Mince pies, with citrus mincemeat and frangipani and almond topping
Category: Preserves & creams
Treats, creams and fillings – use on their own, as a topping or great to include in a bake
PB&J Viennese Whirls
Viennese whirls with a difference - they're filled with PB&J. This recipe for the biscuits also includes recipes for homemade peanut butter and strawberry jam
Iced Souvaroffs with rhubarb and apricot jams and pistachio cream
Now - who's excited about the imminent new series of the Great British Bake Off? Almost everyone involved in the Twitter baking community for a start! I've included some of my illustrations in this recipe to help you make these Souvaroff biscuits. This year the fab and lovely Baking Nanna and Rob Allen have put together… Continue reading Iced Souvaroffs with rhubarb and apricot jams and pistachio cream
Nasturtium pickles
Make your own nasturtium capers - a recipe for a useful pickle that's almost entirely free!
Pistachio and mascarpone cream Viennese sandwiches
Pistachio and mascarpone cream Viennese sandwich biscuits
Orange curd
An easy, reliable old-fashioned recipe for delicious orange curd.
Caramel eclairs with peanut butter fudge and amaretto Chantilly cream
A delicious change on a standard eclair - these are smothered in caramel and peanut butter fudge pieces and filled with a Chantilly and Amaretto cream
Hedgerow fruits curd
This is a sublime flavour for a fruit curd - and makes use of the surfeit of bountiful berries in late summer/early autumn.
Chilli jam – sweet and hot
This is easy-peasy and you don't need a thermometer to measure temperatures. It's just basically sugar, vinegar and chillies - a highly typical jam recipe. Although, obviously spicy, not sweet, and I added a few bell peppers to ensure the taste was more rounded.