Tag: Baking
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Jemma’s Mother’s Day vanilla cup cakes
Teaching someone to cook is one of my great pleasures in life. To teach a curious and enthusiastic child is an absolute privilege. This gorgeous girl is my great niece Jemma and we had a lot of fun baking these pretty cup cakes with vanilla frosting. So, feel free to make these with the children…
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Quick Puff Pastry Apple Tart with Mincemeat
I made this over the holidays for New Year’s Day lunch but it would be delicious at any time of the year. I had a jar of mincemeat leftover from Christmas and some roasted quince in the freezer but you can just as easily use apple or diced apple and pear instead. It’s quick and…
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Peach and apricot filo pie with frangipane
Ages ago, Rick Stein made a fresh peach pie with filo pastry in one of his Long Weekend programmes but the recipe wasn’t published in the accompanying book and I’ve always wanted to make it. Anyway, this is my version of the pie but with the addition of a frangipane base and I used tinned…
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