Category: British

• Seeded maslin loaf

  

  My maslin loaf marries soft white white flour with wholemeal spelt. It produces a light, airy but uniform crumb with a lovely taste and texture. The addition of the seeded top gives added taste, texture and of course all the nutritional benefits that seeds can provide.

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 12, 2022

  Baking, Bread, British, Food

  flour, heritage, maslin, spelt

• Store cupboard pineapple upside down cake

  

  A store cupboard staple – use up a tin of pineapple and swap butter for olive oil to make this lovely pineapple upside down cake

  Ink Sugar Spice

  April 9, 2020

  British, Cakes, Food, Frugal food, Fruit, Kitchen tips & food advice

  Filippo Berio, lockdown baking, olive oil, pantry, pineapple, store cupboard, tinned fruit

• Cider and rye rolls

  

  Roll with it! Out of the ordinary rye and cider bread roll recipe – great as burger buns or for picnics

  Ink Sugar Spice

  September 10, 2019

  Baking, Bread, British, Food, Picnic

  ancient grains, Bread, buns, burger buns, cider, Derbyshire, flour, honey, mindful, picnic rolls, rambling, recipe, Rolls, rye, walking

• Pikelets with balsamic strawberries

  

  Pikelets (also called drop scones or American pancakes) with balsamic strawberries – a real treat for Pancake Day

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 3, 2019

  All seasons, Baking, Breakfast, British, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Spring, Summer

  balsamic vinegar, clotted cream, drop scones, featured, olive oil, Pancake Day, pancakes, pikelets, Shrove Tuesday, strawberries, strawberry

• Stencilled beer cob

  

  Stencilled cob loaf – a recipe for a beer bread cob loaf, plus how to stencil bread and a free medieval sun face stencil to create a gorgeous loaf

  Ink Sugar Spice

  January 13, 2019

  All seasons, Baking, Bread, Bread information, British, Crafts, Food, Food skills, Techniques, Winter

  beer, beer bread, Bread, bread art, bread slashing, download, featured, PDF, reindeer, stencil, stencil making, stencilled

• Sticky crumble topped gingerbread

  

  Searching for a gingerbread recipe can be a bit confusing – for a start gingerbread can be a rich loaf cake, a pain d’epices, or it can be a crisp biscuit for gingerbread houses or little iced biscuits (see my own recipe for Gingerbread foxes). This is neither! Inspired in part by Grassmere gingerbread (a […]

  Ink Sugar Spice

  December 10, 2018

  All seasons, Baking, Biscuits, British, Christmas, Festive, Food, Winter

  Biscuits, Christmas, cinnamon, crumble, edible gifts, gifts, ginger, gingerbread, Grassmere, Lake District, specialities

• “Mothers ruin” chutney

  

  Mothers ruin chutney – a gorgeous recipe for a gin soaked, green tomato pickle that’s perfect to use up those unripened fruits this autumn

  Ink Sugar Spice

  October 25, 2018

  Autumn, British, Christmas, Food, Fruit, Picnic, Preserves & creams, Sauces, pastes, accompaniments, Vegetarian, Winter

  chutney, featured, Gin, green tomatoes, pickle, preserces, sterilising

• Cider and olive oil crackers

  

  Crispy, tangy and a little spicy, these olive oil and cider crackers bring something different to your snacking

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 4, 2018

  All seasons, Baking, British, Food, Italian, Picnic, Sauces, pastes, accompaniments, Sides, Vegetarian

  Baking, cider, crackers, Filippo Berio, olive oil

• Blueberry and thyme muffins

  

  Try these delicious blueberry and thyme muffins, the recipe is less sweet than usual, with less sugar and some honey and yogurt #InkSugarSpice

  Ink Sugar Spice

  February 18, 2018

  All seasons, Baking, British, Cakes, Food, Fruit, Summer

  blueberries, Breakfast, Cakes, cases, little cakes, muffins, thyme