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Cheese and Vegetable Muffins are full of cheesy flavour and packed with courgette, carrot, red onion, and chives. If you want a crunchy element, there’s optional nuts and seeds too. With a wonderfully fluffy texture, these delicious savoury muffins are so easy to put together …Read more
Savoury Mediterranean Quick Bread is an easy but delicious loaf packed with classic Mediterranean flavours: courgette, roasted red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, garlic, herbs like basil, plus nuts, seeds, feta and Parmesan cheeses. Made with self-raising flour and eggs, there’s no kneading and no proofing. …Read more
Shokupan Hot Cross Bun Loaf is a wonderful combination of super-soft, fluffy Japanese-style milk bread and the traditional British fruity and warmly spiced Easter treat. Whether cut into slices or pulled apart and eaten as buns, you’ll love this surprisingly easy loaf spread with butter. …Read more
Very Cheesy Cheese Scones might just be the fluffiest, cheesiest, best cheese scones ever! Warm from the oven, split and spread with butter, there can’t be many home baked savouries that are so comforting yet take hardly any time and effort. Ready to enjoy in …Read more
Apple & Oat Quick Bread, with flavours reminiscent of toffee apples, is so much easier than traditional cake. With a caramel-like flavour from brown sugar contrasting with tart apple, plus hints of vanilla and wholesome oats, it’s a wonderful treat thickly sliced with a cuppa, …Read more
Savoury Digestive Biscuits are a low sugar version of the British favourite. Made with oatmeal and wholemeal flour, the rustic, satisfying biscuits are ideal for eating with cheese, nut butters, pâté, or other savoury toppings. So easy to make, once tried you’ll never go back …Read more
Savoury Biscotti are delicious biscuits, twice cooked so they’re wonderfully crunchy. Flavoured with cheese, nuts, herbs, and spices, they’re a variation on classic Italian sweet biscotti. Perfect to accompany cheese, pâté, alongside soups and salads, to nibble with drinks, or as impressive homemade addition to …Read more
Christmas baking recipes are some of the most enjoyable treats to cook over the festive season. Sweet favourites like mince pies and fruit cakes, savoury sausage rolls and pies with melt-in-the-mouth pastry, homemade biscuits and crackers for your cheeseboard, party nibbles, savoury cakes, and easy …Read more
Viennese Whirl Mince Pies combine two British favourites. Melt-in-the-mouth, buttery shortbread and the classic Christmas mince pie full of spicy dried fruit preserve. Disclosure: this post may contain affiliate links. If you buy via my links, I may earn a small commission at no extra …Read more
Traditional Mince Pies, made at home from scratch, can’t be beaten by any found in the shops. Light, buttery and melt-in-the-mouth shortcrust pastry filled with a luscious mincemeat that’s unbelievably easy too. But even if you’ve left it too late to make the mincemeat this …Read more
Christmas Sausage Pies are individual cold pies of crisp shortcrust pastry filled with delicious herby sausage meat, onions, and chestnuts. Cooked in a 12-hole deep muffin/bun tin, these easy pies are perfect for your Christmas parties and buffets. Also brilliant all year round as a …Read more
Stilton Shortbread Biscuits are richly flavoured with butter, classic English blue cheese, and a hint of black pepper. With a texture that’s light, delicate, and crumbly, you can enjoy them as a snack, a nibble with drinks, or give as a fantastic present for foodies. …Read more
Savoury biscuits and crackers, for cheese or other tasty toppings, are surprisingly easy to make at home. And with so many shop-bought packets containing environmentally disastrous palm oil, being able to rustle up your own biscuits and crackers is a real boon. Perfect with a snack …Read more
This special Turkish pide flatbread, known as Ramazan Pidesi, is beautifully soft, light, and has an open textured crumb. It also looks stunning. With a distinctive diamond pattern and shiny glaze speckled with black and white seeds, you might think this focaccia-like bread is difficult. …Read more
Cherry and Coconut Muffins combine a buttery, light and fluffy texture with a classic, well-loved flavour combination. So quick to put together and baked in under twenty minutes, they’re perfect when you fancy a sweet treat. But, despite how easy they are, and with simple …Read more
Sausage Plate Pie is easy, economical, and so tasty! With sausage meat and softened onions flavoured with a few dried seasonings baked in a simple shortcrust pastry, this homely pie makes a comforting, filling meal. Great served with mashed potatoes, vegetables and gravy, or chips …Read more
Ham, Olive & Cheese Quick Bread is inspired by French cake salé or savoury cake. Easy but delicious, it’s made with self-raising flour and eggs so there’s no kneading and no proofing. Just mix up the ingredients and bake. With a moist and soft, cake-like texture, …Read more
Chickpea and Oat Bake is inspired by the classic flavours of falafel but in the form of an incredibly easy bake. So simple to make, all you do is stir up the ingredients, pack into a loaf tin or baking tray and cook in the …Read more
Homity Pies are rustic open-topped pies with a generous, chunky filling based on potatoes and cheese. In this extra tasty version, the boiled potatoes are mixed with sauteed leek, garlic and spinach, butter, a little cream cheese, plus grated cheddar. Top with more cheddar, and …Read more
Multigrain Seeded Bread Rolls, with a flavoursome combination of different grains and seeds, are both tasty and nutritious. With a substantial but not heavy crumb plus a crispy crust with nutty toasted seeds and oats, they’re perfect with your favourite fillings or to eat alongside …Read more
Jam and Cream Biscuits are a homemade version of the British favourite. Two buttery biscuits sandwiched together with vanilla buttercream and fruity jam, finished with a sprinkle of sugar. Simple but delicious biscuits and perfect with a cuppa – whether you’re a dunker or not! …Read more
Egg and Ham Pies are perfect as a snack, part of a salad meal, or for your lunch boxes, picnics, parties and buffets. Individual cold pies of crisp shortcrust pastry are filled with ham (you could swap in cooked bacon), sweetish onion, and fresh parsley, all …Read more
Courgette, Cheese & Basil Quick Bread is a simple but delicious savoury loaf. Instead of yeast, it’s made with self-raising flour and eggs, so there’s no kneading and no proofing. Just mix up the ingredients and bake straight away. With a moist and soft, cake-like …Read more
Jam & Coconut Traybake, featuring soft and fluffy coconut sponge topped with jam and more coconut, is a simple but delicious treat. Whether you remember it as an old school favourite or you’re looking for a quick and easy sweet bake, I think you’ll love …Read more
Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread has an intense tomato flavour with background notes of cheese, herbs, and garlic. Perfect for tearing into chunks to dip into olive oil and Balsamic vinegar, equally good alongside soups, salads, or made into sandwiches. After a couple of days, …Read more