Yeast Breads

Overnight Sesame Bagels

Prep Time : 10 + 15 + 20 Minutes | Cook Time : 5 + 20 Minutes | Total Time : 4 hours | Difficulty : Bread Hello my lovelies! Who doesn’t love a good chewy bagel? Today we’re making perfect homemade bagels from simple ingredients. Adorned with seeds. Ready for your favourite toppings. This is a bit more complex…

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Muffins

Peach, Mango + Passionfruit Muffins

Prep Time : 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 40 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! Sometimes a muffin is the perfect thing. Not so sweet. Packed with flavour. Ready in a jiffy. A quick recipe to start the week. There’s something a bit more involved coming in a few days. There…

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Life

Life: Work + Play

Hello my lovelies! It’s been a busy few weeks. I taught my first class on Saturday. I’ve been rolling out fab new things at GBB. I’ve been working on new recipes and flavours. I found time to see IT. And I need a holiday!

Cakes, Cupcakes

Buckwheat + Honey Madeleines

 Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 6 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! I love to experiment with different flours. One of my all-time favourite books is Alice Medrich’s Flavour Flours. I made the buckwheat genoise sponge from that book and it was utterly delicious. It set my little…

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Preserves

Homemade Cultured Butter

 Prep Time : 5 + 60 Minutes | Cook Time : 0 Minutes | Total Time : Overnight | Difficulty : A bit messy Hello my lovelies! I’m a fan of butter. Especially on toast. There’s nothing like it. And I can’t go past a good DIY. Cultured butter tastes more buttery. If you can believe it. Which you should.…

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Life

Life: Bread + Honey

Hello my lovelies! I sat in on a bread class that I will be helping to teach. I’m thinking about balance. I have started working on Christmas recipes. And I found an amazing honey bargain. And the sun is trying to come out today! Go sun go! This cold snap has stalled all the seeds I planted thinking spring was…

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Cookies

Toasted Coconut + Raspberry Linzer Cookies

Prep Time : 15 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : A bit fiddly Hello my lovelies! As promised. More coconut. There are two kinds of people in NZ. People who like Krispies. And people who are lame. Krispies are coconut flavoured plain cookies that have been around forever.…

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Doughnuts, Yeast Breads

Matcha Doughnuts + Coconut Glaze

 Prep Time : 20 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 3 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! We are sharing a milestone. My first doughnut recipe. I’ve mentioned before my irrational fear of frying. But I got over it recently making beignets. And now I’m on the wagon. Of course I…

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Life

Life: Dreaming of Jelly

Hello my lovelies! What fickle spring weather we’re having! A beautiful sunny day for wandering yesterday. Steady rain today. This week I’ve been a grinch about Wellington on a Plate. I made a birthday cake for a friend. I’m already sucked back into NBA news. And I’ve actually sent my Father’s Day card on time.

Snacks

Salty Honey + Togarashi Popcorn

 Prep Time : 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 3 Minutes | Total Time : 20 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I have a movie night coming up at my place so that calls for interesting popcorn snacks! Because I am obsessed with salted honey at the moment I am looking for ways to use it everywhere.…

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