Let’s reclaim the sausage roll
Bake an amazing sausage roll with flaky pastry and a great filling Tasty, flaky pastry is a must in an excellent sausage roll. A close second, is really good sausage …
Bake a Beetroot Raspberry Cake
Most cake recipes team beetroot with chocolate. I set out to make something different: beetroot raspberry cake. Try my recipe.
Bake Better Bread: Why you should scald flour
Scalding Flour Back in 2019 I participated in the Kneading Conference in Skowhegan Maine as a work study volunteer. It was at the session led by Daniel DeRosier who is …
Oldbury Gooseberry Tarts
A traditional Gloucestershire Recipe Do you make a traditional recipe from your locality? As a newcomer to Gloucestershire I really wasn’t aware of a particular recipe to make. There seemed …
Let’s Bake English muffins
Make Bread Muffins, a British Classic Often the only time we get to eat bread muffins these days is when we have Eggs Benedict. Whilst that is definitely a favourite, …
Leeks Kerala Style
This recipe uses all the leek! Looking for a great mid-week supper? This Leek recipe is easy and delicious. Made just as it is, it is suitable for vegans or …
Bake Better Bread: Salt
Is salt important in breadmaking? Yes! Salt Awareness Week suggest we should reduce the amount of salt we eat. Is it time to reduce the amount of salt in bread? …
Japanese Milk Bread. Yudane vs Tangzhong
To make a moist delicious bread, use the tangzhong or yudane method
Galette des Rois – King Cake
What are Galettes des Rois? At Epiphany (early January), French boulangeries are stocked with Galettes des Rois (king cake). In its traditional form, these are two disks of puff pastry …
Food and Cookery books 2020
Tried and tested – cook books that I heartily recommend I love a good book, preferably a cookery book or one about food. Recently, I’ve been more ruthless getting rid …