Cold weather needs comfort food and gingerbread is one of those. Although a lot of the UK has been seeing snow this year we usually miss it, which, despite the chaos it brings with it, I always find very disappointing…. Read More ›
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Green Olive Breadsticks
This is a very easy recipe for soft breadsticks that are great on their own as a snack, or eaten with dip or oil and vinegar. I found this recipe in Paul Hollywood’s “How To Bake” but used fewer olives… Read More ›
Homemade Oregano and Sea Salt Focaccia and Good Friends
I am not very good at keeping in touch with people. I’m not good on the phone and often can’t think of a lot of news to share in an email. And even if you are one of my favourite… Read More ›
Walnut Sourdough Bread
I have been trying a few new breads recently and keep coming back to my sourdough starter. As it can be a bit more work than making bread with commercial yeast, it can be good to make something a bit… Read More ›
Homemade Brown Bread – it’s almost wholemeal!
Having decided to make a wholemeal loaf, I took the flour out of the cupboard and discovered I had bought “brown” bread flour. I had a feeling that “brown” flour was just dyed white flour pretending to be wholemeal but… Read More ›
Pain de Campagne
I have been making sourdough loaves since I got my starter about once a week in between making loaves with commercial yeast. While sourdough is delicious it can be quite a lengthy process so I tend make it when I… Read More ›
Apricot, Date and Sultana Loaf
I made this bread to go with some of the leftover Christmas cheese. Which I had over-bought on purpose, just so that I would have plenty leftover… Not only is this bread delicious with cheese, it is also a wonderful… Read More ›
Fougasse – easy to make and great for sharing with friends
I had a go at cheerleading the other night. Yes, you did read that correctly. And no, I was not a natural! My friend Elaine, whose daughter is in the same year as mine, had the brilliant idea of setting… 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 ›
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 ›
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