Spiced Chilli Hot Chocolate
Autumn is fully upon us and I'm here with a recipe to warm you up on those approaching chilly evenings
Italy - Maritozzo
These delightfully soft buns are scented with lemon & filled with a sweetened fresh raspberry cream. I've topped mine off with some chopped pistachios as they match so well with raspberries.
Hungary - Pogácsa
These Pogácsa are the flakier, yeasted version of an English cheese scone/American biscuit. By using cold grated butter and laminating three additions of cheese, you get intense cheese flavour with lovely flaky pastry.
Turkey - Baklava
I decided to go the full hog and make Filo Pastry for these crisp, sweet & indulgent Pistachio Baklava. Not for the faint-hearted, you'll be hand rolling 28 large sheets of Filo for this. I love to put a film on to keep me company while I get going.
Ireland - Soda Bread
For those of you who have never encountered Soda Bread, it is a hearty dense 'quick bread' made without yeast. Instead, it uses Bicarbonate of Soda as a raising agent. It has quite a dense texture but is great if you want something fresh and quick.
Iceland -Kleinur
Icelandic doughnuts, eaten in practically every bakery. Super easy and quick to make when you need that doughnut fix!