I grew up sitting under my Grans dining room table, watching her make all sort of delicious delicacies. She would make pies, samosas, cakes, curries, stews, koeksisters, you name it and you can bet your last dollar she could make it. Sometimes when I make something for a function, people will ask did I make … Continue reading Steak mince pies
Category: Pastry dishes
Custard cream puffs with sour cream pastry
I love a good custard slice. Not sure the last time I had one, let alone seen a proper one in the store. The only ones I seem to see at Spar are the ones make with imitation custard and the icing tastes funny and leaves a fatty oily residue on your tongue. I was … Continue reading Custard cream puffs with sour cream pastry
Orange sweet rolls
Orange sweet rolls I have always wanted to try Cinnabon’s cinnamon rolls. When they finally opened up not far down the road from where I work. It was my first stop before heading home as soon as they opened. How disappointing. The centres were raw raw and 3 for R90.00 was a very expensive thing … Continue reading Orange sweet rolls
Calzone
Calzone I have heard the word calzone being thrown around so many times that I have never bothered making it. I bought a big calzone mould way way back in the day, but it is just hidden away somewhere in the pantry. I was reading Mary Berry’s cookbook and came across a recipe for calzone … Continue reading Calzone
Eggless bake well tart
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
Rough puff pastry
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
Eclairs
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
Pam’s pie crust
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
1985 Sasko 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
Vegan 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