First of all, I just want to say thank you to Jenny for awarding me Star Baker for my tart last week! You can see my badge at the bottom of the page! So this week was European bakes. It took me a day or two to make a decision on what I was going to make, then I finally decided on kugelhopf after looking through my recipe books. I was crossing my fingers all the way through that it was going to rise properly, and it was a complete success! The original had fruit in but I thought I …
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Recipe – Salted caramel & chocolate tart (#GreatBloggersBakeOff2014)
As we only returned from holiday on Friday and I didn’t have anything ready for this week’s bake beforehand, I’ve only had a couple of days to get something together before the linky closed (I could have just left it this week and nearly did, but thought I’d join in). I’m not happy with my bake this week – I had a soggy bottom (well, sides – because I didn’t roll to an even thickness) with not enough time to make another pastry case, and my ganache didn’t go too well either. I also didn’t have the right size tart …
Foodie Penpals – August reveal
This month my parcel came from Jemma in Wales. I always love trying local goods from other areas in other countries so I was excited to see what I would receive. First up, some local goodies: lamb & mint welsh potato crisps. My first thought on finding these was ‘Yum!’. I’ve been saving these for our car journey today. local Welshcakes. These are delicious, on their own or with butter and/or jam. Jemma lives in a multicultural area so I also received: harissa paste. I’ve wanted to try some kind of recipe with this for ages so it was …
Blackberry & apple crumble | Recipe
Now in my opinion, you can’t beat a good crumble. Usually good for autumn & winter, but it’s perfect for our ‘summer’ at the minute! We had acquired some fresh apples & blackberries so I thought I would use them together in a crumble for Sunday dessert. The oats in the topping make it extra crunchy. Ingredients (serves 6) Filling 250 g blackberries 4 large apples, cored, peeled & diced 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp caster sugar 1/2 tsp mixed spice Topping 240 g plain flour 120 g butter, room temperature 120 g caster sugar 50 g porridge oats …
Foodie Penpals – July reveal
This month my foodie penpals parcel came from Kevin over at The Crafty Larder (you really should check his blog out as there are some fantabulous recipes on there – seriously, go on, do it). I think this parcel was one of my favourite ones yet. Though I have said it before this parcel was very ‘me’ and a lot of thought was put into it. First up, a few savoury bits: Vietnamese dipping sauce. I haven’t had Vietnamese yet but I’m looking forward to trying this with spring rolls (or some other kind of appetiser) Thai chilli rice crackers. These were …