How to make choux buns
Laurent Veaudour shares his tips Are you born a patissier or do you become one? When you were little, did you know what you wanted to be when you grew …
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Bake Better Bread: Choosing and buying bread flour
Where to buy bread flour If you are buying bread flour, where do you source it from? Do you know what flour to look for? Choosing the right flour will …
Bake Better Bread: equipment essentials
Breadmaking equipment. Buy what you really need to get started. Discover what to buy when you have more experience
Make a delicious rhubarb dessert
Try my Rhubarb Almond Cake With plenty of rhubarb growing in the garden and available in the markets, it’s time to make a delicious dessert. Is it a cake or …
How to eat Artichokes and Asparagus
I love early summer. There’s such a sense of expectancy. Plants are growing (let’s just ignore the weeds) and the prospect of fresh local vegetables beckons. I’m particularly enjoying eating …
Bake Better Bread: Pre ferment – Pâte fermentée
Why use a pre-ferment? Baker’s used to use old dough. Nowadays it’s Pâte fermentée Using Pâte fermentée in your bread enhances the flavour and ensure a well rounded bread Pâte …
How to make the best scone ever
If you want to make the best scone ever, it is not just the recipe that counts.
Bake to celebrate the 3 Kings
Create a delicious Brioche des Rois Provencale, a King Brioche from Provence with me recipe
How do you take your milk? In bottles or plastic cartons?
Plastic or Glass Bottles, or milk by vending machine? Reducing the amount of plastic I use is on my mind these days. Should I switch to milk in glass bottles? …