It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon, only Myself, Hubby and Luca are at home, we have been out to Reigate, checked out some lovely vintage furniture shops, been to Starbucks and stocked up on yummy toppings for our homemade pizza’s for dinner tonight. Now the boys are chilling in the lounge,…
Monkey Bread for My Little Monkeys
I can honestly say that I had never heard of Monkey Bread until I came across it on Ruth Clemens lovely Website, The Pink Whisk, so I did a little research and here is what I found out, courtesy of Wikipedia, here follows a short history lesson on Monkey Bread….
Cinnamon Rolls
Now these are fairly tricky, rather time consuming little suckers to make, but boy are they worth it. They are light, fluffy and very, very moreish, you have been warned! They would be a great complement to a nice morning coffee and ideal for sharing, so invite the girls round, pull…
Chocolate and Sour Cherry Bread
My love affair with dough appears to be getting worse, I now seem to be baking my way through Paul Hollywoods ‘100 Great Breads’, keeping a note of each one I have baked, making notes about the recipe and awarding marks out of 10. Obsessed, I think so !!!! This…
Paul Hollywoods Focaccia
I seem to of developed a bit of an addiction to dough, I love how all the ingredients work together and I absolutely love how it rises and forms that beautiful textured ball of dough, its squishy and doughy and just yummy. I have made Lorraine Pascale’s focaccia on many…
Stollen Ring
I have to admit that I have never tried Stollen, I have seen it in the shops but it never took my fancy. Then I saw this recipe, the picture looked so nice that it inspired me to give it a go and I am so pleased that I did,…
Iced Fingers – The Paul Hollywood Recipe
As you maybe aware, if you have come across my Blog before, I have mentioned setting myself a few challenges from the Great British Bake Off, so far I have made macaroons, which need work, a very amazingly successful Sachertorte, don’t know what all the fuss was about and now…
Sourdough Starter and Bread Recipe
I have decided to take on the challenge of making a sourdough starter, the idea of growing, nurturing and feeding this living organism intrigued me after a friend told me all about their sourdough. Originally I was going to take a piece of their starter but thought it would be…
Black Pepper Jumbo Breadsticks
If in doubt, ask a 9 year old ! Thats exactly what I had to do when making these breadsticks. The recipe says divide the mixture into 12 equal portions, roll the portions into balls, then place each ball on a floured surface and roll into a long sausage shape,…
