Ahh say hello to the beauty that is homemade Christmas stollen! Stollen has long been one of my favourite festive treats so I was pretty stoked to try making it at home.
(My mum, however, was less excited as she’s bought some especially for me coming home at Christmas. I assured her I’ll have no problem eating that too!) [Read more…]
If you follow me on instagram or twitter, you’ve probably seen this chocolate orange bread wreath way too many times already. I can’t even apologise for that because it just needed to be shared. Guys, I think I’ve outdone myself with this one. This buttery, chocolatey baked joy, warm straight from the oven, is an absolute dream.
For approximately the past 2 years I’ve been vocalising my intention to attempt homemade naan bread, and every time I’ve decided it sounds hard and dismissed the idea. Well, after yet another mediocre shop bought naan I finally decided enough was enough. Beautifully soft, chewy freshly made naan bread is no longer reserved for takeaways and restaurants, my friends! I’m going to go ahead and assume Read Post
The last (and first) time I made any kind of bun was when I made these brioche burger buns. Appearance wise, they turned out pretty well – nice and round and fairly uniform. Unfortunately it seems that this success has gone to my head. I had visions of turning out perfect little homemade hot cross buns that would make bakers the world over green with Read Post
Who’s ready to have their kitchen filled with the sweet scent of homemade brioche burger buns?? My first foray into baking with yeast was sort of thrust upon me after agreeing to bake something along with the Great British Bake Off them each week. I made cinnamon rolls, which turned out to be both easy and delicious. I know that a lot of people (myself Read Post
I’m not going to lie, as a baking novice I just about had a panic attack when I saw that this week’s GBBO theme was ‘advanced dough’! Once I pulled myself together though, I realised that this was the perfect opportunity to try out something I’ve been meaning to make for far too long. I’m not really sure what constitutes advanced dough for Paul and Read Post
As a little girl I spent a lot of my summer holidays across the road at my neighbours house and it was her who first introduced me to soda bread. Being allowed to bake anything felt like such a treat when I was wee and I have such fond memories of shaping the dough and waiting impatiently by the oven as the aroma of freshly Read Post
