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It is important to have an organic apple, free of chemicals, for this, or the starter may not ferment.
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A couronne, or 'crown', is a traditional French Christmas loaf.
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Colourful and bursting with summer flavours.
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These biscuits are the most perfect, salty, savoury contrast to a glass of chilled champagne.
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Made well, there is nothing better than a warm croissant. Just add coffee and a newspaper for the perfect breakfast.
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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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The beauty of this cake is the sponge and meringue cook at the same time. It's a really great recipe which impresses every time. Cook...
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Simple dough, easy tomato sauce and gorgeous mushrooms make this autumn pizza a real favourite.
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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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I love cooking drop scones on a griddle. Try these for breakfast, as a change from porridge.
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The beauty of this recipe is that it uses some store-cupboard ingredients to create a restaurant-looking dessert.
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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...
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I spotted these large square biscuits in the window of a patisserie called Liberté and thought that they looked fun.
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Forget supermarket versions - home-made is the way to go with this popular tart.
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This rich, sweet shortcrust pastry is perfect for classic dessert tarts and pies.
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If you’re new to baking, this should be your very first cake. If you get it right,everything else will be easy.
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With its light, buttery flavour and sugar-crystal sweetness, this shortbread is impossible to resist. You can flavour it if you like,...
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This classic fruit cake is traditionally baked at Easter.
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A delicious British tea time classic.
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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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This light, airy baguette has a wonderful crisp golden crust.
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A proper pork pie is such a great inclusion in a lunchbox or party spread.
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This is my favourite pastry dough.
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This is my version of the classic chocolate fondant - but I like this name better.