As Christmas foods were traditionally those that were far too expensive or indulgent to eat on a regular basis they tend to include a lot of dried fruits, nuts and spices. I’m lucky because I love all the typical British… Read More ›
buns
Dark Chocolate and Apricot Buns – add a cross and they’re good for Easter too!
As it gets closer to Easter I find myself more and more inclined to both eat and bake buns. In the UK, like many other places, we have hot cross buns at Easter: spiced buns with a pastry cross on top… Read More ›
Cranberry and Dark Chocolate Buns
It’s only a few days until the clocks go back again and although we have had very mild weather so far, the changing light is as much of a sign of the changing season as the incredible colours of the… Read More ›
Sticky Cranberry and Raisin Buns
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 ›
Homemade Hot Cross Buns for Easter
Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter food that are supposed to be eaten from the beginning of Lent up until Good Friday. I love hot cross buns but have never attempted to make my own before. It was time… Read More ›