Hot Cross Buns
These hot cross buns are so good, I’ve made them twice now. When they are freshly made they are pillowy soft, delicious and bursting with fruit and spices. Then after a couple of days, as they get a little bit … Continued
Lardy Cake
I had three attempts at different lardy cake recipes until I got it right. I wanted a lardy cake that would taste like the ones from my childhood, purchased from bakeries that no longer exist. The first lardy cake I … Continued
Salted Caramel Babka
Whilst we’re at home, all of those jobs you’ve always meant to do but never got round to, are suddenly getting completed. The cupboard you’ve been meaning to sort through, the junk in the garage, even the dreaded shed has … Continued
Tangzhong Mincemeat Chelsea Buns
If I read the phrase ‘New Year, New You’ one more time I might just scream. What is wrong with the old/current me? I mean obviously there’s room for improvement in all of us, that’s what makes us human. I … Continued
Chocolate Chip & Creme Patissiere Brioche
I love brioche and I have written about it on many occasions on this very blog. It took me a really long time to find what I consider to be the best brioche recipe and I truly believe that once … Continued
Tangzhong Chelsea Buns
A while ago, I made a delicious wild garlic pesto milk bread and it was the first time I used the tangzhong method of making bread. I’d read a lot about it and the videos and pictures I saw produced some … Continued
Chocolate Orange Panettone
Remember a little while ago, I made some candied peel? Well I promised you that I would include it in some recipes to give you an idea of how to use up your homemade candied peel. The candied peel lasts … Continued
Chocolate Hazelnut Brioche
As I’m sure you can imagine, I have a lot of cookbooks. The majority of them are patisserie or baking books though, so I’m a bit lacking on dinner party inspiration and evening meals, but the dessert course is usually … Continued
Maple Glazed Doughnuts + A JORD Wood Watch Giveaway
We had a heatwave and in my wisdom I made maple glazed doughnuts. Not the slightly virtuous baked kind, no I made the indulgent crispy on the outside, fluffy doughnut that is deep fried in oil. So in 28C temperatures … Continued
Genovese Focaccia
A little while ago I put out a request on instagram, asking people what they’d like to see me bake next. I got a lot of requests for focaccia, this is one of my favourite breads, but I’ve always found … Continued
Wild Garlic Pesto Milk Bread
If you’re lucky, there should still be some wild garlic available for picking where you are. It tastes delicious in leaf salads, but I like to preserve it in a pesto so that you can have it all year round. … Continued
Matcha, Cranberry & White Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
In three years of blogging, it occurred to me that I have made so many recipes for Christmas, but I’ve yet to make anything to mark Easter. This time of year is full of so many delicious treats, Simnel Cake, … Continued
Proper Job Cornish Saffron Buns
I love beer, baking with it and drinking the stuff. It goes well with a host of cuisines and with so many breweries across the UK, there’s a wealth of beer styles to choose from. Expedia have teamed up with … Continued
Blueberry Brioche
What do you do when your online supermarket sends you a free punnet of blueberries? Well you browse through ALL of your patisserie books until you find a recipe you like, that really makes these little berries shine, like these … Continued
Tarte Tropezienne with Salt & Pepper Caramel
Said to be Brigitte Bardot’s favourite treat, the tarte tropezienne is a brioche bun with a creme filling that has a closely guarded recipe. Created by Alexandre Micka in 1955, Bardot was said to eat the brioche regularly and encouraged … Continued
Cranberry & White Chocolate Kugelhopf
Christmas has really crept up on me this year! I am so ill prepared for this year’s festivities. I’ve barely bought any presents, the house doesn’t feel Christmassy at all – I don’t think you can count a bag of … Continued
Baked Jelly Doughnuts – Bake in Black Giveaway
I like a good play on words, just look at the title of my blog for instance. So when I was asked to review a copy of Bake in Black by Eve & Dave O’Sullivan, I couldn’t say no. Bake … Continued
A Nice Easy Chocolate Orange Loaf
After a weekend away in Cambridge and embarking upon a redecorating project at home, I wanted something really simple to make this week. I already felt like I didn’t really have any spare time to make something very intricate, so I … Continued
Brioche Take #2…
I have made brioche a couple of times using the recipe in ‘the book’, each time it felt like something was missing. The dough would prove well, but the finished result tasted artificially fluffy. On another occasion the bread would … Continued