Despite not really knowing how to pronounce it correctly, I have only attempted to make a Clafoutis once before and it was a bit of a flavour experiment (beetroot and apple). I have been wanting to make one again for a while now, but have just not found the time or had a proper excuse.
So week 3 of the GBBO is here, and as soon as I discovered that it was bread week I really hoped that it would not be anything too elaborate, because as much as I love making bread, some of the bread challenges last series were quite laborious! When I saw that the categories were … [Read more…]
I love Oreo cookies and I only actually discovered them about 2 years ago when I made my Oreo cupcakes and Oreo traybake, I love how they keep their shape while inside a cake. I have also used them inside a baked alaska and a brioche and butter pudding, I have made marshmallows with them and … [Read more…]
It has to be said that the summer holidays have not really summed up the word they have been named after, i.e. ‘summer’, because we have had a lot of rain. Wet days are ok every now and then when you get the chance to enjoy some outdoor fun on the other days, but when … [Read more…]
Whenever I hear that it is biscuit week on the Great British Bake Off, I always dread it because I am not very good at baking biscuits. Cookies I can make , but biscuits are not my strong point. So when I discovered that for week 2 of the show, for biscuit week, the themes … [Read more…]