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Naan Bread – Plain plus Garlic & Coriander
I love making these when I have the time, you can’t beat curry night in our house with homemade Naan bread.… Read more…
Day 7 – Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claws
How about a Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claw for Day 7 of The Pink Whisk 12 Days of Christmas – a great alternative to a Mince Pie!… Read more…
Hot Cross Buns
with a Pink Whisk Twist of course
Three ways to use this dough – as a loaf, whirls or the traditional buns – who could resist?
Ingredients:
Dough
315g strong plain white flour
1/2 tsp mixed cake spice
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp dried fast action yeast (or 1 sachet)
25g caster sugar
205ml milk
1 egg, large
zest of 1/2 and orange
100g currants
Filling
60g dark brown sugar
1 1/2tsp cinnamon
A little water icing to glaze (optional)
Makes 1 x 1lb loaf, 10 whirls or 8 buns
Place the flour, mixed spice, salt, caster sugar, orange zest, yeast, egg and currants in a large bowl.… Read more…
Tiger Bread or should that be Giraffe Bread?
Tiger bread is delicious, there’s no doubt about it. Lovely soft white bread with a crispy crunchy crust.
But did you know that it’s really easy to make it at home too?
Here’s how
Ingredients:
1 x Quantity of Basic White Bread Dough (recipe here)
Tiger Paste
35ml warm water
1/2 tsp dried fast action yeast
1/2 tsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp vegetable or sunflower oil
15g rice flour (rice flour also makes really great crunchy shortbread if you were wondering what else you could use it for!)
Make the bread dough as per the instructions here and allow to rise in a bowl until doubled in size.… Read more…
How to Bake a Basic White Loaf
Taking it back to basics, baking is a simple as loaf of bread. But it’s only simple if you have a recipe that works. You know I’m not keen on the whole bread making thingy and that’s down to multiple failures – dough that finally springs into action after being in the bin for a day and a half! … Read more…
Homemade Teacakes
Homemade Teacakes – none of this shout ‘whip’ if you find a piece of fruit, lovely toasted slathering with butter is of course essential!
Makes 8 Teacakes
Ultimate Pizza Dough
or ‘the boys make pizza’
Ingredients:
450g strong white plain flour
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion salt
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 ½ tsp dried active yeast
300ml warm water
Makes two medium pizza bases or garlic bread.… Read more…
Sunkissed Tomato & Parmesan Rolls
Sunkissed Tomato & Parmesan Rolls – a little taste of sunshine!
Makes 6 Rolls
Ingredients:
450g strong plain white flour1 tsp salt1 tsp caster sugar1 tsp dried yeast280ml water, tepid1tbsp oil from the jar of tomatoes100g sunkissed tomatoes40g grated parmesan
Method
In a large bowl combine the flour, salt, sugar.… Read more…
Cheese & Onion Bread
There’s nothing more my boys love than a steaming bowl of hearty homemade soup with a good helping of bread for dipping in it. This cheese and onion bread is delicious dunked, on it’s own or made into a butty!
Ingredients:
1 onion, diced
25g butter (1 knob)
450g strong white plain flour
200g mature cheese, grated
1tsp salt
1tsp caster sugar
1tsp fast acting dried yeast
200ml milk
100ml water
25g butter, melted
Sautee the chopped onion gently in the pan with the butter until soft.… Read more…
On the eighth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me……Stollen
Another traditional Christmas baking treat – candied peel and almond paste- mmmmmmmm!
Ingredients:
450g strong plain flour
15g dried yeast
40g caster sugar
zest of one lemon
200ml milk, lukewarm
1 egg large, beaten
115g melted butter
115g sultanas
55g currants
70g mixed candied peel
90g blanched almonds, chopped
250g marzipan
50g butter melted to brush on before baking
icing sugar for sifting onto finished loaves
Makes 2 x small loaves.… Read more…
