[Rosadollymixture]

Just made a batch of rock buns, a bit Mrs Cropley style (if you watched Vicar of Dibley you'll understand, if not ask someone who did about Mrs Cropley's cooking).  I'd run out of caster sugar making a batch of muffins on Sunday so I used light brown sugar instead and I used up some chopped prunes (left over from Christmas pudding production last autumn) instead of the usual sultanas.  Result, yum (really).  Chickens supplying lots of eggs right now hence the baking frenzy.

[Sylvia]

I used to love baking but have lost the inclination My younger daughter, though, is like you, she can make a lovely something out of an unpromising nothing

[Lesley Silvester]

They sound lovely.  I wouldn't mind having a go at some myself.

[goosepimple]

I once saw a trendy magazine article on adding chopped apricots and chopped dates but have never tried it - yours sound like they might keep you nice and 'regular' so to speak