These biscuits are very crunchy and brittle and are of a similar style to biscotti with the crunch coming from being baked twice. They are perfect for placing into a cellophane bag and tying up with a decorative ribbon to give as an edible gift for someone this Christmas! The combination of cranberry and white…
Tag: easy
Day 2 of 12: Melted Snowman Chocolate Chip Cookies
The saddest part of a snow day is seeing your lovingly built snowman, fit with a bright orange carrot nose, button eyes wrapped in your favourite scarf and woolly hat, start to melt away and fall into the ground. At the risk of sounding like a John Lewis advert, you can certainly forget the melancholy…
#fdbloggerfriends: A Year in Dinners
Here’s the latest edition of #fdbloggerfriends featuring Lizi Beevor, who blogs at https://ayearindinners.com/. Lizi tweeted me interested about partaking in the series and I was happy to reignite the series. You can check out all of the past #fdbloggerfriends guest post by clicking here! I’m Lizi Beevor, and I blog at https://ayearindinners.com/ about food, recipes, restaurants and…
National Bundt Day: Pink Lemonade Drizzle Bundt Cake
Today is National Bundt Cake Day! Characterised by their intensely detailed shapes, bundt cakes have grown immensely in popularity with Nigella Lawson having 3 different bundt cake recipes in Simply Nigella and Paul Hollywood using the fleur-de-lis bundt tin for the Savarin technical challenge on Bake Off. Bundt tins can be fairly expensive for the…
Halloween Cho-oooooh Buns
Choux pastry seems a bit daunting to make and I myself have often been put off making it after getting choux buns which turned out more like blinis. But after doing extensive reading into how to make choux pastry, I think I’ve finally managed to get the technique right and I get perfectly risen and…
Carrot and Onion Bhajis
The onion bhaji, a classic staple starter in most Indian restaurants, is usually made by frying sliced onions in a spiced batter which can be quite greasy and heavy. I was inspired by Tracy (@TheLittlePK) to give this recipe a go and make my own version of it. The original recipe had turmeric, cumin and…
Slow Cooker Chocolate and Orange Waffle Cake
This week (10th October to 16th October) is National Chocolate Week and to celebrate, I chose to make a chocolate cake flavoured with orange in my new slow cooker which has a waffle topping which adds a different texture, colour and flavour. Slow cookers are a fantastic way to cook cheaper cuts of meat which…
Chickpea Chilli Con Carne
There’s something comforting about coming home and knowing that you’ve got a tub of something in the freezer that you can just stick in the microwave and you can eat straight away. And my Chickpea Chilli con Carne is just that! Cooking large batches and storing it away is a great way to save money…
Paprika Cumin Tortilla Chips
So you buy a pack of 8 tortilla wraps for yourself and you get pretty sick of them after having just 2, what do you do with them? You can make your own flavoured tortilla chips with them and you’ll fool your flatmates into thinking you bought them when you know it cost you hardly…
Mini Lemon and Almond Drizzle Loaf Cakes
I’m currently embarking on the next part of my education as I head off to university! I couldn’t leave without doing a final bake and I chose to make a variation of my Mini Glazed Lemon and Almond Loaves. You can find the original recipe for the Glazed Loaf Cake or the Mini Glazed Loaves…
Mini Glazed Lemon and Almond Loaves
My Glazed Lemon Almond Loaf Cake has been one of my family’s favourite cakes of mine and I’m always being nagged to make it. These little loaves use the same recipe except the smaller tins make this cake look incredibly dainty and perfect for when you want a small slice of cake with a cup…
Cornflake Streusel Cake: Revamped
This is a revamped version of the original Cornflake Crumble Cake but this version is much lighter and fluffier. A simple way to elevate any cake is by adding a streusel topping, a mixture of flour, butter and sugar almost like a crumble. My little twist on the classic streusel is to use Demerara sugar…
Homemade Vanilla Custard Creams: #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong
Whilst the Rio Olympics sweep the nation, you might know that Bake Off starts in just under 2 weeks time on Wednesday 24th August. On Twitter, @kuskus1 and @Rob_C_Allen are hosting the #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong where the Twitter baking community will be baking along with the new series. Currently we are doing a few pre-bakes and from…
Peanut Butter Cake with a Chocolate Topping
Peanut butter is always a favourite with its rich smoothness working well with many other flavours. Whenever I make anything with peanut butter, I always like to celebrate both its smooth and crunchy counterpart, adding texture into all my peanut butter bakes. Here I create a smooth chocolate topping for the cake, which complements the…
Crunchy Cornflake Chicken Bites
One of the best things that I found during my #fdbloggerfriends series was the recipe from Jess and Josh Cook for their BBQ Honey Popcorn Chicken. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed it at home and I’ve made my own changes to the original recipe which you can find on https://jessandjoshcook.com/. I didn’t have the ingredients to make…
Andrew in the Kitchen 