Apr 11
For some people Easter is about their faith, for some it’s about eating endless supplies of chocolate and Hot Cross Buns. For some its about an extra few sleep ins and for others its about family and friends. In some European countries its tradition on Easter Sunday to give Easter biscuits as a gift. These …
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Apr 11
Ingredients 200 g Flour 1 heaped teaspoon Mixed spice Pinch of salt 75 g caster sugar 100 g butter 1 egg, separated 50 g currants 2 Tablespoons warm milk Extra caster sugar for sprinkling Method Preheat oven to 180°C Fan forced, 200°C conventional Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and …
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Apr 03
The idea of Chocolate at Easter is for me way better than the reality. I mean chocolate is great and all, but I am more of a savoury girl so I find it really hard to get through Easter bunny’s offerings. As I was mournfully staring at the pile of chocolate I was thinking through …
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Mar 20
It’s almost Good Friday which means it’s almost time when we can legitimately eat hot cross buns. Woo! Every year I give making hot cross buns a whirl but I have never found a recipe that ticks all my boxes. In my opinion hot cross buns should be soft, spicy with a nice amount of …
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Mar 20
Ingredients 200 ml milk 100 ml boiling water 15 g (1 tblsp) butter, softened 1 tblsp surebake yeast 450 g High grade flour 2 tblsp brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tblsp mixed spice 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ground nutmeg 2/3 cup currants ½ cup sultanas ¼ cup mixed peel, chopped For crosses 25 …
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Jan 17
Earlier this week I was sitting down for a coffee with a friend and the topic of traditions came up – specifically the tradition of not eating new potatoes until Christmas Day. We were talking about how it was the excitement of finally being able to have those slightly minted rounds of spuddy deliciousness and …
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