What you need for one cake - in a 26cm diameter baking tin: Dough: 500g flour 42g fresh yeast 85g granulated sugar 150ml lukewarm milk 1 large egg 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp creme fraiche 60g melted butter Filling: 200g chopped nuts (medium sized pieces) 100g granulated sugar 30g melted butter 1 tbsp malted barley or runny honey 1 tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla essence pinch of salt 1 large egg 1 large Bramley apple, chopped into thin slices juice of half a lemon How to ma

Isn't it funny how we all think about eating less after having crammed a whole lot of good food into ourselves over the holidays? Well, you can combine taste and healthy food, so your taste buds don't have to suffer... And, in my case, portion control and less sweets would already go a long way, do you know that problem, too? So here three simple, yummy, filling recipes if you want to have some leaner food this month - one for meat-eaters, one veggie option and a fish dish: C

In Germany we have a range of baked goods, of which most of you will know the Brezel, which are going through a brine (= Lauge in German) bath before being baked in the oven, which gives them their distinct brown colouring and particular taste. So I thought I'd marry up two cultures today introducing the Laugenbagels I make regularly and which are great for savoury toppings of your choice like cheese, salmon, salami, etc. For 6-8 (depending on how big you make them) you need

Hope you've enjoyed to make your own sourdough starter? Was it easy or did you find it tricky? Here now one recipe to use the starter in. I like a rye-mixed bread best, but you can play around with this basic recipe and find your own favourite version ;) You need the following ingredients for one medium sized loaf: 150g sourdough starter 150g rolled oats 150g rye flour ( I use wholemeal, but that's a taste preference) 150g strong white flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon of pi