These are absolutely delicious and super easy. If you’ve bought or made brioche that’s a little heavy or has gone dry then ‘bostock’ it and fall in love with it all over again. The recipe calls for day-old brioche and is traditionally popular with French […]
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Ruby chocolate pumpkin and orange sourdough hot cross buns recipe! With dried cranberries … yum! :)
Bursting with flavour these soft fluffy hot cross buns are a great version of traditional British Easter treats. The very slightly earthy canned pumpkin purée is complemented perfectly by the bright citric freshly-grated orange zest, candied orange peel and dried cranberries. Very little allspice, cinammon […]
Pumpkin roti sisir – Indonesian fluffy pull-apart bread recipe! Sourdough and instant yeast versions… :)
It’s wonderful to discover breads from different parts of the world like this fluffy pumpkin roti sisir. It’s fun to assemble and pull apart for slices. You don’t need a knife! My sister-in-law who’s from there tells me ‘they love their fluffy pull-apart bread in […]
Healthier apricot and quark faux fried egg pastries! A fun Easter or brunch recipe…
These are delicious pastries and rather amusing! They look like fried eggs don’t they? Eggs are a symbol of Easter and rebirth so I thought I’d post this easy fun recipe you can make with kids. The roughly-shaped puff pastry bases are filled with a thin […]
Kanelsnurrer, Scandinavian cinnamon and cardamom twist buns recipe! À la Claus Meyer …
Also known as cinnamon knots, rolls or swirl buns, these are an amazing combo of cinnamon, sugar and butter swirled in a cardamom-spiced light buttery dough to create delicious pastries with a crisp outside and soft fluffy centre. I read somewhere they’re not too sweet […]
Plaited brioche recipe! With optional rum and orange blossom water plus spelt, plain or lower-gluten flours…
Bake this brioche and it could become a weekly event! It’s delicious, light and versatile. Adapted from top pâtissier Yann Couvreur’s recipe, all the prototypes have been delightful made with various flours and quantities of milk or cream. Choose from white spelt flour, plain cake […]
Fruit puff pastries recipe with a Tasty video! Pinwheels, flowers, diamonds and some Wales photos!
With all the summer fruit around it’s so handy and fast to shape these adorable breakfast or tea pastries. You can follow the amazing Tasty video, which as usual has no sound so is wonderfully clear for the entire world’s population! Hurray! I made another yummy […]
Ham, cheese and pistachio bread wreath recipe! Couronne salée!
Is your life-long ambition to bake a bread wreath? Are you a big fan of ham and cheese sandwiches? And do you love pistachios? If you answered ‘yes’ this recipe’s for youuuu! And me as I´ll be making this bread regularly! Many wreaths I found […]
Pain de mie – French sandwich or toast bread recipe!
Pain de mie is the best thing since sliced bread. No wait, it is sliced bread if you take the serrated knife to it! Depending on the loaf tin you use, it can be very fluffy and light or a little denser and ideal for […]
Spelt croissants – or unspeltified! :)
Did you know croissants didn’t originally come from France? Apparently they were invented following an attempted invasion and some helpful bakers! Will tell you the exciting tale later. But today’s recipe is for croissants that have been ‘speltified’. You can make them with plain or […]
A simple spelt scones recipe and the story of two villages – with drawings! :)
Get comfortable dear reader for there follows a short tale of foolishness and discord all over some simple spelt scones. How did a little boy make things right so everyone could stop fighting and just enjoy their deliciously light and fluffy scones made with natural […]
Spelt focaccia – a challenge or a doddle with Hollywood’s help? :)
Is making spelt focaccia easy? You spend a few minutes making it, ten seconds kneading and an hour or two watching it rise! Really tricky? No signora! The Daring kitchen challenge introduced me to many variations on this Italian flatbread so why spelt flour focaccia? […]
Cake lunch, inspired blogging and an easy brioche (recipe)
Anyone for a two-course cake lunch? Let’s sit down and have a cup of Paradise tea. Oooh, some cake and nice light brioche rolls, really easy and fast to make! I’ll give you the recipe. But no baking right now. We’ll just get comfortable and […]
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