street Party |
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