A perfect biscuit for dunking! Serves: Makes 16Prep time: 10 minutes (plus 30 mins chill time)Cooking time: 18 minutesDifficulty: Easy Ingredients: 350g wholemeal flour 150g unsalted butter, chilled and diced 55g dark muscovado sugar 3 tbsp milk 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp salt 150g milk chocolate Method: – Mix the flour and butter together with either your hands or a food processor until … Continue reading Chocolate Digestives
A simple warming autumny/wintery cake. We added the icing for a extra ginger kick ! Serves: Makes 15 slicesPreparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 30 minutesDifficulty: Easy Ingredients: 175g unsalted butter, softened 175g dark muscovado sugar 250g self raising flour 4 medium eggs 100g golden syrup 1 tbsp ground ginger 100g icing sugar 100g mascapone cheese Small cube root ginger, peeled Method:– Preheat oven to 180 … Continue reading Gingerbread Cake Traybake
Simplicity at its finest. Serves: Makes 18 biscuitsPreparation time: 10 minutes + 30 minutes chillingCooking time: 12 minutesDifficulty: Easy Ingredients: 125g unsalted butter (softened) 55g caster sugar 200g plain flour Method: – Combine the sugar and butter together.– Add the flour and mix with hands until a dough is formed.– Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.– Preheat oven to … Continue reading Shortbread biscuits
Recently we have started to cook meals that both us and our 9 month old son can eat together. This is a quick, tasty, healthy breakfast that is ideal for baby led weaning. Serves: Makes 18 pancakesPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 10 minutesDifficulty: Easy Ingredients: 1 banana 2 eggs 3 tbsp oats 3 tsp coconut oil Method: – Mash a banana in a bowl.– Add … Continue reading Banana Pancakes
Today is our 4 year wedding anniversary and what better to celebrate than with cake! Here is a yummy autumnal cake, perfect with a cup of tea! Serves: 8 Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 30-35 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 210 g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 150 g caster sugar 1 & 1/2 apples, peeled and chopped 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract … Continue reading Apple and Cinnamon Cake
We have been broadening our horizons by obtaining new recipes from food blogs. This recipe is inspired by the orange bread recipe from the Happy Foods Tube blog. It was also the inspiration for our lemon curb biscuits! Super moist and very yummy. This is a great cake to have with a cup of tea! Serves: 10 Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes … Continue reading Orange Bread
Serves: Makes 16 biscuits Prep time: 10 minutes plus 30 minutes chilling Cooking time: 12 minutes Ingredients: 60g caster sugar 110g unsalted butter, softened 1 egg 240g plain flour 8 tsp lemon curd Method: -Preheat oven to 180 degrees. -Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl. -Add the egg and stir. -Sift in the flour and stir until the mixture starts to come … Continue reading Lemon curd biscuits
Serves: 18 Prep time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 16 minutes Difficulty: Medium Ingredients: 250g courgette (approx 2 courgettes), coarsely grated. 125ml vegetable oil 150ml caster sugar 2 large eggs 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 225g self-raising flour Lemon curd 100g unsalted butter, softened 100g mascapone 100g icing sugar 1 lime Method: – Preheat oven to 160 degrees – Fill a cupcake … Continue reading Lemon and lime courgette cupcakes
When we make a pie with a puff pastry top we often have lots of offcuts left. Instead of binning it, we use it to make a tasty lemony treat! Serves: Makes approx 6 swirls Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Puff pastry offcuts 3 tbsp lemon curd 2 tbsp icing sugar Tsp lemon juice Method: -Roll the pastry out into a … Continue reading Lemon swirls
Serves: 12 Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 110g softened butter 110g golden caster sugar 2 large eggs ½ tsp vanilla extract 110g self-raising flour 12 cupcake cases 150g icing sugar Hundreds and thousands Method: – Heat oven to 180 Deg C and fill a cupcake tray with the 12 cases. – Beat the softened butter and golden caster sugar together until … Continue reading Cupcakes
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