T W O Eccles cakes are small, round, delicious pies made with flaky pastry, filled with currants and topped with sugar. They are named after the English town of Eccles. The rough puff pastry can be a bit challenging to make but it gets easier with practice. It’s worth investing the time and effort to make it! Step by step recipe …
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High-Fibre Muffins
9 recipes to go! This is recipe 153 of 161. These muffins are very nice and also very healthy; they have wheat bran, whole wheat, blueberries and chia seeds (all high in fibre) and they are also dairy free. In the book they are called “refrigerator muffins” because the base mix keeps in the fridge …
Apple Strudel
A strudel is a type of layered pastry with a filling that is usually sweet; apple strudel is one of the best-know strudels. However, this recipe is actually a fake apple strudel. Traditional strudel pastry is very elastic, it is stretched by hand very thinly. This recipe uses puff pastry, which is a flaky laminated …
Baked Vanilla Custard Tarts
These custard tarts were delicious! I used a vanilla pod as a flavouring instead of star anise and bay leaves. You could also use cardamom if you prefer. Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of the post! To make the pastry: Sift the dry ingredients (plain flour, cornflour, caster …
Danish Pastries
This recipe, like the doughnuts with crème diplomat and raspberry jam recipe (and like any other pastry recipe where you make the dough from scratch), requires you to invest quite some time in it but let me tell you, these are some of the best Danish pastries I’ve ever had. The photos don’t do them …
Doughnuts with Crème Diplomat
These are the best doughnuts I’ve ever tried. I’m serious. They take a bit of time to make but it is so worth it! Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of the post! For the dough: heat the milk over a medium heat until lukewarm. Remove from the heat and pour …
Baklava
Every time I come across baklava I inevitably remember the Genie in Aladdin singing “How about a little more Baklavaaaaaa?” https://i.imgur.com/jLLZfWj.mp4 Baklava is a dessert made of layers of flaky filo pastry filled with finely chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup. It is a common dessert of Iranian, Turkish and Arab cuisines, and it’s amazing. …
Spiced Apple, Walnut & Date Muffins
I love a good muffin! These are very yummy and easy to make. Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of the post! Pre-heat the oven to 190°C. Grease the holes of a large or standard muffin tin, or line with paper cases. Place the dates and apple juice in …
Buttermilk Pancakes with Vanilla-Baked Blueberries & Ricotta
These pancakes are amazing; the ricotta goes really well with the vanilla-baked blueberries. Don’t worry about getting buttermilk; a super easy substitute is made simply with 1 cup of milk + 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar: stir the two ingredients together in a cup, and let the mixture stand at room temperature …
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Raspberry, Orange & White Chocolate Muffins
These muffins are quite yummy and very easy to make, you use a blender to mix all the wet ingredients (including the oranges), then you add the dry ingredients, plus the berries and the white chocolate, and you’re done! You can use any kind of frozen berries for this recipe; I used raspberries. I took …
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