At this time of year there is nothing better than a nice fruit tart, made with fresh summer fruits. I therefore decided to make such a tart but, instead of the more usual creme patissiere that acts as the bed for the fruit I decided to use mascarpone, and some white chocolate. That combination, with […]
At the height of summer. on a warm and sunny day, there is nothing quite so refreshing as a small dessert which includes some fresh fruit. So this recipe, for a lovely buttery pastry case which holds a thick, creamy custard and is then topped with some raspberries, blueberries and kiwi fruit, is just perfect. […]
Having used frozen berries for my muffins I decided to use fresh berries for some free form pies. I wanted individual ones with a nice shortcrust pastry. Of course it would be ok to use shop bought pastry but I like to make my own, using a mixture of butter and lard as the shortening […]
I saw a lovely video on Joyofbaking for Cranberry Upside Down Muffins, which looked very good indeed. I am not a lover of cranberries as much as I am of blueberries. So I thought I would try to make the same thing, but with blueberries instead. Of course I had to adjust the recipe since […]
I did a lot of research about blueberry muffins as I wanted to make sure I have a lovely light and tasty version. Many of the recipes that I saw had a heavy texture and didn’t rise very much, though that was inetntional. Some rose well and were nice and light, so that is what […]
I decided to make a variant on shortbread today. A shortbread with a layer of blueberry curd and topped with more shortbread to form a crumble topping. Of course any curd would do, and it isn’t necessary to make your own, shop bought curd, particularly lemon or orange would do very nicely. But since I […]
Friands are a lovely light cake, originally of French origin I believe, which is now very popular in Australia and New Zealand. Usually they are made in a special pan, with oval cups that have straight sides, but they can equally well be made in a muffin pan. Similar to financiers which I often make, […]