Hubby loves these German biscuits, but I must confess, I'm not a huge fan. A bit too much cinnamon for me! Anyway, I was looking forward to baking them to see if I liked them better if I'd made them myself.* This recipe is based on this one from London Eats. I've changed the ingredients slightly, but they're still packed with spice. The Spice Mix will make more mix than ...
Recipes
Stained Glass Cookies
These are such pretty cookies. I've made them for Valentine's Day previously using heart cutters and they are always well received. I've stated that the recipe makes about 32, but I actually didn't use my whole batch of dough. It was about 36°C on the day I baked them and my dough was melting so quickly I gave up after cutting out the 6 I used in the photo. I put the rest of ...
Sugar and Spice Cookies
These cookies are a nice light version of Gingerbread. The dough is made like pastry, with the food processor doing all the work. Sugar and Spice Cookies makes about 32 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour 3/4 cup (165g) brown sugar 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice 1/4 tsp ground cloves 150g chilled butter, chopped into small cubes 1 egg yolk 1/4 cup (55g) raw ...
Home made Cavatelli Pasta
I went to an Italian Cooking class last week and got so inspired I haven't been able to sleep! One of the things we made was Cavatelli pasta. It looks a bit like long shells, inside out Orecchiette, or Gnocchi, but there's no potato in the recipe. All you need is semolina flour and water! Oh, and a Cavatelli machine. I got mine at an Italian imports store which happens to be ...
Preserved Lemons
Preserved lemons are used in a lot of Middle Eastern recipes. If you've ever tried buying them, they can be tricky to find and then when you do find them, the price can give you a shock! I'm not sure why they're expensive because they're very easy to make and keep for at least a year. Just make sure you remember that they need to be made about a month in advance.I think it's ...
Featherlight Sponge Cake
My Father-in-law turned 60 last week and had a party on the weekend. I asked him if he would like a birthday cake and he said he wanted a 'layered sponge filled with fresh whipped cream and strawberries, covered with some chocolate with strawberries' or something like that.Sure! No problem. Then I realised I'd never made a sponge before and had a little freak out. Then I ...
Chocolate Amaretto Crepe Cake
I promised hubby I'd make one of these for his birthday. That was in March...Oops! So, I made it for Father's Day.This cake is straightforward to make, but does take time. I'll tell you now, that the crepes take ages to make! My batch took me about 1.5 hours. I cleaned up around the house at the same time, so it's not like you're chained to the stove and you do get the ...
Pizza Toast
So it's not the prettiest thing to eat, but Roman doesn't mind and neither do I. I eat this more often than I should, but it's easy, yum and not too naughty!This recipe is from The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook, which I refer to often for inspiration. If you can butter toast, then you can make this, just keep an eye on the cheese in the grill!Pizza Toastmakes 2 slices2 pieces ...
Candied Lemon Zest
Candied lemon zest is so pretty! It is so easy to make and keeps indefinitely, so I think everyone should have a jar hiding in the fridge. Any lemony treat you make will instantly look a lot fancier once you put a bit of this candied zest on top! It's also yum straight from the jar!I topped my Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes with candied zest.Candied Lemon Zestmakes about 1 cup5 ...
Melt and Mix Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes
I love melt and mix cakes! I often get the sudden urge to bake and my butter is always in the fridge, so melt and mix recipes usually come to the rescue. I have one baking cookbook that I've made up an additional index for that lists all the recipes that don't need softened butter. It comes in very handy! This recipe has been adapted a fair bit from a recipe on taste.com.au. I ...
Capsicum and Tomato Soup
I love this soup and when I'm feeling like something healthy, this is one of the first things I make. The best bit about this soup is that it's awesome hot or cold! Having this soup in your recipe box is great, because you can serve it year round. If serving it cold, add a little extra seasoning at the end to make the flavours really shine.Capsicum and Tomato SoupServes 4 - 6 ...
Oven Baked Apple Chips
These apple chips are so easy to make that they don't really need a recipe. But I'll make your life easy and post one any way. I've seen some recipes around that use sugar, but I don't see the need. The baking, which dehydrates the fruit, intensifies the apple's sweetness and flavour all on its own.Play around with different thicknesses for your slices to see what you're happy ...
