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Brioche Buns, enriched with eggs and butter, have become the preferred roll for gourmet burgers, pulled pork and the like. However, I often find them just too sweet for these savoury fillings. So I created my own version. Open up these dark, shiny Brioche Buns …Read more
Cheese, Onion & Chilli Bread is a great accompaniment to soups and stews. But it’s equally good sliced and made into sandwiches, especially toasted. Using my no-knead, overnight method, and baking the bread in a covered pot, it’s easy to get a well risen, flavoursome …Read more
Potato Farls, sometimes called Irish potato cakes or potato bread, are really easy to make. Containing just seasoned mashed potato, butter and flour, they’re surprisingly tasty too. Fantastic with a dab of butter and softly poached eggs, or include in a big breakfast with sausages, bacon, black …Read more
Homemade Baguettes, with a tasty, light crumb and thin, crunchy crust, really aren’t difficult to achieve. With no nasties like the palm oil found in many mass-produced baguettes, unless you live next door to a great artisan baker, I don’t think you’ll get better than …Read more
Beer & Cheese Bread with Oats is a hearty, rustic loaf that’s full of flavour. It’s perfect for eating with cheeses, meats and pickles or alongside soups and stews. In this post I show you how to make it using my easy, no-knead overnight method …Read more
Sourdough Potato Bread has great flavour, a moist, open crumb, and a wonderfully chewy crust. Inspired by an Italian recipe, I make it with my easy no-knead, overnight method which produces a sensational loaf of bread. Wonderful eaten just as it is, spread with butter, in …Read more
Sourdough Pancakes are a great way of using up some of the discard created when you feed your sourdough starter. Light and fluffy, these American-style pancakes are fantastic with butter and maple syrup. Eat as a weekend breakfast treat or dessert with warm berries and yogurt. But …Read more
Chai Spiced Star Bread, sweet, buttery and spicy, is a treat at any time of year. But I think it’s especially good at Christmas as, although not complicated to make, it looks really impressive. And those who don’t relish mince pies, Christmas cake and the …Read more
Savoury Tear & Share Star Bread looks impressive, but it’s actually not difficult to create. Filled with layers of sun-dried tomatoes, cheese, basil, salami, roasted onions and garlic plus fennel seeds, you won’t be able to resist pulling off a piece and eating it warm …Read more
Socca ia a north Mediterranean flatbread made with a batter of chickpea flour, water and salt, cooked in olive oil. Incredibly simple, you can fry it like a pancake or bake in the oven and make your Socca crispy or soft. Infinitely versatile, you can flavour …Read more
Walnut Bread is a wonderful, tasty loaf. Equally good with cheese or toasted and slathered with butter and honey. With a mix of white, rye and wholemeal flours, the bread has substance without being heavy. Walnut pieces give the loaf a satisfying crunch, while a …Read more
I think you’ll love these homemade crusty bread rolls with a fabulously crunchy outside and a soft, open-textured crumb within. And the really great news is that there isn’t any kneading involved. Mix the dough in the evening and you can have fresh homemade crusty …Read more
An easy recipe for homemade Pitta Bread that will give you soft, delicious pockets every time. Fill with your choice of salad, falafel, meat, fish or vegetables or use to scoop up dips like hummus. HOMEMADE IS BEST I’m a bit of a fanatic …Read more
In this post, inspired by a favourite picnic food from the past, I create an easy recipe for homemade bread studded with roasted peppers, onions and garlic plus sun-dried tomatoes, salami, cheese and basil. This flavour-packed bread is great to take with you on a …Read more
Crusty Homemade Bread with no kneading is perfect for bread making beginners. Perhaps you want to make your own bread but think it’s too difficult? Or maybe you struggle to fit traditional bread making into your day? In this post I show you that getting …Read more
Who doesn’t love Hot Cross Buns at this time of year? With their roots in Britain’s pagan past and its celebration of the return of Spring, making a batch of these fruity and spicy buns isn’t difficult, even if you’ve never made bread before. THANK …Read more
Spiced Fruit Sourdough uses my easy, overnight, no-knead bread baking method to create a loaf full of rich flavour. Dried fruits are steeped in honeyed black tea and orange zest and folded into a spiced dough made the night before. Using the soaking liquid in …Read more
Roasted Onion Sourdough has the wonderful combination of fresh baked bread with roasted onion and a subtle hint of sage. Nutty bits of flaxseed and bulgur wheat give texture, while a blend of rye, malted and white flours give good flavour without the loaf being …Read more
Although it’s felt like Autumn’s been coming on a while now, it doesn’t officially start until 22 September. This is the 2017 date of the Autumn equinox when the sun is exactly above the equator so that day and night are of equal length. The …Read more
Sourdough Beer Bread is made by simply using beer as the liquid in your sourdough bread dough. Using my no-knead, overnight method produces a well flavoured bread with a hint of beer, a good crust and the classic holey structure of a sourdough. As I …Read more
In this post I share my easy method for wonderful homemade no-knead sourdough bread. Let time do the work of developing gluten by creating a wetter than usual dough and letting it ferment overnight. In the morning, bake in a heavy lidded pot that will …Read more