Catering for a party can be quite challenging. Fortunately, we work out the required quantities to make our catering so much simpler! Whether you order or make your own, running out of pizza or having too many leftovers is bound to turn the most awesome evening into a disappointment overnight. […]
Baking
Cinnabon-like Hot Cross Buns! How to make perfection?
This deliciously spiced dough is simply too good to be kept for Easter – it deserves a place at Christmas and any family outing, really. Each bun is marked with a traditional cross, baked until golden-brown, and finished off with the most delectable orange marmalade glaze. While the buns are […]
Hot Cross Buns – a taste of Easter never to be missed!
Easter is back! Easter Egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and spicy hot cross buns… the perfect way to escape winter and start your spring and summer seasons. Rewatching the old Great British Bake Off, with Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, I was reminded of just how much I love these easter […]
Common Sourdough starter problems and how to fix them according to top bakers
Sourdough starter Learn all about making sourdough starters from scratch with no hassle. That blog is long, detailed and offers great content. I recommend you read the entire thing for the first day, but feel free to take the next step after that by looking at the table below. #feast-them. […]
How to make the perfect sourdough pizza according to 10 top chefs
Pizza – has there ever been a more perfect dish? The concept is simple… a base to hold while you eat, a thin layer of sauce to add a base flavor and then any topping you can think of to finish it off… Our pizza obsession has led us to […]
Homemade bread – 9 tips and tricks to keep your bread fresh for longer
How to recognize if your bread has gone bad? Stale bread can be identified by the dryness, texture and taste of the bread., or through the presence of mold in the bread. Mold. Mold is a collection of fungus which appear as fuzzy or hairy spots that are most often […]
MELT IN YOUR MOUTH HOMADE CINNAMON ROLLS – YOU WILL NEVER GO TO CINNABON AGAIN!
Croissants – Melt in your mouth buttery perfection
Croissants are the quintessential French breakfast dish. A proper Croissant is a contradiction – They are buttery but not fatty. They have to be soft, fluffy, flaky with just a little crust to bite into and yet it must dissolve away in your mouth.
Croissants terrify most bakers and yet they really are the simplest to make if you are methodical and careful. The simple truth is that this is a recipe to be approached with passion and it will more than amply reward you.
The preparation of a croissant involves 3 phases:
1) The creation of a puffy pastry
2) The creation of the croissant
3) The baking of the croissant.
5 EASY STEPS TO THE SIMPLEST, FLUFFIEST, SPICIEST, STICKIEST HOT CROSS BUNS!!!
Hot Cross Buns are family favorites, especially at Easter, where traditions and spices meet to make the perfect holiday. No matter how tired we are, we always have time to make these spicy buns on Easter Saturday or Sunday. If you are looking for a recipe, why not try my […]
FIVE SIMPLE TIPS TO ENSURE YOUR BREAD DEVELOPS A GREAT EAR
Each loaf has a secret, its ear, the crusty ridge that develops during the baking process whose mere presence is a promise of a tasty, crunchy, crispy mouthful of ecstasy. Yet, this ridge, or ear as it is known in the baking world, does not appear by accident. It is […]