Category: Breads & Doughs
English Crumpets
A crumpet is a small griddle cake made from an unsweetened batter of water or milk, flour and yeast, eaten originally in the United Kingdom, but now enjoyed the world over. However, there certain parts of the globe where ex pats tell they can’t buy them anywhere. So, this should solve that problem, because they […]
Chelsea Buns
These Chelsea Buns certainly take some beating, especially when they’re straight from the oven. Some people like them dredged with a little icing sugar, but the bakery we always drizzled white icing over the top.
Irish Potato Farls – also called Potato Cakes
These traditional Irish potato cakes are so easy to make and a great way of using up leftover mashed potato, especially on a Sunday morning with the fried breakfast. Serve them for dinner with corned beef or for breakfast with Bacon, sausage, black pudding, eggs, etc. even smoked salmon. Or make small ones and serve […]
Irish Soda Bread
The recipe below is for a plain soda bread loaf which is delicious with just butter, even better with nice bowl of Butternut Squash soup. Or as in the photo, you can of course add things to flavour the bread such as dried fruit, nuts, herbs, etc. The softer your dough is the more moist […]
Yorkshire Iced Buns
Yorkshire Iced Buns were a firm favourite in our shops over the past 50 years or so and although not unique to Yorkshire they have long been associated with the area. You can still find them in many high street bakers in the small town and villages of East and West Yorkshire. This is my […]
Soft Bread Rolls
These Soft Bread Rolls are just the ticket for a quick sandwich midday or to accompany your soup in the evening. They will keep for a couple of days in an airtight tin, they’re also good to freeze too. Even if you’ve never made bread before, you’ll manage these without any difficulty, as with all […]
Homemade Pizza – The Easy Way
Homemade Pizza Homemade pizza can be just as good, if not better than any takeaway. Homemade Pizza is the perfect choice for a busy weeknight meal, or when you have visitors to feed, it is also just the job for a fun night or weekend for whatever reason. But if you follow my recipe and […]
Banana Tea Bread
Banana Tea Bread This is one of many different Banana Tea Bread recipes that have evolved over the years. Mine is a simple basic recipe we used in the shop for years. There was a time when I decide to upgrade a few of our old recipes and this was one of them. I spiced […]
English Muffins (NO Oven Required)
English Muffins are a small, round, flat yeast-leavened bread which is commonly sliced horizontally, toasted, and buttered. Toasted English muffins, which are often used in the United Kingdom as a breakfast food, may be served with sweet toppings (e.g., fruit jam, or honey) or savoury toppings (e.g., eggs, sausage rounds, bacon, or cheese). English muffins […]
Irish Soda Farls
Irish Soda Farls are a traditional Soda Bread mainly favoured in the North of Ireland and are cooked on a griddle plate or a heavy bottomed frying pan on top of the stove as apposed to other soda bread which is baked in the oven. They can be enjoyed simply buttered or with a little […]
