Baking Blog Posts

I have been eyeing off some bananas in our fruit bowl that have been slowing ripening over the week from golden-yellow through to patchy dark black.  As no one seems to be tucking into them any time soon, what better excuse than this to make so...

Flapjacks With Dates – A Treat With Coffee Sometimes I get inspired to try something when I am out and about and either see something that looks nice, or better still taste something.  Related Recipes   Mincemeat Flapjacks  ...

Happy Friday Eve All! As you know from my post a few days ago, I’m back on the wagon…the proper eating wagon that is.  I have a couple of the SBD books (The original book, SBD Supercharged and the SBD Cookbook).  I decided to order a co...

When I saw the Baking Partners Challenge for January, I loved the recipe for sun dried tomato & onion tart. It was easy peasy to make. Only 1 hinge was there. Puff Pastry.  Puff Pastry is available in India, especially Bangalore. Only you...

If you have not heard of solar or sun cooking and baking, you are in for a pleasant surprise. Cooking with the sun has been around for quite some time. The first documented research and successful results of solar cooking or baking was in 1767 by a F...

Stage-1:Preparation of caramel syrup Sugar-1/3cupWater-1/3cup In a small pan heat 1/3 cup of sugar .Keep stirring until the color changes to dark brown.Turnoff heat and add 1/3cup water.Mix well and keep it aside. Stage-2:Preparation of batt...

Shortbread – Teatime Favourite Shortbread is probably one of my favourite biscuits so I thought it is about time I included an easy shortbread recipe.  Related Recipes   Cheese Starws   Lemon Biscuits   Oat An...

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Mincemeat After Christmas When Christmas is over and you still have some mincemeat left in your cupboard – well you could always make some more mince pies. Is it just me, or do mince pies seem all wrong once the festive season has passed? And y...

Cheese Straws – Easy And Delicious! I was thinking about doing some more baking and wondering what simple but delicious things I could cook when I notice that someone had searched on the website for Cheese Straws.  Related Recipes  &#...

A fun activity for the children and a great alternative to boring cookies, Tic Tac Toe or naughts and crosses cookies.

This biscuit is truly a collaborative effort. I modified a recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking, by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau by replacing the vegan butter with almond butter, trading out the AP flour for whole wheat and kicking in some sourdough start...

If you love the taste of freshly baked baguettes, you have to be quick to get them from the bakery while they’re still warm. If that’s not possible, then, thanks to the wonder of part-baked baguettes, you can enjoy them at their delicious best,...

Ingredients: Maida - 60 gms Cocoa Powder - 25 gms Sugar - 115 gms (powered) Eggs - 4 Baking powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 1/4 tsp Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Hot water - 1/4 cup Method: Sieve twice maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. K...

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$0.50 off any ONE (1) COOL WHIP Frosting Hurry and print the $0.50 off any ONE (1) COOL WHIP Frosting while it’s available. These newly released coupons usually go in a flash, so if you want, it print it!! Note, this coupon can be stacked with a st...

Ingredients: Ragi flour - 1 cup Maida - 2 cups Butter - 60 gms Milk - 1/4 cup Baking soda - 1/4 tsp Sugar - 300 gms (powder) Method: Sieve maida and ragi flour separately. Blend sugar and baking soda in butter till it is soft. Add milk and blend a...

counting down to 2013 is more progressive with this first attempt to bake. since we bought our new oven for Christmas, what more fun to use it to baking. for a muffin recipe turned into a cake, i also made a new twist by adding grated bitter gourd an...

In lieu of having anything (interesting) to write about baked beans, here are a few words/phrases and accompanying definitions from Yumblog Junior’s ever increasing personal lexicon: Circle ham – German sausage Rainbrella – Umbrella...

Can you believe we are in the final hours of 2012!  Wow… it’s been a crazy, busy and exciting year.  I’m so grateful for all of you loyal readers.  I love creating and sharing with you all through this wonderful world of blogging.  So THANK...