I first made these at Christmas and they didn’t last long enough to cool down properly, let alone get photographed! They are very sweet (I don’t think I noticed at Christmas quite how sweet, probably because there is so much… Read More ›
Bread
Spelt Soda Bread – a great standby bread
Soda bread is perfect for when you need a loaf of bread in a hurry. My brother was coming to stay and I knew he’d be hungry when he arrived. It probably only took slightly longer to make as it… Read More ›
Rye and Sultana Bread
I was very keen to make rye bread a while ago and eventually got round to buying some rye flour. Two days later I had forgotten I had it. Luckily I came across it again the other day: I really… Read More ›
Seeded Rolls with Wholemeal Spelt Flour
Rarely do I make anything other than a round or rectangular loaf of bread: time for a change! I am trying to incorporate healthier ingredients into my baking at the moment and seeds make a healthy and very tasty addition to bread… Read More ›
Spelt and Granary Loaf with Sunflower Seeds
This has just become my new favourite loaf. Having been very lazy for a long time and stuck with variations on the same bread, I thought it was about time I got a little more adventurous and tried something new…. Read More ›
Homemade Focaccia – great for sharing!
Homemade focaccia is a delicious thing. Hard to resist, which is possibly why I hadn’t made it for a while. I have tried several recipes and my favourite is this Richard Bertinet one, from his book “Dough”. It uses his… Read More ›
Fruit Bread
Ever since I made Hot Cross Buns and realised they weren’t nearly as difficult as I had thought, I have been really keen to try out all sorts of sweet yeast recipes. I was invited over to a friend’s for an early… Read More ›
Tea Bread – it travels well!
I grew up with this tea bread – it’s an old family favourite and the recipe my mum uses came from her mum. The fruit is soaked in tea and left overnight and the only fat in it comes from one… Read More ›
Homemade Pitta Bread
The first time I made these pitta bread they had all disappeared before they were even cool. Apart from managing a photo of them as they went on the cooling rack, we were eating them too fast to even think… Read More ›
Pumpkin and Poppy Seed Bread(sticks) and Easy Smoked Mackerel Paté
I wanted to try making breadsticks as I thought it was about time I made something other than a loaf of bread. The instructions said make it with a dough hook, so I did, instead of kneading it myself. And… Read More ›
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