Honestly, I don’t think you could come up with a simpler cookie recipe :). These simple butter cookies are wonderfully crisp, delicate and… incredibly buttery. Perfect with a cup of tea. There’s such a cliché that cookies “melt in your mouth” – but in this case, it really is true…
I’d completely forgotten about puff pastry – it’s been such a long time since I last baked with it! I have to admit, though, that this isn’t really the best time of year to make it from scratch. Puff pastry likes to be kept cool, and working with soft butter in a warm kitchen
Moist, soft and wonderfully vanilla-scented, this sour cream cake with the first plums of the season is perfect for celebrating these delicious fruits. The addition of sour cream keeps the cake fresh for longer, giving it a lovely, delicate moistness. The
This cake has everything I love most: it’s soft, moist, wonderfully aromatic and packed with juicy strawberries. The almonds and cinnamon give it a lovely depth of flavour, while the fruit makes every slice beautifully moist. It’s incredibly easy to prepare
A quick and healthy jam recipe, and a great way to use up summer fruit from the freezer. This chia seed jam is ready to eat after just 20 minutes – no long cooking and no large amount of sugar required. Chia seeds act as a natural thickener here.
A light, fluffy and perfectly moist Pina Colada cake, perfect for spring. A simple and quick buttery cake made with pineapple syrup and pieces of pineapple, with a delicate hint of lemon, finished with a coconut liqueur icing. Enjoy!
Wholemeal scones – they may not be the prettiest little buns, but they have so many advantages :). They’re quick and very easy to make and, most importantly, simply delicious. All you need to do is replace some of the plain flour with wholemeal flour to make
Without a doubt, the most delicious yoghurt cake I have ever eaten :). Light, fluffy, beautifully risen and incredibly tasty. Any seasonal fruit works wonderfully in this cake; I used apricots, which I found at a very good price. I also recommend baking it with strawberries
Join in today’s Pancake Day celebrations :). Traditionally, every year, 40 days before Easter, the British (along with several other nationalities) tuck into pancakes, have fun and celebrate. It’s the last chance to indulge before Lent begins! How many pancakes can
A quick, sweet and delicious dessert! Fresh peaches, lightly sweetened and dusted with cinnamon, baked under the grill with a fluffy meringue topping. Baked peaches with meringue require very little effort but look wonderfully impressive ;).
A French apple cake, the recipe itself comes from France. Delicate, moist and absolutely delicious, with a hint of rum and generous chunks of apple. Simply irresistible! Although it’s a simple cake made with basic ingredients, it has a certain French elegance about it ;).
Just sweet enough, this almond and lemon cake with raspberries is wonderfully simple. It had been a long time since I’d used one of Nigella’s recipes, and I’d almost forgotten how easy they can be – just put all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz! This time
Flourless peanut butter cookies with no flour or flour substitutes – just peanut butter (you can use homemade peanut butter), an egg and chocolate chips :). The cookies are crisp on the outside, with an intense peanut butter aroma and flavour, and they’re quick and easy
The best muffins with redcurrants. Fresh and delicious even the following day, and packed with plenty of juicy currants. You’ll love them!
Spiced biscuit cake with plum butter and cream is a festive no-bake dessert. The thin spiced layers are made from spiced biscuits (which are readily available in shops in the run-up to Christmas), layered with a cinnamon and almond liqueur cream and a double layer of plum butter.
Perfect chocolate muffins with Nutella. Rich, deeply chocolatey and wonderfully substantial, with ground almonds adding even more texture. They’re not overly sweet – just right. And the surprise? A generous amount of Nutella hidden inside, although you can
Wonderful, light lemon muffins made with ricotta and chia seeds (black ones, so they stand out in the muffins like poppy seeds). Moist and fresh for a long time. Perfect for a mid-morning snack or dessert. Highly recommended!
An incredibly delicious pistachio and lemon cake, generously soaked with fresh lemon juice. One of the easiest and most delicious pistachio cakes; all the ingredients are simply mixed together, much like making muffins. Once baked, the cake is soaked with freshly