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"This is my new go to recipe for “Sweet” Shortcrust Pastry. The sweet is in inverted commas, as there’s only two teaspoons of caster sugar...

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Packed with good stuff, these not-too-sweet muffins are an appetising way to start the day. They’re best fresh, so you might like to bake...

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The idea of cheesecake for breakfast sounds odd, but this simple recipe is a great way to start the day, especially if you serve it with...

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This fragrant, gently spiced tea bread is a true pick-me-up perfect for ravenous children returning from school, or anyone in need of...

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This is a very unusual pizza. There are no tomatoes forming a moist ‘under-layer’; there aren’t even any onions. Instead, the dough is...

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The classic tarte tatin is made, of course, with apples. But the principle of caramelising some delicious, round, sweet things, topping...

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We love a sausage roll but it’s hard to get good ones and even harder to know if the pork in them is free-range or organic. Far better to...

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This is a spectacular recipe for a good haul of blackberries. There’s a lovely contrast, both visual and textural, between the pale, fluffy...

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'Treat' doesn't have to be synonymous with guilt, made with a pancake-like batter, it's a fruit-filled take on a fluffy French classic.

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This is a wonderful muffin recipe that also works deliciously with anything from alpine strawberries to currants. You can even throw in a...

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If you don't like bread and butter pudding, the chances are that you've never had one that's been made properly. This recipe should change...

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Naomi Devlin, our nutrition expert, calls this cheaty sourdough because it uses the bacteria in yogurt, or acid in lemon juice to do the...

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These can be kept in the fridge for a few days, ready to provide an instant healthy breakfast or snack. They’re packed with raw carrot...

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A chunk of moist, golden cornbread, still warm from the oven, is a great partner to soup or a hearty salad. Hugh adds grated carrot, which...

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Deliciously rich and dark but not too sweet, this is a properly luxurious pudding ideal for a special occasion. If fresh cherries aren't...

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John Wright has become a bit of a Chestnut flour bore, insisting that everyone puts it into every conceivable recipe. Certainly if you want...

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Chestnut flour can be a difficult ingredient in bread and cakes, refusing to allow them to rise in quite the way the cook would like. In...

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This soft bread is enriched with butter, orange zest and chocolate. It's sure to be the highlight of any breakfast table, brunch or...

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Another delicious recipe from Executive Chef Gelf Alderson, this pudding is an indulgent winter warmer. Serve with lashings of hot custard...

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The international success of carrot cake has surely paved the way for experimentation with root vegetables in other cake recipes.

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Fondants were one of the first desserts I mastered after going gluten free. Oh my goodness, the joy of sinking a spoon into something that...

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Chocolate éclairs are long, puffy buns stuffed with cream (although in France it’s usually creme patissiere) and topped with rich chocolate...

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Little chocolate ‘fondants’ – oozy-middled chocolate puddings – are divine, if somewhat ubiquitous these days. I love the combination of...

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This moist, lightly spiced, fruit-packed cake, devised by Nikki Duffy, is a bit different from your average fruit cake, with its citrussy...

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Of course you can put what you like on your scones, but I’ll usually opt for a cream tea. Cream tea etiquette is fiercely disputed in the...

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This traditional cake never fails to please; its bitter-sweet flavours make it one of Pam's all-time favourites. She likes to use...

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This spinach pie is a pretty loose take on the classic Greek spanakopitta. We can’t say frozen spinach is an ingredient we use often but...

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This is based on an intriguing, delicious Greek dish that Hugh found in a battered old copy of Mediterranean Vegetable Cookery by Rena...

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From shrinking violets found in April, nestling in sheltered corners, to late summer’s bounty of sensuous garden lavender, many flowers can...

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Pam think's it is important to keep everyone in the family happy. These are designed as very special treats for dogs, but there's nothing...

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