About

Hi there I’m Mister Paul and welcome to my Blog where hopefully we can share some helpful information to help improve your baking experience.

Where and How did I learn to Cook and Bake?

Well, unlike most of you, it was not in my Mother’s kitchen, for the simple reason, we did not have a kitchen. I was born into a Romay Gypsy family and travelled the highways and byways of the UK in a horse drawn Vargo (caravan) and all cooking was on a open fire outside. Everything and I mean everything, with the exception of baked potatoes was cooked either in the cast iron stew pot or on the iron griddle plate.

From a very early age I had a fascination with the bread and cakes on display in the high street bakers windows, constantly wondering how on earth did they produce these wonderful looking things. Remember, we had no such thing as an oven and not having even seen one, the whole thing was a complete mystery to me.

Fast Forward a few years

We lost my father to an accident and eventually my mother re-married my step-father who was a Pork Butcher (charcuiterer) with 5 shops and a small manufactory. At the age of 15 I joined the business where I learned the art of Pork Pie and Sausage making. But, I wanted more, I needed to be able to reproduce all those fascinating bakery items I had perused in shop windows all those years before.

So, off I went into the wide world and enrolled in a bakery school, consequently,  I opened my own bakery in Leeds, West Yorkshire in the UK and later moving to Granada Spain and had a bakery there until my retirement.

I have had a life-long interest in cooking and baking and in retirement I started sharing some of my recipes and little tips I’ve picked up over the years on YouTube and to my surprise I’ve made contact with hundreds of like minded people around the world.

What kind of recipes do I share on my website?

Almost all the recipes are ones I have cooked and used most of my working life. You will find very few low calorie recipes, artificial sweeteners, skimmed milk, etc. or what I call Fad diets. I believe in good wholesome food and if taken in moderation, I also believe there is nothing wrong with butter and cream, etc.

If you enjoy trying out different recipes or you would like to how to do something you have difficulty with join me and my worldwide community and you will be made most welcome.

You can join me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MrPaulsPantry/

Or check out my YouTube channel, click Mr Paul’s Pantry