This is one of my favourite easy summer desserts and you really don’t even need a formal recipe to make it! A galette is a free-form tart so they are easy to make and look impressive and you can use whatever fruit is in season.
A bit of French baking today as I develop some new Autumn classes. This Strawberry Paris Brest is made with choux pastry, filled with strawberry mousseline, jam, fresh strawberries, and topped with a dusting of icing sugar. Yum!
Occasionally I come across a recipe and think, “I’m making this NOW!” This was one of those recipes! It is from the incredibly gifted cook and baker, Diana Henry and was featured in The Sunday Telegraph.
Some days it is just too hot to put the oven on. This is the perfect dessert for hot days plus it can all be made ahead, ready for sharing!
I came across this in a stack of old recipes I had clipped out of BBC Food Magazine at least 20 years ago. Credit goes to Orlando Murrin who was the editor at the time. It’s an absolute gem and perfect for summer baking. Enjoy!
There is still time to collect some elderflower and make this delicious cordial! See my previous news post for my top foraging tips.
The hedgerows are bursting with elderflower at this time of year. Time to get foraging…. Here are my top tips for collecting elderflower heads, ready for making a refreshing summer cordial.
Sharing a quick an easy recipe for Cranachan, the perfect Father’s Day (and summer) dessert!
This traditional Scottish recipe is very adaptable, I have used it to fill a meringue roulade, but generally it is served in individual portions.
We were lucky enough to be given some fresh walnuts from a neighbour, so making a coffee and walnut cake was a perfect opportunity to use them! (…oh, and it’s my favourite cake…) As always, made using local @cotswoldflour.
