Simple No-Knead Bread
I love having fresh bread in the house but being a mum to a little girl means I don’t have much time to spare. I make this no-knead bread at least twice a week for us to enjoy alongside soup during the week. It’s so easy and you can switch up the flavour additions and flours to suit your families tastes.
Panettone French Toast
This recipe is really easy and you can use thick slices of brioche if you don’t have panettone. I say thick because I like them T-H-I-C-K. I want it to soak up as much of that delicious vanilla eggy milk before being fried to a golden brown. Once fried, I pop mine in the oven for a few minutes to ensure that they’re cooked through. They’re warm and ridiculously tender. Coating the sides in a cinnamon sugar gives these a doughnut vibe. I like to sit mine on a bed of cold custard to reach peak indulgence.
My ultimate Seeded Mustard Cheese Straws
My ultimate cheese straws are golden with crisp cheesy edges and a soft middle chock full of mustardy salty cheese. I love the crunch they make as you snap into them and that nutty flavour from the toasted seeds.
Plum, Orange & Cardamom Cake with Brown Sugar Crème Fraiche
Sometimes, all I want is a fresh piece of cake. Warm from the oven is best. Light as air and packed with buttery vanilla flavour. This cake is just that. A very simple cake recipe that you can whip up really easily. The added cardamom, ginger and orange just hum in the background, creating a wonderfully fragrant slice. Fresh plums are arranged on top before a sprinkling of pistachios adorns the top. Once its cooled, I like to dust it with a little icing sugar and serve it with a dollop of crème fraiche which has been slightly sweetened with some brown sugar. The slight tang works really well against the sweet, soft, warm sponge.
Hazelnut Frangipane Mince Pies
I think these may become a yearly bake for me. Golden, crisp, flaky pastry with nutty hazelnuts and a punchy, perfectly spiced mince meat. Let’s not forget the obligatory sprinkling of little crunchy demerara sugar too.
Toasted Oat & Cornflake Caramel Truffle Bites
It starts with a layer of toasted oats, crunchy cornflakes and salty crushed crisps that are coated in lashings of amber caramel. Once patted into a tray, it gets topped with a thick, decadent dark chocolate ganache with a hint of coffee and salt. Once set, a thick dusting of cocoa powder adorns the top before being cut into the neatest little bars.