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Pizza Dough {Donna Hay}
Basic Pizza Dough1 tbsp dry yeast1 tsp of caster (superfine) sugar1 cup (250ml) of lukewarm water2½ cups (375g) 00 flour1 tsp of sea salt flakes1 tbsp olive oilPlace the yeast, sugar and water into a...
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2 cups plain flour1 cup sugar2 large eggs, lightly beaten1 tsp baking powder1 tsp vanilla extractlarge knob of butter (about 60g), meltedhalf a large pot of natural yoghurtchoice of fruit (I used 1...
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Fairy Cakes {Nigella Lawson}
Ingredients125g unsalted butter, softened I use flora no salt 125g caster sugar2 large eggs definitely organic free-range 125g self-raising flour1/2 tsp vanilla extract extract not essence2-3 tbsp...
View ArticleChoux Puffs {Julia Child}
Pâte à choux for dessert puffs Taken from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child1 Cup of Water6 Tbsp Butter cut into cubesPinch of Salt1 Tsp SugarPinch of Nutmeg (optional)¾ Cup of Plain...
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baby birthday banana buns
I looked high and low on the internet for a birthday cake with no sugar. That's right no sugar. Yuk! You might think? Not so.I found all sorts of recipes online, carrot cakes, courgette cakes, yoghurt...
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baked cheesecake with blueberries
I have watched Rachel Allen on cooking channels for quite a while now. I love her style. Everything looks cosy comfy in her kitchen, from her drool-over kitchen equipment to her Cath Kidston aprons and...
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frostings
It was a whirlwind of cupcake baking last weekend. A birthday party isn't a birthday party without cupcakes. A first birthday party requires extra special cupcakes. Am I right or am I right??So I made...
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red velvet cupcakes
The world seems to be going mad for red velvet cupcakes. I was dying to have a go at making them so with my new Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook and a birthday party coming up it seemed the perfect time....
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The best chocolate cake?
Ok, every year, just before Christmas I go mad for cookery magazines. I buy them all and sit with a cup of tea flicking through the glossy mouth-watering pages wondering which delectable goodies I'm...
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blueberry banana bread
It's always quite disappointing to discover the bunch of sunshiney yellow bananas that have been quietly brightening up one corner of the fruit bowl (corner?) have now, seemingly in the matter of a...
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what to do with fresh beetroot...& a lovely couscous
...roast it!Although there are many lovely Borscht style recipes for fresh beetroot, with my sporadic and small harvest of baby beets and with a slight fear of pink stained fingers, home, and worse...
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lavender biscuits
These heavenly scented and delicious biscuits are really easy to make and have that proper buttery crumble cookie taste that melts in the mouth, or the mug, if you're more of a tea dunking biscuit...
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squash, spinach and goats cheese tart
Trying to cling to a bit of summer while the rain pours down and the blustery autumn winds blow. I made these tarts in mini tart cases (from John Lewis) but can just as easily be made as one large...
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bonfire parkin
A true mark of discovering where in the country a person was born or grew up is to ask if they know what Parkin is. If I had a penny for every time someone has gone 'Parkin..? eh?' when I've mentioned...
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