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Smoky Not-Baked Beans, spicy with smoked paprika, chipotle chilli flakes, and cumin, might taste like they’ve been lovingly simmered for hours. But they’re actually made in around thirty minutes with a simple base of tinned cannellini beans, onion, garlic, and tomato puree. Enjoy on toast, …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
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
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
Homemade Rye Crackers are thin, crunchy, and full of flavour. Inspired by Nordic knäckebröd, you can eat them as an open sandwich piled with tasty toppings, or enjoy as a simple cracker with cheese, pâté, dips, and savoury or sweet spreads. EASY HOMEMADE …Read more
Cinnamon Raisin Oat Bread is delicious sliced and spread with butter for breakfast, at teatime, or as a snack. A few days after baking, try it toasted to bring out even more flavour. Soaking the raisins before adding to the dough ensures they’re plump and juicy. …Read more
Simple White Bread or Split Tin Loaf is a classic that’s perfect for sandwiches and toast. In this recipe, the dough is enriched with a little butter to add flavour and aroma to this tasty bread with a soft crumb and lightly chewy exterior. With …Read more
Hash Brown Waffles are golden brown on the outside, soft, and tender within. So easy, but so delicious, enjoy them for breakfast or brunch with eggs, bacon or sausage, or as a side to your favourite meals. I use my mini waffle maker to cook …Read more
This Chilli Bean Cheese Toastie is inspired by the flavours of a Tex-Mex chilli but is put together in minutes. The warmly spicy bean, corn, onion, and melting cheese filling is a great contrast to the buttery, crunchy and crispy golden bread. Perfect on its …Read more
Soft White Baps with an attractive floury top are a British favourite. Whether you call them rolls, buns, or baps, these fluffy breads are perfect for simple, traditional fillings like egg, ham, cheese, burgers, or breakfast goodies like bacon or sausage. Enriched with a little …Read more
Rhubarb & Vanilla Jam, with a flavour reminiscent of rhubarb and custard, is simple and delicious. Perfect on scones, bread and butter, with yogurt or porridge, and in desserts and cakes. Make a strikingly coloured jam with early bright red rhubarb or later, greener rhubarb for …Read more
Orange Curd is a sweet, rich, and creamy preserve with the tang of citrus. A variation on the more common lemon curd, it’s quick and easy to make at home. All you need are oranges, a dash of lemon juice, eggs, butter, and sugar. Eat …Read more
Homemade Muesli is a healthy breakfast cereal with whole grains plus your choice of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds. I like to toast some of the ingredients for extra crunch and flavour, but that’s entirely optional. Stored in an airtight container, Homemade Muesli will keep …Read more
Staffordshire Oatcakes are a regional speciality of The Potteries and north Staffordshire. Unlike the biscuity Scottish oatcake, these are soft, oatmeal pancakes that are lightly risen thanks to the inclusion of yeast. Most often eaten alongside or filled with traditional breakfast foods like sausage, bacon, …Read more
Light Brioche Loaf is made with an easy, overnight dough enriched with butter, eggs, and milk. The result is a full flavoured loaf with a soft and fluffy crumb. Unlike most brioche recipes, you don’t need a stand mixer for this one and the kneading …Read more
Sultana, Orange & Cinnamon Pancakes are light, fluffy and so easy. Plumped dried fruit, along with plenty of zest and spice in a simple, lightly sweetened batter make a delicious snack, dessert or scrumptious weekend brunch. Try them drizzled with maple syrup or honey, extra …Read more
Traditional English Pancakes are so simple but always feel like a treat. Made with just flour, eggs, milk, and no raising agent, they’re most often served with a sprinkle of sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Usually reserved for Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, I …Read more
Multigrain Seeded Bread is a tasty, nutritious loaf with wholemeal, rye, granary, and white flours plus oats and seeds. It’s also super-simple with my no-knead, overnight method. Just stir up the dough the night before, cover, and leave it. In the morning shape it, prove, …Read more
Homemade Strawberry Jam is one of my favourite seasonal treats. In this post I’ll show you how to make a beautiful, soft-set strawberry jam filled with luscious pieces of whole fruit. It’s easy to make even for beginners, with no special equipment needed. If you …Read more
Jam making needn’t be difficult or involve lots of fancy equipment. In this beginner’s guide I’ll tell you everything you need to know as well as taking you through the process step-by-step. Although all the jam recipes on my blog give full instructions, here I’ve …Read more
Sesame Crackers, thin, crispy, with lots of earthy sesame flavour, are unbelievably easy to make at home. I love to scoop up dips like hummus and baba ganoush with them. But the crackers are just as good with cheese or peanut butter. So tasty, you …Read more
Grapefruit Jam is an easy, tangy homemade preserve that’s perfect for your morning toast. Great for beginners, the only ingredients you need are three or four grapefruits plus jam sugar. After discarding the peel and pith from the grapefruits, the flesh and juice are quickly …Read more
Cheese & Chive Pancakes, a savoury version of Scotch pancakes or drop scones, make a great breakfast, lunch, or snack. The simple batter of flour, milk and an egg plus mature Cheddar, Parmesan and fresh chives, is whisked together in seconds. Drop spoonfuls onto a …Read more
Baked Oat Pudding with Apple & Cinnamon is a super easy dessert with a taste and soft texture you’ll love. It combines rolled oats, grated apple, optional sultanas, brown sugar and cinnamon with milk, eggs, melted butter and a touch of vanilla. The result is …Read more
Fig & Fennel Sourdough is lightly sweet and spicy. Made with my easy overnight, no-knead method it’s great for both beginners and experienced bakers. I love it sliced and spread with butter, toasted or not. With no added sugar, I think its semi sweet flavour …Read more