Category: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
A Few Suggestions for Christmas Recipes you can make ahead of the big day
A Few Suggestions for Christmas Recipes you can make ahead of the big day. This will give you some extra time with friends and family instead of trying to make everything come together all at the same time. Have a Happier and more relaxed Christmas this year with my suggestions. 1. Festive mince pies with […]
Best Buttery Rice Ever
Best Buttery Rice Ever I realise plain white rice either boiled or steamed has it’s place, however, just by adding some seasoning and a dollop of butter your rice is transformed into something really special.
Perfect Roast Pork Crackling
The perfect Roast Pork crackling is essential and in my video I’ll show you how to achieve it every single time. Click the photo to see the full video.
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Grams Vs Cups
Every week I get asked this same question over and over again, “Can you please put cup measurements in your recipes?” And the simple answer is no. There are a few reasons why the answer is no, I’ll explain. Firstly, I’m very busy trying to earn my living, so don’t have the time or the […]
How Hot is Lukewarm?
Another of Mr. Paul’s Tips & Tricks How hot is lukewarm? Quite a few baking recipes, especially those using yeast call for Lukewarm Milk or Water, well, do you know how hot ‘Lukewarm is’? As a professional baker we never, ever leave things to chance however experienced we are, everything and I mean everthing is […]
Make Your Own Self-Raising Flour
Another of Mr. Paul’s Tips & Tricks How To Make Self-Raising Flour At Home As a professional baker Self-raising flour is something we never use but I do realise home baking recipes almost always call for this. I also know that in some parts of the world Self-raising flour is not easy to find, although […]
Make your own Buttermilk
Another one of Paul’s Tips & Tricks How to make your own Buttermilk Buttermilk is something you don’t often see in Spain. Basically what it is, it’s the residual liquid left over after the making of Butter, ‘The Milk from Butter, hence the name Buttermilk. It’s flavour is a little like Yogurt and is used […]
Plain Flour v Self-raising Flour
Plain Flour Vs. Bread Flour Hello again, I’m often asked the question, “What is the difference between Plain Flour and Strong or Bread Flour”. Well, it’s all down to the gluten content of the flour; Cakes require less gluten while things like breads need more gluten, thus, some flours have more than others. I know […]
How to Cook Perfect Rice
Steamed White Rice Recipe Cooking Rice appears to be a problem for many people; I get emails all the time asking the same things about cooking rice. Hopefully, I can answer the one question that’s top of the list as far as cooking rice is concerned. If you enjoy rice a lot then a dedicated […]
