BAKING

Baking


Baking is a culinary skill that sounds complex but is usually horribly easy. I learnt when I was a child, by having fun in the kitchen with my Mom. So if you have small children to entertain on a rainy afternoon, there is nothing like giving them some baking of their own to do. And remember - simplicity is the keyword!


  *** BAKING ***  

BISCUITS (COOKIES), CAKES & SWEETS
  • Buttery Biscuit Base
    Buttery Biscuit Base
    This Buttery Biscuit Base recipe is great as a base recipe for all sorts of biscuits
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Caramel Shortbread
    Caramel Shortbread
    Here's a slightly different angle on Caramel Shortbread (the classic British teatime treat) using salted caramel.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour
  • Chocolate and Nut Snaps
    Chocolate and Nut Snaps
    Chocolate and Nut Snaps is a mouth-watering sweet treat of melted chocolate and toasted nuts - topped off with a sprinkling of sea salt.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Crunchy Honeycomb Biscuits (Cookies)
    Crunchy Honeycomb Biscuits (Cookies)
    Crunchy Honeycomb Biscuits are my favourite, having that exquisite blend of 'crunchiness' that separates any home made cookie from a shop-bought one.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Grantham Gingerbread Biscuits (Cookies)
    Grantham Gingerbread Biscuits (Cookies)
    Grantham Gingerbread Biscuits (Cookies) are my wife's favourites. She often asks me to cook a batch, then takes them to work with her to pass round!
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Kalakand
    Kalakand
    Kalakand (sometimes known as Qalaqand) is one of the most famous sweets for lord Krishna. He has great reverence amongst Hindu devotees in India.
    Preparation: 45 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
  • Mother's Oat Cookies
    Mother's Oat Cookies
    Baking is a culinary skill that sounds complex but is usually horribly easy... and Mother's Oat Cookies is a perfect example of that.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 15 Minutes
  • Mum's Chocolate Crunch Cake
    Mum's Chocolate Crunch Cake
    Mum's Chocolate Crunch Cake was one of my favourite things when I was young... and, if I'm honest, it still is! It keeps fine for two or three days.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Rocky Road
    Rocky Road
    Rocky Road seems to be a 'modern' name given to a home make crunchy chocolate "cake" that my mother used to make when we were kids.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Sally's Short-lived Shortbread
    Sally's Short-lived Shortbread
    This shortbread is scrummy, more-ish and terrible for your waistline. It also encourages you to sneak into the fridge when no-one is looking.
    Preparation: 35 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
  • Shortbread Biscuits
    Shortbread Biscuits
    A well known Scottish export, shortbread biscuits are sweet and yummy! This recipe is to make round ones, but you can soon adapt it to make fingers.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 30 Minutes
CAKES, SCONES AND SWEET PIES
  • Baked Leek and Carrot Loaf
    Baked Leek and Carrot Loaf
    Baked Leek and Carrot Loaf is a nice economical recipe since it can be eaten cold or hot. Ideal for vegetarians too.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 50 Minutes
  • Chocolate Sandesh
    Chocolate Sandesh
    Chocolate Sandesh is a dessert from the Eastern province of West Bengal. Along with Rassagulla this desert nicely rounds off an east Indian meal.
    Preparation: 25 Minutes
    Cooking: NIL
  • Christmas Cake - Rich Fruit Cake
    Christmas Cake - Rich Fruit Cake
    No Christmas would be complete without Christmas Cake (or Rich Fruit Cake). With that delicious taste and fragrance of plump dried fruit
    Preparation: 45 Minutes
    Cooking: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Easybake Scones
    Easybake Scones
    The Scone is a small British quick bread of Scottish origin. It's not just popular in the United Kingdom, it's also been 'adopted' by other countries.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Khaman Dhokla
    Khaman Dhokla
    Khaman Dhokla is a vegetarian dish that originates from Gujarat in India, and it is a traditional recipe for Gujarati people.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Lime Meringue Pie
    Lime Meringue Pie
    Lime Meringue Pie is one of those lovely desserts you can eat at any time of year. You can serve it on its own or with a scattering of blueberries.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Mississippi Mud Pie Recipe
    Mississippi Mud Pie Recipe
    Is it a pie or a cake? Who cares? - this recipe for Mississippi Mud Pie is a chocolate-lovers delight. Unless you are watching your weight!!
    Preparation: 45 Minutes
    Cooking: 50 Minutes
  • Parkin
    Parkin
    Parkin originated in northern England and is a moist and even sometimes sticky cake traditionally made from oatmeal and molasses.
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Rava Laddu
    Rava Laddu
    Rava Laddu is a sweet dish from southern India and is usually made on special occasions. Rava Laddu is so addictive that you'll make it often.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Rich Cream Scones
    Rich Cream Scones
    These scones get their light flaky texture from the butter that is layered into the dough. An absolute delight with a cup of tea on a summer afternoon
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 20 Minutes
  • Spice Bread (Pain d'épices)
    Spice Bread (Pain d'épices)
    Pain d'épice (Spice Bread) is a Christmas favourite in France. It's very similar to a gingerbread loaf, though there are more spices involved.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 35 Minutes
  • SuperEasy Chocolate and Walnut Cake
    SuperEasy Chocolate and Walnut Cake
    SuperEasy Chocolate & Walnut Cake is a really simple and effective way to produce a tasty cake for dessert, or just to accompany your afternoon cuppa.
    Preparation: 15 Minutes
    Cooking: 25 Minutes
SAVOURY BISCUITS (FOR DIPS AND SPREADS)
  • Savoury Cheese Biscuits
    Savoury Cheese Biscuits
    Ideal for entertaining, you can load these savoury biscuits with cream cheese or use them as a snack source with a slice of tomato on top.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
  • Savoury Chive Biscuits
    Savoury Chive Biscuits
    Ideal for entertaining, you can load these savoury biscuits with cream cheese or use them as a snack source with a slice of tomato on top.
    Preparation: 10 Minutes
    Cooking: 10 Minutes
SAVOURY PIES
  • Asparagus Tart
    Asparagus Tart
    Asparagus Tart is a lovely, yummy mixture of fresh, young asparagus, eggs and cheese, all in a short crust pastry base. Simple and quick to make too!
    Preparation: 20 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes
  • Mini Pork Pies with Quails' Eggs
    Mini Pork Pies with Quails' Eggs
    Sometimes, though, a whole pork pie is just too much, and that's when I like to pick up a Mini Pork Pie with Quail's Egg.
    Preparation: 30 Minutes
    Cooking: 40 Minutes



 
 

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