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Chelsea Buns [Cinnamon Rolls]

Chelsea Buns [Cinnamon Rolls]

I woke up yesterday with a sudden memory flash of school dinners. As I’ve mentioned before in a previous post about Cornflake Crunchies, I have rather happy memories of school dinners, although admittedly most of these involved primary school desserts as opposed to the reckless 

South Beach Shortbread

South Beach Shortbread

There’s a little story behind these biscuits. When I was an energetic 19-year old, a group of friends and I frequently followed our favourite band around for weeks on end, mostly up and down the UK, from Aberdeen to St Austell and everywhere in between. 

Lunchbox Blueberry Muffins

Lunchbox Blueberry Muffins

Every so often, my passion for baking all kinds sticky, chewy, creamy and generally moreish treats induces a pang of guilt, and I attempt to balance the situation by thinking up a healthier version of classic bakes. My daughter doesn’t eat sweets or bars of 

Wimbledon No-Bake Cheesecake (Strawberries & Cream)

Wimbledon No-Bake Cheesecake (Strawberries & Cream)

It’s the start of the tennis season and I woke up this morning with a flash of inspiration. Everyone loves strawberries and cream, surely the very definition of British summer and the ubiquitous court-side treat. And I never met anyone who didn’t like cheesecake. But 

Sweetcorn Cakes / Tamales (Cheesecake Factory-style)

Sweetcorn Cakes / Tamales (Cheesecake Factory-style)

This is the ultimate recipe for those of you who, like me, tasted heaven when scoffing the sweet corn cakes at the Cheesecake Factory, a popular American chain of restaurants with a dessert menu (unsurprisingly) focusing on cheesecakes. And delicious ones at that. But they 

Sweet Tear & Share Bread (Nutella version)

Sweet Tear & Share Bread (Nutella version)

I’d never even heard of a ‘tear and share’ bread until I saw a cheese and onion example made on an episode of the Great British Bake Off – now they are everywhere! It’s essentially a load of small buns, flavoured or otherwise, baked so 

Rainy Day Cookies

Rainy Day Cookies

These are the cookies I make when I want to occupy my daughter but I don’t have many lavish ingredients lying around.  (Usually on a Sunday!) The recipe contains no melted chocolate – only cocoa powder – but the result is an excellent chocolate biscuit 

Scandi Oat & Honey Loaf (Havrebrød)

Scandi Oat & Honey Loaf (Havrebrød)

I have a bit of a weakness for bread in general, and to be perfectly honest, there is nothing, nothing nicer than a good homemade sourdough. But it does take time. Quite a lot of time, actually, and there is a lot to be said