I’m joining in with the Great Blogger Bake Off again this week. The theme is bread so I had attempted the ‘technical challenge’ of English muffins but I rolled out the dough a bit too thin and ended up with sort of flat bready pancakes so a second bake was definitely in order. Hubs is […]
baking
More Baking Help From Sainsbury’s (and a chance to win a bread mix)
I recently blogged about how much I had liked trying out Sainbury’s cupcake and macaron kits and this week I’ve had a go at making ciabatta rolls with their new bread mix for ciabatta and focaccia. The mix can be used in a bread maker but I set to work with my trusty mixer and […]
How to Make Simple Traditional Welshcakes You’ll Love
Today: How to make Welsh Cakes. My favourite recipe for fabulous Welshcakes. They’re traditional, super simple to make and absolutely delicious. Until I moved to Cardiff 10 years ago I’d never had a welshcake. Now I adore them! If you haven’t tried one I’d describe them as a cross between a scone and a biscuit […]
Chocolate Whoopie Pie Recipe – Easy and tasty!
I’m choosing happiness this year and one way I can guarantee it, at least for a little while, is baking something tasty. I am declaring this the year of the whoopie pie. They are a dense, moist cross between a cake and a cookie and you can let your imagination run wild with flavours and fillings. […]
Savoury Halloween Cheese Biscuits
Today – Savoury Cheese Biscuits – The perfect quick and easy bake E’s favourite part of baking is when he get to roll something out and use the shape cutters so he was very enthusiastic to help with these pumpkin shaped, flaky cheese biscuits. I’ve been making cheese biscuits for years but to stick with the […]
How to bake the best Apple and Mincemeat Pie
Today – How to bake the best Apple and Mincemeat Pie, a quick and foolproof recipe Even though I love baking I don’t normally make pastry. I can knock out some tasty cupcakes, a pretty good sponge and even some passable scones but pastry can be a bit fiddly and doesn’t always turn out great. I decided to brave […]
