Yeast Breads

Simits

Prep Time : 40 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Bread   Hello my lovelies! I hope you all had your best Christmas in the fashion that suited you. I know carbs are unfashionable in January. So we’re sneaking these fluffy golden treats in before the door closes. I had…

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Cookies

Spelt, Hazelnut + Chocolate Shortbread

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Something quick and easy and last minute is on the agenda today. Tis the season for cookies and a lot of Christmas cookies are elaborate (which I love) but sometimes you need something in a jiffy!…

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Yeast Breads

Dark Chocolate + Chestnut Milk Bread

Prep Time : 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 35 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Bread Hello my lovelies! When we were in Tokyo we stayed in a hotel that had a bakery on the ground floor (shout out to The Knot Shinjuku). It was an amazing bakery. The first day we were there they…

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Christmas, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sweets

Gingerbread Marshmallows

Prep Time : 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 0 Minutes | Total Time : 3-4 hours | Difficulty : Candy Hello my lovelies! Well it wouldn’t be festive around here without some marshmallows. And these are the absolute embodiment of Christmas spirit distilled into a mallow! Fluffy clouds of white on white. Subtle flecks of spices. The aroma and…

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Cookies

Coconut + Matcha Sandwich Cookies

Prep Time : 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I did say I would annoy you with Japan things. Matcha is a favourite flavour of mine and I’ve already posted a few recipes using it. Coconut and Matcha are excellent friends. The sweet nuttiness of…

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Christmas, Pies & Tarts, Preserves

Cranberry, Orange + Cinnamon Tarts

Prep Time : 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! We’re taking a step back towards Christmas today. Now I don’t know if you’ve heard but there are people out there who don’t like fruit mince pies. I know I know. Who are these people? Because…

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Life

LIFE: I Heart Japan

Hello my lovelies! I’ve been having the most wonderful time in Japan. There is so much to love. We packed as much as we could into 7 days in Tokyo. And we packed in a lot of snacks. Especially Kitkats. And pastries. We saw shrines. We shopped. We pedalled a swan-shaped boat around a pond. We took the cleanest, most…

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Sourdough, Yeast Breads

Sourdough Salted Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

Prep Time : 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 30 Minutes | Total Time : 18 hours | Difficulty : Bread Hello my lovelies! I get asked quite regularly in bread class if it’s possible to make the sweet enriched dough (that we make into doughnuts) with sourdough. I keep saying yes but it needs a bit of experimenting so…

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Cakes, Loaves

Salted Tahini Banana Bread

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 60 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I’ve been a fan of banana and sesame together for a while now. They are perfect partners in crime. The soft nuttiness of sesame goes perfectly with sweet banana. If you don’t want to commit to…

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Christmas, Cookies

Lucky Pigs

Prep Time : 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Ok Ok Ok. I get it. It’s November. But I’m so excited about the best crispy gingerbread I’ve ever had that I had to share it. I have been sitting on my hands for long enough.…

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