Tweet Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, a day for feasting on pancakes, laden with syrup, bacon, lemon, sugar, bananas, ice cream… whatever floats your boat. Although Pancake Day is a foodie festival the world over, the English name comes from the old English word Shrive which means “confess one’s sins”. It’s a day to ask for absolution, and […]
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Chocolatey Granotiffjack
Tweet I keep seeing recipes for baking mashups – “duffin” (doughnut/muffin hybrid -personally I think muffnut would be a better name), “cronut” (croissant/muffin) and even a “crookie”(croissant/cookie), so today, in the dual interests of experimentation and using up the Christmas leftovers, I’d like to introduce the “granotiffjack” – my reinvention of the granola bar, chocolate […]
Sticky Malt Loaf Recipe
Tweet My youngest son loves malt loaf – I am thinking of taking out shares in Soreen. There isn’t a flavour he doesn’t like, and he’s happy to have it plain, with butter, made into bread and butter pudding…you name it. So when I came across a recipe for sticky malt loaf, on BBC Good Food […]
Homemade English Muffins – Recipe
Tweet So, after making crumpets a couple of weeks ago, I decided to try my hand at muffins. Not the big chocolatey/blueberry/lemon kind (although they are delicious) but the proper kind that I can have smothered in butter for breakfast. I love breakfast, and all the carb-y wholesome foods that go with it, like bagels, toast, […]