Seasonal recipes from your store cupboard
Crumpets….. those delicious small griddle cakes with air bubbles made with milk, water, flour and yeast. We love them oozing with butter, dripping onto the plate. I have lovely memories of toasting our Sunday afternoon crumpet treat over the open fire in the lounge. Personal choice, but I love mine with Marmite as I’m a …
For a quick and easy loaf which doesn’t need any proving or kneading this is ideal. Choose your own mix of seeds to change the flavour.
I always like to have some savoury breads in the freezer to grab when you need a quick snack or for a lunch when a friend pops round. The other day I was in the mood for experimenting with ideas and raiding the fridge, I found some spring onions over from a stir-fry, a lump of …
I had a pot of cream cheese in my freezer – I know…. why!!? Anyway I’ve done it before and it can be used in cooking so I am always looking for new ways to use it. I tend to try it in recipes that use yogurt or creme fraiche to see what happens. So, …
There are many different versions of a Dorset Dough Cake using different ingredients and different methods. They all use a soft, yeasted dough as a base which is then spiced and sweetened. Dried fruit such as sultanas, currants, mixed peel or a mixture of all three can be added and the top has a sticky syrup …
Whenever I make porridge I always seem to have a bowl over! Fortunately it can be heated the next day, or it freezes really well, so it never goes to waste. The other day I experimented with a bowl of cold porridge whilst making my bread. I thought – well, I put milk and grains …