I have never ever heard of a bake well tart being made in my household. Before the bake off shows, I didn’t even know such a thing existed. I have never really had the urge to get up after watching the bake off to make a bake well tart. Mainly for two reasons, one it … Continue reading Eggless bake well tart

I am a huge Bake off fan, I never miss an episode and I have all the cookbooks that pertain to the big white Bake off tent. Every season I always hear the words, rough puff, full puff or hot water crust and I never know what they are talking about. I did some research … Continue reading Rough puff pastry

When I first made eclairs about 3 years ago, they were a disaster… actually disaster is a nice word, they were a FLOP. They did not rise, they just shrunk as they baked and they still tasted eggy when I bit into them. That said, when we recently had a family prayer service for my … Continue reading Eclairs

When I first discovered the joys of making homemade pie crust, there was just no stopping. I am a forever changed woman, back in the day before I saw the light. I would use store bought pie crust or if the recipe says make a pie crust from scratch, I would skip over the recipe … Continue reading Pam’s pie crust

I was lucky enough to get my grans Farmer’s weekly from way back in the day. The 4th October 1985 to be exact. It is so old that I was afraid to turn the pages. I was reading through the book, when I came across a Sasko recipe for a pie crust. Since I have … Continue reading 1985 Sasko pie crust

I love making pie, sweet, savory if it can go into a pie crust then I want to try it out. Most pie crust recipes that I have come across contain eggs, which is fine, because it gives the crust a nice golden brown finish. But then the problem comes, when it is a fasting … Continue reading Vegan pie crust

I have always been in love with custard slices. The ones in the store always look so delicious, with icing that oozes down the side, the filling that spread out when you bite down… mmm… just typing about it makes my mouth water and I have a craving for a nice big piece of a … Continue reading Custard slice with ready made puff pastry

I love cinnamon rolls, the only problem I seem to have with cinnamon rolls is the fact that I can’t seem to make them, when I first attempted to make cinnamon rolls it was the beginning of my culinary journey and I tried a recipe where you could use store bought puff pastry. The first … Continue reading Cinnamon rolls