How to make Bao Buns
Jump to Recipe 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...
View ArticleEton Mess Tart
Jump to Recipe As soon as strawberries come into season in the UK, I’m ALL OVER THEM. It’s usually starting to get warm outside (although as I’m writing this my view is of a very grey sky), so a...
View ArticleVegan Marshmallows
Jump to Recipe Making marshmallows can seem like a little bit of magic, watching everything whip up into a fluffy, wobbly foam and letting it set into perfect little clouds. I started what turned out...
View ArticleEccles Cakes
Thanks to Stoves for sponsoring this post If you haven’t lived in the UK, you might not know what an Eccles cake is. They are a very traditional bake, made up of a filling of currants & spices...
View ArticleHow to make self-raising flour – Baking Basics
Self-raising flour (a.k.a. self-rising flour in the US) is a common ingredient in English baking recipes, typically used for scones, pancakes and Victoria sponge cakes. It is simply a pre-mixed...
View ArticleEgg Substitutes – for vegan recipes & baking
This post has been updated as of August 2021 A lot of the time when developing vegan baking recipes, I prefer to start with a standard recipe and make plant-based substitutions. One of the main things...
View ArticleHow to make a Sourdough Starter
Intro to Sourdough Starter What is the point of a sourdough starter? Sourdough starter is a culture of ‘wild’ bacteria and yeasts which are grown on a mixture of flour & water. They digest the...
View ArticleShortcrust Pastry Recipe
Shortcrust pastry is a useful recipe to know how to make. This pastry is used for lots of applications, especially savoury tarts like quiche. It’s a simple technique but there are a few pinch points to...
View ArticleMeringue Recipe
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