Swirly, flaky and perfumed with cardamom. These apple chelsea buns are so bloody good. The slices of sticky apple through the layers are so delicious and help keep the buns moist too!…
After having Korean fried chicken in a restaurant a while ago, *that* spicy gochujang sauce stuck in my mind. It’s like a grown up version of the sauce on sweet & sour chicken. I made it at home, using it to coat crispy tofu…
Although sometimes I like a bao filling which takes a bit more time to prep, these asparagus bao are super fast to make. I keep frozen unfilled bao on hand which only take 5 minutes to heat up so this is a good one…
Over the past few years there has been an explosion of bao restaurants in London. These soft and fluffy steamed buns are incredibly delicious and usually not too pricey. BUT you can make them at home which can be a fun weekend ‘project’ to…
It doesn’t properly feel like Spring until the scent of a toasting hot cross bun is wafting through the kitchen. These sourdough hot cross buns are my spin this year, previously having done bagel, loaf and Chelsea versions of the delicious HCB. Although sourdough…
If you’ve lived in the UK, it’s hard to *not* know what a crumpet is – you may have even had a sourdough crumpet as the supermarkets now sell them quite commonly. Somehow, these stovetop breads haven’t made it very far outside of England…
VERY belated Happy New Year to everyone! My new year started off with some crappiness – wifi + mobile data were down for 2 weeks BUT then I went skiing! I’ve also been working on making videos and the first one, for cinnamon-sugar pretzels,…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Christmas Small Cakes, Muffins and Baked Doughnuts Winter
Gingerbread Doughnuts with White Chocolate Glaze
Gingerbread Doughnut I’ve never been much of a halloween dress up type person. For my whole life I’ve basically just winged making costumes at the last minute when I needed to. Luckily my mates from London are into a more chilled Halloween where we…
I’ve been making different versions of hot cross buns each year – last year it was bagels, the year before that a HCB loaf. I also made Earl Grey & Orange ones for Waitrose a few years ago! This year I went with another…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Dinner Savoury Winter
Carrot, Pine Nut, & Parmesan Skillet Pizza with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce
Although I consistently love tomato sauce on pizza, I do like to have a few alternatives up my sleeve to keep pizza night interesting. Some previous faves have been basil pesto (obvs because are you even a student if you don’t like pesto??) and…
