These are my go to store cupboard cookies and I found the recipe for these Peanut Butter Cookies in Jo Wheatley’s A Passion for Baking. The trick to getting the perfect texture seems to be a swift bang on the worktop half way through the cooking time. These cookies are fabulously crisp and chewy…the holyContinue reading “Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies”
Category Archives: Baking
Malteser Blondies
Hoorah! Cake! I hear you cry…..I’ve been missing baking and couldn’t resist these Maltesers Blondies by Jo Wheatley when I saw them in the March edition of Sainsbury’s Magazine. All but two were quickly dispatched to my housemates office and out of temptation. They were definitely better the day after baking as they became moreContinue reading “Malteser Blondies”
Plaited Spelt Milk Loaf
Regular followers will know bread is not my baking strong point. I decided to give a milk loaf a go as I have consistently failed at spelt sourdough. I found this plaited spelt milk loaf recipe on the Doves Farm website and the reviews were favourable so thought it was worth giving a try. AllContinue reading “Plaited Spelt Milk Loaf”
A short recipe free interlude……
So 2014 has been pretty rubbish so far and last weekend, just as I had eggs and butter coming to room temperature for a baked blog post to get back into the swing of posting regularly again, I decided to put a wash on before commencing baking. Only I bent down and couldn’t get backContinue reading “A short recipe free interlude……”
Possibly the Best Buttery Sultana Flapjacks
After chatting with my cousin last month regarding his flapjack disasters, he reminded me how tricky I found flapjacks when I was tasked with making them for the first time for the stall I baked for. I think it took me 5 attempts to end up with the following recipe and I learnt the hardContinue reading “Possibly the Best Buttery Sultana Flapjacks”
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Apologies for the lack of posts so far this year, my mum has been extremely unwell since Christmas and I’m not sure when I will be posting regularly again as I am still in Cornwall. To tide you all over until normal service is resumed, here is the Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe I was savingContinue reading “Sticky Toffee Pudding”
Lebkuchen
Here is a last post of 2014 before I head to Cornwall for the holidays. This is another good edible gift idea which I like to present in glass jars with a ribbon or great to offer to guests who pop in for a cuppa over the festive period. Lebkuchen are a traditional German softContinue reading “Lebkuchen”
Danish Rum Balls (Romkugler)
These Romkugler are not rum truffles in the conventional sense, I guess they are most likely the original cake pop. Created by Danish bakers as a way to use up left over cake, this recipe uses porridge oats instead of cake but you can substitute the oats for cake for a more authentic rum ball.Continue reading “Danish Rum Balls (Romkugler)”
Incredibly Tasty Mince Pies
I have adapted the pastry from this BBC Good Food recipe ‘Unbelievably Easy Mince Pies’ by adding some egg to make it possible to roll out. It is a very short sweet pastry but it is very forgiving. If you have problems with pastry, my method does require some patience when rolling out as itContinue reading “Incredibly Tasty Mince Pies”
Chocolate and Mulled Cider Cake
As soon as I spotted this recipe for chocolate and mulled cider cake by Will Torrent in the December issue of Jamie Magazine, I knew I was going to have to give it a try. It would make a great alternative to christmas pudding and has the wow factor in both looks and taste. ItContinue reading “Chocolate and Mulled Cider Cake”
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