Sticky crumble topped gingerbread

Searching for a gingerbread recipe can be a bit confusing – for a start gingerbread can be a rich loaf cake, a pain d’epices, or it can be a crisp biscuit for gingerbread houses or little iced biscuits (see my own recipe for Gingerbread foxes). This is neither! Inspired in part by Grassmere gingerbread (a

Pan d’oro – using fresh and sourdough yeast

A full, laminated rich and delicious Pan D’Oro recipe using a sourdough starter enlivened with fresh yeast. This tricky and complex recipe is timed to fit around my working life (so you don’t have to be chained to the kitchen to complete this). An ultimate tick-off-my-bucket-list bake

Cranberry, pineapple, cherry and nut mincemeat

A rich, citrus mincemeat with pineapple, cranberries, cherry juice and nuts – a world of difference from shop bought mincemeat

Mince pies – with orange frangipani

Mince pies, with citrus mincemeat and frangipani and almond topping