White Sandwich Bread Loaf

      This is a great bread recipe that gives a lovely bake, colour, and close texture every time. The dough is great to work with, as it is not too sticky. The recipe is simple to construct, with most of the time spent in the proving and cooking. The addition of golden syrup […]

Posted by Admin on July 5th, 2015 | No Comments Posted in Bread

Hot Cross Buns (with fruit, and without fruit)

  This shows half of the hot cross buns with fruit and half without.   Hot cross buns at Easter are a must, and this is a lovely hot cross bun recipe. Mum has been using this recipe since the 1980s, when it appeared in an issue of New Zealand More magazine. Mum and I […]

Posted by Admin on March 28th, 2015 | No Comments Posted in Bread, Easter, Festive and Celebrations, Muffins, Scones, and Loaves

Christmas Cakes : A History

CHRISTMAS CAKES : A HISTORY   Here, I am going to look at what we now know as a Christmas Cake: how it came to be associated with the Christmas Day tradition, how it became known as a Christmas Cake, and changes to recipes and ingredients. “Christmas Cake”, as the title of a recipe, only […]

Posted by Admin on December 1st, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Christmas, Pot Luck (miscellaneous)

Cinnamon Breakfast Loaf

    The recipe Mum and I used is from the book The Great British Bake Off: How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers, published in 2012, to accompany the TV series. This bread recipe could be one of Paul Hollywood’s or Mary Berry’s recipes, but the book doesn’t make it clear who it is […]

Posted by Admin on September 30th, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Bread, Breakfasts