Vanilla & Almond Buns
The most delicious vanilla and almond buns, better than cinnamon… A must for all bun lovers. Makes 30 50 g butter 5 dl milk 50 g fresh yeast 1 ½ dl caster sugar 2 tsp ground cardamom 1 pinch salt 15 dl plain flour Filling 150 g butter 1 ½ dl caster sugar ½ dl vanilla sugar To decorate 1 dl egg flaked almonds pearl sugar Melt the butter and add the milk, heat to 37°C. Crumble the yeast in a bowl and add the finger warm milk/butter, stirring until the yeast has dissolved.Add the sugar, cardamom and salt. Add 11-12 dl of the flour. Kneading it into a smooth dough. Let it rest covered
Cinnamon Apple Cake
This recipe is a real family heirloom, too good to be kept a family secret! I have fond memories of walking into my grandmother’s kitchen, the air filled with the scent of cinnamon and apples and I knew something delicious was baking in the oven 100 g butter 1 ½ dl caster sugar 1 egg 4 dl plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla sugar 1 cup milk 3 apples cinnamon sugar Heat the oven to 200ºC. Grease a 30 cm cake tin, then line it with baking paper. In a bowl, cream the
Lemon Drizzle Cake
One of my absolute favourites! Full of energy and zesty zing. Colour of sunshine! Moist inside and crunchy on top. The cake has to be still warm when the topping is added (but not too hot otherwise the syrup will run straight through the cake) and the syrup will be absorbed quickly leaving the crunchy sugar on top. Makes 30. 225g butter 225g caster sugar 275g self-raising flour 2 tsp baking powder 4 large free-range egg 4 tbsp milk Finley grated rind of 2 lemons For the crunchy topping 175g granulated sugar Juice of 2 lemons Heat
Dark Chocolate & Pistachio Cookies
These cookies are delicious! The sea salt and dark chocolate together with the pistachio nuts is such a super combination. They have a slight crunch with a softer middle. We love them with a cup of coffee after a long doggy walk in front of the fire. Makes 18. 100g butter 100g light brown sugar 75g caster sugar 1 large free-range egg 2tsp vanilla sugar (found in Scandinavian stores) or use 1tsp vanilla bean paste but add this together with the eggs. 175g plain flour 100g shelled unsalted pistachios, chopped 150g dark
Resolutions
“Buy less, choose well, make it last. - Vivienne Westwood I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, but this year I have given myself a New Year’s challenge; to buy less, choose well and make it last. I want to learn how to live lightly. 50 years ago we spent 10 percent of our monthly income on clothes, now we spend less than 5%, but our wardrobes are twice the size. I want to become even more conscious of who made my clothes and the true cost of producing them. Behind