To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of the traditional apple pie. The shortcrust pastry can be dense and cloying, and the apple filling prone to being thick and…
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My children were both born in America, which means that we’ve been able to legitimately appropriate some wonderful new holidays into our annual calendar. Independence day is a confusing one……
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When you have a reputation for baking, your visitors will often expect you to have some fabulous cake ready when they stop by. On more than one occasion I’ve had…
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Eclair literally means ‘a flash of lightening’, and these little pastries are so-named as they will be gone in a flash! This dark chocolate and orange version that I have…
From the moment I discovered cannoli, I have been determined to make them. Deep-fried pastry tubes, filled with sweetened ricotta, and punctuated with candied fruits, chocolate, and nuts – they…