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Christmas Cranberry Wreath Bread with Baked Camembert and Cranberry Sauce

by Jenny // December 15, 2014 // 2 Comments
I love making festive food and this is an idea I came up with based on a starter we used to have in our favorite restaurant before they changed the menu. The cranberry studded loaf has a jeweled look that’s... Continue reading →

Ciabatta bread

by Jenny // August 25, 2014 // 3 Comments
As a lover of Italian food, ciabatta is a bread I always enjoy, the chewy texture and the crusty outside are always a great start to a meal at our local restaurant. Strange then that I’ve never tried making it... Continue reading →

Picnic loaf

by Jenny // August 25, 2014 // 1 Comment
This week was week 3 of the 2014 Great British Bake Off, they made rye bread rolls, struggled with ciabatta and made savoury filled loaves as show stoppers. Last year the technical challenge was an apricot couronne and as a... Continue reading →

Here come the Breadimals!!

by Jenny // March 5, 2014 // 3 Comments
I love cooking with my kids and I  particularly like it when I find something that they can have a real go at making by themselves. We quite often make bread together, weighing the ingredients is great for numeracy, both... Continue reading →

Picnic Couronne

by Jenny // February 4, 2014 // 8 Comments
On the Great British Bake Off last year Paul Hollywood set the technical challenge of an Apricot Couronne, then when I got his book Bread for Christmas it had a recipe in it for a Savoury Brioche Couronne. It inspired... Continue reading →

Home made roasted tomato soup in wholemeal bread bowls

by Jenny // January 24, 2014 // 5 Comments
January really is a depressing month, cold wet and miserable. One of my favourite meals for this time of year is soup and fresh bread. It feels healthy enough to fit in with any new year’s resolutions and is warm... Continue reading →

Classic bagel recipe

by Jenny // November 5, 2013 // 5 Comments
This is a recipe I’ve been making for years. I first started making bagels when we lived in a tiny flat before we were married. To give an idea of the kitchen the only workspace was the top of the... Continue reading →

Blueberry buttermilk buns with lemon glaze

by Jenny // September 26, 2013 // 13 Comments
Watching GBBO this week I really wanted to try and make some sort of sticky bun. I decided that blueberries would be perfect as my son loves blueberry muffins so I did a quick internet search and found a lovely... Continue reading →

Sweet buns

by Jenny // September 24, 2013 // 13 Comments
Watching the teaser at the end of last week’s GBBO it looks like we’ll be seeing lots of lovely sweet buns this week as well as some tea loaves. 4 weeks ago when the show started I made the iced... Continue reading →

Orange and cranberry bread

by Jenny // September 1, 2013 // 6 Comments
I do like making bread and got a little bit obsessed a couple of months ago, at one point I was making it every other day. The best decorative loaf I made was in the shape of a monkey’s fist... Continue reading →

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