Pistacchio Garibaldi biscuits

A delicious pistacchio-twist on a classic Garibaldi biscuit recipe

Mince pies – with orange frangipani

Mince pies, with citrus mincemeat and frangipani and almond topping

Berry and apple pie with orange shortbread pastry art

I’ve written up a recipe and a photo step by step guide to making one of my signature fruit pies. This one’s with berries, apple and an orange crust

Spanish-style leftovers flan

Follow my blog with Bloglovin This is a cross between a quiche and a Spanish omelette (tortilla) and uses up leftover salad potatoes, ham and cheeses. This is a regular feature for our Saturday lunch: it’s quick and simple to knock up the pastry and sometimes I may even have a pastry case pre-made and

Feuilletage chocolat / chocolate puff pastry

A step by step photographic guide (and recipe) to make your own chocolate puff pastry

Cheese and bacon quiche with fennel pastry

Unusual hyssop pastry adds a slightly aniseed tang to this rich quiche

Chocolate and nut tart

This tart uses a sweet shortcrust pastry shell and has a velvety, rich chocolate filling with toasted hazelnuts and pecans. It goes exceptionally well with ice cream and, for a really cheffy desert, I’d suggest serving it with an orange reduction sauce, a nut brittle and either homemade ice cream (something like clotted cream, orange

Paris-Brest with passionfruit crème diplomate

This Paris-Brest choux is another Daring Bakers‘ challenge. I have made Paris-Brest before on a few occasions and to follow the original recipe is to produce one large ring-shaped choux filled, decorated simply with toasted, flaked almonds and filled with crème mousseline. It’s typically large enough that it can be sliced to serve a number

Spiced beef and cheddar pasties

These are roughly based on a traditional Cornish recipe – which I adore, but I’ve spiced them up a bit and added chunks of melty cheddar. So they’re definitely not Cornish anymore, but they are nice! Makes about 5 – 6 Equipment Baking tray Large saucepan Saute pan Grater or microplane pastry brush Rolling pin