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Sweet & savoury snacks
Cheese Sandwich Crackers are light, crispy and cheesy savoury biscuits sandwiched together with a tasty cheese filling. Perfect for snacking, they’re inspired by TUC brand cheese sandwich crackers but with no palm oil or ultra processed ingredients. So good and surprisingly easy, you can even …Read more
Raisin & Lemon Oatmeal Scones are a delightful variation on classic British sultana scones. With plumped raisins and fresh lemon zest, swapping in oatmeal for some of the wheat flour in these light and fluffy scones brings a hint of nutty flavour and makes them …Read more
Easy Seed Crackers are light, crispy and delicious. Grain-free, gluten-free, made with nothing but seeds including chia, water and your chosen seasonings, they’re the perfect crunchy accompaniment to spreads, dips, soups or cheese. Great for adding to lunch boxes or enjoyed as a healthy nibble. This …Read more
Picnic food doesn’t have to be all about sandwiches. In this post I share more than eighty of my favourite recipes for a tasty, varied picnic. From fresh salads, savoury bakes, pies and dips, to sweet treats, you’ll find lots to tempt you outdoors whether …Read more
For any home baker, it’s a real boon to have plenty of Bread Roll and Baguette Recipes in your repertoire to accompany any type of meal. And in this post you’ll find almost a dozen, many made with my easy no-knead method. Recipes include healthy …Read more
English Muffins are traditional pan or griddle cooked bread rolls that have been around since at least the eighteenth century. In the same family as crumpets, bread muffins are easy to make at home with my no-knead method. Fermenting the dough overnight gives these delicious …Read more
Potato Farls, sometimes called Irish potato cakes, tattie scones, or potato bread, are so easy to make. Containing just seasoned mashed potato, flour, plus optional butter, they’re surprisingly tasty. Fantastic with poached or fried eggs, baked beans and cheese, or in a big traditional breakfast. …Read more
Egg & Bacon Pie is a tasty traditional British cold pie. Perfect for picnics, lunch boxes and buffets, for my super-simple version, all you need for the filling are half a dozen eggs and some smoked bacon. Baked in crispy shortcrust pastry then cooled, this …Read more
Sicilian Sesame Biscuits, also known as biscotti regina or reginelle, are wonderfully aromatic and crunchy with the delightful flavour of vanilla and optional citrus plus a sesame seed coating that’s earthy and nutty. Surprisingly simple to make, they’re an incredibly moreish treat with coffee, hot …Read more
Potato, Cheese & Onion Pasties are proof that simple CAN be tasty and satisfying. With a classic flavour combination of tender potato, tangy Cheddar cheese, plus a hint of onion all encased in crisp shortcrust pastry, these easy single serve pasties are great hot or …Read more
Light Spelt, Wholemeal & Rye Loaf is a no-knead, flavourful and nutritious bread that avoids heaviness with a fifty-fifty blend of white and wholemeal flours. Almost as light as a one hundred per cent white loaf, but with the added nutty sweetness of wholemeal spelt, …Read more
Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream brings together two favourites: sweet but tangy rhubarb crumble and rich vanilla ice cream. Cooked rhubarb is rippled through an easy, egg-free ice cream along with nuggets of crunchy, oaty crumble. Delicious whether you eat scoops from a bowl or enjoy …Read more
Toasted Coconut Ice Cream is so rich and creamy with full-on, extra-nutty, enhanced coconut flavour. With just 4 ingredients (coconut milk, sugar, double cream, and toasted desiccated coconut) this egg-free ice cream is easy to make at home using a simple ice cream maker or …Read more
Sausage & Onion Lattice Pie is a delicious savoury cold pie, perfect for picnics, buffets, and lunch boxes. The shortcrust pastry base is filled with a mix of chopped onion gently cooked in butter to bring out its sweetness, pork sausage meat and sage. Finished …Read more
Seeded Rustic Bread Rolls are delicious and satisfying thanks to malted and wholemeal flours plus a generous amount of mixed seeds. But with the majority a strong white bread flour, these attractive rolls aren’t at all heavy. With a simple no-knead dough that’s fermented overnight …Read more
In this post you’ll find around 20 easy biscuit recipes, including sweet bakes, bars and squares that are just as great with a cuppa as traditional biscuits. And don’t miss my basic biscuit dough recipe so you can create your own flavours. BISCUIT RECIPES: …Read more
Cheese & Chilli Cornbread is an easy but delicious, light and fluffy quick bread. No ordinary cornbread, my version has Cheddar cheese, sweetcorn kernels, tangy pickled chillies as well as chilli flakes. Great as a side to chilli, soup, salads, BBQs and more, or simply …Read more
Hot Cross Bun Truffles combine two wonderful treats. Classic chocolate truffles plus the dried fruit and warm spices found in the traditional Easter sweet bread. A rich dark chocolate ganache centre, flavoured with mixed spice and cinnamon, is studded with raisins, sultanas and citrus peel. …Read more
Muhammara is a beautifully simple but richly flavoured dip or spread. Based on roasted red peppers, walnuts, and breadcrumbs, its lightly smoky, spicy, sweet and sour tanginess is popular all over the Levant or eastern Mediterranean. Delicious served on its own with bread or part …Read more
Homemade Chocolate Hobnobs are a made from scratch version of a favourite British biscuit. Containing wholemeal flour and oats they’ve a rustic feel. But with golden syrup and optional chocolate layer, hobnobs are a wonderful, sweet treat with a cup of tea or coffee. Disclosure: …Read more
Rustic Bread Rolls, freshly baked, have a wonderfully crispy crust and chewy, substantial interior. Made with a fuss-free method, the simple no-knead dough is fermented overnight for great flavour. With next to no shaping required, the rolls have an attractive rustic appearance. Wonderful with jam …Read more
Sunflower, Honey and Oat Bread is a beautiful yet simple no-knead loaf. Inside you’ll find a moist, soft crumb lightly sweet with hints of honey, a generous amount of crunchy and earthy sunflower seeds plus optional flax seeds. The crust is baked with an attractive …Read more
Cheesy Scottish Oatcakes are easy to make with simple ingredients. But they’re wickedly good! Adding mature Cheddar cheese to the traditional savoury biscuit or cracker takes them to whole new level. Enjoy as part of a cheeseboard, with spreads and dips or even instead of bread …Read more
Coconut Meringue Slices look impressive and taste delicious. The buttery sponge base topped with coconut-flavoured delicate crispy meringue makes a wonderful teatime treat. Adapted from a Mary Berry recipe, my version is more coconutty and has extra tips for beginner bakers. Disclosure: this post may …Read more
Homemade Croutons are incredibly easy and economical. Traditionally a way to use up stale bread, they’re a wonderfully moreish and crunchy addition to soups and salads. Containing just bread and oil plus any flavourings you want, the only difficulty is not nibbling them all before …Read more