Classic bagel recipe
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 →
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Spooktacular Halloween Ideas: Pumpkin shaped dairy free carrot cake
Ok so just to be clear this recipe does not contain pumpkin, it’s a carrot cake made in the shape of a pumpkin. In The Great British Bake Off this week Mary Berry was a little bit disparaging of the... Continue reading →
Anges déchus (fallen angels)
It wasn’t looking good for me this week when it came to entering the great bloggers bake off. We’ve been infected with the dreaded chicken pox and small demanding people have been taking up most of my time. I did... Continue reading →
Blueberry buttermilk buns with lemon glaze
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
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 →
Summer fruit meringue pies
Well I call them summer fruit but really they could be early autumn meringue pies as they are filled with blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. I used the same batch of pastry as I did for my custard tarts so only... Continue reading →
Custard tarts
For this week’s Great blogger’s bake off I wanted to try something a bit different, so I decided to have a go at the technical bake from this week’s Great British Bake Off, Custard tarts. I found the recipe for... Continue reading →
Biscuit based petit fours
This week the Great British Bake Off was all about deserts. I’m not a big fan of trifle so I decided I would make some petit fours for this week’s Great Bloggers Bake Off. It needed to be something quick... Continue reading →
Orange and cranberry bread
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 →
Raspberry ripple sandwich cake & white chocolate ganache
Hands up if you love the Great British Bake Off! I adore watching it and even thought about entering last year but my daughter was just 1 and realistically I would have probably ended up having a nervous breakdown. I... Continue reading →