I remember when I first came to the UK, just after finishing university. One of my culinary discoveries at the time was pineapple cottage cheese – a combination that seemed wonderfully exotic to me ;). Today, I happily revisited those flavours, this time in soft,
New, wonderfully indulgent chocolate buns! Filled with a chocolate and cinnamon filling, drizzled with icing and decorated with strips of chocolate. They make even the chilliest autumn evenings feel a little cosier – because chocolate has a way of making everything better ;).
The last few days have been filled with the wonderful aroma of cinnamon. Delicious cinnamon buns for elevenses? Why not! These buns are sweet, but not overly so. They’re also wonderfully fluffy, soft and buttery – pure heaven in every bite. I could wax lyrical about
Redcurrant buns with streusel are the taste of summer. They are worth making at least once during the redcurrant season, so you can really enjoy these lovely fruits. You can use black, red or white currants, or a mixture of them. Out of season, use frozen fruit
Swirled buns with strawberries and sweetened quark, baked side by side, nestled closely together in the tin. The dough is a pleasure to work with – soft, fluffy and delicate. These strawberry and cheese buns are perfect for a picnic or a day at the beach and, most
Possibly the most wonderful Nutella sweet rolls! Their flavour is enhanced with toasted sesame seeds, hazelnuts and freshly grated orange zest… They are absolutely delicious! These sweet rolls are quite small, so I’ve doubled the original quantity of ingredients
Could there possibly be anything better than a batch of fluffy cinnamon rolls? Yes – one enormous cinnamon roll that’s all yours! The others call her Mum ;). Of course, you can share it… The idea is that you tear off one delicious piece of the cinnamon swirl and… before you know
Chocolate hot cross buns are traditional British Easter buns with a delicious chocolate twist. If you enjoy traditional hot cross buns, it will be hard to resist these chocolate ones ;). Fragrant with warming spices and packed with raisins, dried cranberries, fresh orange
Pistachio swirl buns made with the best sweet yeast dough, the same dough I use for my famous cinnamon buns. Deliciously pistachio-rich, generously filled with nuts and finished with an orange glaze :). Instead of pistachio cream, you can use 100%
Simple pumpkin yeast buns made with pumpkin purée, transformed into delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls coated in cinnamon sugar. These cinnamon swirls are baked in a muffin tin, where they rise above the edges to create wonderfully quirky little twists ;).
Delicious sweet cinnamon mini rolls made with pumpkin purée, which gives them a beautiful orange colour (although the pumpkin flavour is not particularly noticeable in the dough). These pumpkin mini cinnamon rolls are soft, fluffy and perfect for a mid-morning
When the plum trees are laden with a bumper crop of plums… there is no need to think twice – it is time to bake plum sweet yeast buns! These taste just like your favourite yeast cake with plums and crumble. Soft and fluffy, easy to make and fragrant with cinnamon
Wonderful maple and pecan sweet yeast buns – they are really hard to resist! They were inspired by our favourite maple pecan Danishes. This is one of the best nutty flavour combinations – sweet, sticky maple syrup, pecans nestled in it
Beautifully shaped lemon and poppy seed sweet yeast buns, finished with a lemon glaze. Light, fluffy and intensely lemony, with a lovely, unusual shape. Perfect with a glass of milk for a mid-morning snack :).
The famous bostock. A wonderful way to use up slightly stale brioche, challah or yeasted cake, if any happens to survive that long ;). This French pastry idea has gained international fame, and I am not surprised at all – delicious buttery yeasted
Perfect yeast buns for brunch or afternoon tea, with beautifully twisted Nutella filling. Soft, delicate and lightly glazed. I’m sure you’ll enjoy coming back to this recipe again and again – I promise!
Maritozzi (or, in the singular, maritozzo) are Italian cream-filled buns with a history dating back to Ancient Rome. They are perfect for breakfast or dessert. The yeasted dough is usually similar to brioche – rich with eggs and butter – although many traditional
Delicious autumnal cinnamon rolls with apples. Moist and packed with apples, cinnamon and toasted nuts… The soft, fluffy yeasted dough is the same one you may know from my Cinnabons, which is light and stays fresh for a long time. In this new version,