Fancy doughnuts that taste just like lemon meringue pie? 🙂 You can’t go wrong with classic rose-filled doughnuts, but it’s fun to try something a little different now and then. These lemon meringue doughnuts are soft, fluffy and delicately flavoured with lemon, with
These traditional Polish doughnuts are soft, fluffy and filled with delicious plum butter, then finished with a generous dusting of icing sugar. They’re best enjoyed while still slightly warm. A must-have for Tłusty Czwartek (Polish Fat Thursday), but so good you’ll
These poppy seed doughnuts with amaretto icing were a real favourite this Tłusty Czwartek! The filling is packed with poppy seeds, dried fruit, nuts and honey, making these doughnuts absolutely delicious and very hard to resist. I’d never tried this combination
These soft, fluffy yeast buns are filled with creamy cheese and tender, cinnamon-spiced apples, then finished with a buttery crumble topping. They’re a perfect autumn bake, combining three classic flavours that work beautifully together. Absolutely delicious
These simple, delicious sweet buns are filled with Nutella and are wonderfully soft, fluffy and chocolatey. Once baked, they need nothing more than a light dusting of icing sugar. Perfect for a mid-morning treat, an afternoon snack or dessert, they
These twisted hazelnut buns are perfect for autumn – soft, fluffy and wonderfully fragrant, with a delicious filling made from ground hazelnuts, cinnamon, chocolate and cocoa powder. They’re some of the best sweet buns I’ve had recently, and my family agrees :).
A wonderful traditional Polish yeast cake, described by the original recipe writers as “a cake of the highest class”. It will make a beautiful centrepiece for an Easter table in true Polish style. This is one of those recipes that used to be scribbled down on little
These cinnamon and cardamom yeast knots are perfect for anyone who loves soft, buttery buns packed with warming spices. The delicate yeast dough is filled with brown sugar, cinnamon and cardamom, and the distinctive plaiting and knotting gives each bun a beautiful
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 ;).
This bread is light, fluffy and made with yeast. Perfect with soup, for sandwiches or toasted. Children especially love it. You can also bake it in a bread machine, although the texture will be quite dense (I’ve tried it). Highly recommended – it’s delicious!
My favourite yeast cake, which can be adapted in so many ways, although sometimes it’s simply best as a big, fluffy yeast cake topped with a generous amount of streusel. It’s wonderfully soft and fragrant. Highly recommended!
With spring just around the corner, it’s worth experimenting with colour :). Today’s yeast bread comes in three colours: green, brown and white. It’s a simple yeast bread made without eggs. In flavour, it’s similar to traditional challah – a lightly sweet bread that’s delicious
Apple, honey and cinnamon pizza – a delicious dessert for autumn weekends. A lovely sweet pizza, finished with a light drizzle of icing, although you could use salted caramel instead. Whenever I make the dough for Italian pizza, I usually set aside
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
Another year, another World Bread Day! I bake bread and rolls several times a week, so I couldn’t let the occasion pass without baking something special. These delicious wholemeal rolls with rye flour came out of the oven recently, and they were a real success
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