We never bought stollen when I was a child, growing up or when I was a young adult. I’m not sure I even knew what it was, maybe it was something only posh people were aware of and ate at Christmas time. I lived in a small market town and maybe it had yet to…
These cupcakes are a lighter alternative to the usual scones, possibly not lighter in calories though I’m afraid, but at least there is an element of portion control! It’s very rare that I buy clotted cream but I made an exception for these cupcakes and I’m really pleased that I did. The cupcakes are really…
There’s nothing more satisfying than making a batch of bread rolls and pulling them apart to reveal their light fluffy interior. I cut these in half, spread mayonnaise over and filled mine with lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, home made beef burger, and melted some cheese over the burger. Yum. These are perfect rolls for beef burgers…
There is nothing quite like making your own bread. I’ve never been one to break out into a sweat kneading bread dough and any piece of kitchen equipment that helps make life easier is okay by me. I find it easier to make the bread dough in the evening and then place the covered dough…
The crust on this bread took me by surprise! One of the ladies on the Thermomix forum gave me a few hints and tips on how to bake bread in a casserole dish and for my first attempt I was more than a tad pleased. I think on this occasion the crust was the star…
Hooray! My raspberries didn’t sink – joy of joys. This cake has been very kind to me, it was moist, has a tender crumb, is full of lovely flavours and I used the last of the autumn raspberries. It’s an all in one cake mix, which means less time spent in the kitchen if you…
This is a very straightforward pizza, a standard pizza dough topped with organic tinned chopped tomatoes and grated mozzarella. The original recipe says to knead for 2 minutes but that’s not long enough, knead for 4 minutes and you’ll end up with a fabulous dough. Ingredients: Dough Topping Method Place water, sugar and yeast into…
My cupcakes may look a little like Christmas with the frosted redcurrants but I love redcurrants coated in sugar, the combination of sweet and tart is amazing, second only to dipping a stick of rhubarb into a bag of sugar. I’ve got three redcurrant bushes in my fruit garden and they reward me with lots…
I didn’t buy into the expensive pink rhubarb at the beginning of the season, we’ve got a perfectly good rhubarb patch at the end of the garden and if you pick the stalks that are streaked with pink and resist peeling them you’ll end up with some pink fruit juices. Whilst I lingered over the…
Bread making in the Thermomix is so easy and homemade bread is one of my life’s pleasures. I’m never going to knead and pummel bread dough by hand it’s just too hard work and I like to let one of my kitchen gadgets do all the hard work. I made these bread rolls with fresh…
