I have made Yorkshire Parkin before, and it is on my blog. But on that occasion I was not doing videos. Recently I had a request, on Youtube, to make Yorkshire Parkin so I thought I would make it again. Parkin is a big tradition in Northern England, particularly Yorkshire, and is usually eaten in […]
I have been wanting to make some Danish Pastries for quite a while, but I have put it off as the process is quite time consuming. However today I finally bit the bullet and made some. The lovely puff pastry that is so redolent of Danish pastries, in various shapes and filled with any number […]
In preparation for making mince pies, just before Christmas, I have made my own mincemeat. I actually posted this recipe on my blog two years ago, but today I have done it again, this time with a video. Some may wonder why I have posted this on a baking blog. But of course, it […]
As we approach the Christmas Holidays it is time to think about what we will be eating. In the UK we do love our traditional Christmas Cake. So, although I have posted this recipe on my blog before, I am going to be making my Christmas Cake. This needs to be done in advance of […]
I decided to try out a new tea loaf recipe today. I so enjoyed the Bara Brith – Welsh Tea Loaf that I made last week that I wanted to do it again. But this time I wanted a variant, that didn’t include candied peel, since some people don’t like that. Mixed dried fruit, in […]
Bara Brith is very popular in Wales, a traditional treat, a fruit tea loaf. Having been intrigued as to just how it tasted, since I have never had any before, I set about making a loaf. I used recipe from BBC Food it appeared in the Hairy Bikers program, with a lady called Mary Hamilton making it. […]
Parkin is a traditional cake in the north of England particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire around about Bonfire Night(Guy Fawkes Night – 5th November) There are differences between the various versions, but the Yorkshire version, at least, has oats in the cake which appealed to me when I was considering which to make, so Yorkshire Parkin […]
Looking in the cupboard to see what was available I found a few things that I thought would be good together in a nice biscotti biscuit. I love biscotti, the twice baked biscuits that are an ideal accompaniment to tea or coffee. So with some pistachios, flaked almonds, raisins and dried canberries I was all […]
Simnel Cake is a very traditional bake for Easter. Made with dried fruits and almond paste(marzipan) it has one layer of the paste in the middle of the cake and another on the top, and is then decorated with 11 marzipan balls. The balls are to denote the remaining 11 disciples. For my cake I […]
As promised a few days ago, I have now made some more traditional Hot Cross Buns. These lovely Easter Treats, eaten by my family on Good Friday morning, are simply fantastic. With some gentle spices and dried fruit, what can be nicer for ‘elevenses’. I used a recipe from the delightful Delia, surely a […]