Recipes
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Soda Bread
If you have kids, do teach them how to make Soda Bread, because it's great to be able to put a loaf on the table within 45 minutes.
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Stilton & Walnut Soda Bread
Adding extra flavours to bread dough is popular these days but it was rare when I started out. Blue cheese works well in all types of bre...
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Mango & Passion Fruit Souffles
The beauty of this recipe is that it uses some store-cupboard ingredients to create a restaurant-looking dessert.
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Lemon Drizzle Slices
This cake is decorated with a feather icing and it looks really impressive, but it's incredibly easy to make. I like to serve it in slices.
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Corn Tortillas
The soft tortillas that you buy in a supermarket are made from wheat flour, but these are corn tortillas made with Mexican maize flour.
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Sourdough Starter
It is important to have an organic apple, free of chemicals, for this, or the starter may not ferment.
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Oatmeal Drop Scones
I love cooking drop scones on a griddle. Try these for breakfast, as a change from porridge.
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White Cob
If you are a novice baker you can use this recipe to make a basic loaf in a tin, although the quantities here provide more dough than you...
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Gruyere Biscuits
These biscuits are the most perfect, salty, savoury contrast to a glass of chilled champagne.
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Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Walnuts
Sandwiched together with delicious chocolate buttercream, this layer cake is a chocoholic’s dream.
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Ciabatta
This straightforward ciabatta recipe is relatively easy and satisfying to make.
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Buttery Shortbread
With its light, buttery flavour and sugar-crystal sweetness, this shortbread is impossible to resist. You can flavour it if you like, add...
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Croissants
Made well, there is nothing better than a warm croissant. Just add coffee and a newspaper for the perfect breakfast.
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French Squares / Jammy Dodgers
I spotted these large square biscuits in the window of a patisserie called Liberté and thought that they looked fun.
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Summerfruit Genoise
A Genoise is a particularly light and delicate kind of sponge, traditionally served with fresh fruit and cream.
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Blinis
These bite-sized little pancakes are a traditional snack and brilliant for serving as canapés.
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Teacakes
These large, soft, sweet and fruity teacakes are quite different from their shop-bought counterparts.