The best ever hand made crumpets
Crumpets and tea are things of beauty, especially in the winter when warm, buttery, toasted things are welcome by tea time just as the long, dark night begin to close in.
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Bath buns
Bath buns are a total and complete delight. You will LOVE how easy they are to bake and how utterly yummy they are.
Life is too short for lent
We need excitement and beauty. During COVID, we fried doughnuts, ate pancakes, gobbled all the chocolate in the house and we learned that life is too short for giving up goodies. My thought? Take up walking 10,000 steps per day instead.
Lussebullar – simple and delicious saffron buns from Sweden
Lussebullar are a Scandinavian bun prepared and eaten specifically to celebrate St Lucia’s day on the 13 December. They are super fun to make and very very yummy.
Delicious and beautiful twisted, chocolate buns
If you enjoy baking buns, why not buy The Book of Buns and enjoy some bun challenges every few weeks. To learn more about bread, click here to take a face to face or Zoom baking class or click here to take one of our e-learning classes. You will enjoy really fun, informative sessions. We …
A two country bread tour and not a hole in sight
How do I get those big holes in my bread? That is a question we often get from students. In fact, we get it so quickly that there is a post dedicated to it. However, take a set back and ask yourself these questions: why am I baking bread how am I baking bread what …
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The mental heath benefits of baking bread
Baking bread is not for everyone all the time, but it is something we can all do some of the time. The fact that micro bakery businesses have been booming during the pandemic is proof that there is something about real bread. What has been even more striking, however, is that so many people have …
A simple recipe for delicious cinnamon buns
Cinnamon buns are *just a bit* of a Canadian thing and remind us of summer week ends and winter mornings. This delicious recipe results in fantastic cinnamon buns just perfect for breakfast or coffee.
Easy recipe for autumnal sticky buns with a pumpkin filling
With Harvest Festival and Canadian Thanksgiving swiftly followed by Hallowe’en and American Thanksgiving you can be forgiven for wondering what on earth to do with ALL THAT PUMPKIN. Well, here’s an idea!
