Baking Reviews

I'd like to share with you my trusted recipe of cranberry and apple pie! I've made it many times and it's just so simple and tasty to do and looks really pretty and impressive though not a lot of effort is required to make this and even a novice (like me) can lol! My recipe makes 8 servings.... 1 ready-rolled pack of sweet ...  Read the complete review

I know, I know you can buy hot cross buns for £1.20 for 12 from Tesco, but indulge me if you will - I'm in need of comfort food today so have just baked these little beauties slightly adapted from a good food recipe. They smell and taste delicious and weren't that difficult to make - honestly. I used the cheapest sultanas from ...  Read the complete review

Having just tried some shop-bought flapjacks, I have got to say I still prefer the home-made variety! I find that the shop bought flapjacks tend to be more soft and greasy, and less crunchy, so I thought I would share the recipe that I always use. I cut this out of a magazine in around 1991, and have been using it ever since: It never ...  Read the complete review

Gingerbread Men Recipe - the kids favourite. My children brought this recipe home from nursery one day. It looked easy enough to make, so I thought I'd let them help me make some. As it turns out it was very easy to follow, and very quick! The main disadvantage is that some of the ingredients you may not neccessarily keep in stock, ...  Read the complete review

I love to experiment in the kitchen with recipes and often amend them slightly to ring the changes- sometimes with disastrous consequences but not as often as I used to. With Mother's day in mind I decided to see if I could create a recipe which would appeal to mums and would have a lovely spring theme. With this in mind here is my ...  Read the complete review

This is a recipe I have now made a few times and it always goes down really well!! Initially I used the recipe from a cookbook (Green and Black's Chocolate Recipes if you want the original version!), but have made quite a few alterations, which in my opinion make it even better!!! This chocolate pecan pie is gorgeous, and looks ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of booking.. baking things from scratch in particular. One recipe my mama used to bake regularly was a "pear and frangipane" tart. Its one of those recipes that just makes you feel like home.. Just coz your mama baked it :) Let's start by making the pastry Ingredients: 100g flour 50g ...  Read the complete review

This recipe is my mums speciality, people are always asking her to bake them for school fetes, occasions etc. I almost think of the recipe as a little heirloom as she has given me the original recipe she had with all her little handwritten alterations done years ago. She even told me I had to bake them for her funeral! Anyway they are ...  Read the complete review

This is a recipe I made up when I was about 15, and have been baking it for my hungry sisters and friends ever since! It's a really simple recipe and doesn't need anything more than the standard baking ingredients most of us already have in the cupboard, especially if you like to bake. They're always gone very quickly when I make them and it's one ...  Read the complete review

I can't take the credit for this recipe as my friend found it on a website and passed it onto me, but the measurements were all in American cups so I have converted it and tweaked some of the ingredients to make it easier to make. These cupcakes are really moist due to the sour cream and the icing is really creamy and luxurious. ...  Read the complete review

This is a recipe i have used many times and is delicious if you want a bit of a change and you want to indulge yourself.My mum used to make this and now i do.This will make a 2lb loaf so plenty for everyone. Ingredients: 250g self raising flour Half of teaspoon of ground cinnamon 125g of butter or margarine (i ...  Read the complete review

Wheatgerm bread A great alternative to bread for those who follow a gluten free diet Ingredients 1oz wheatgerm 1 egg Seasoning Carbonated water A little oil for brushing Just a word about seasoning - I like to flavour my bread sometimes sweet sometimes savoury, for sweet try a tsp of ...  Read the complete review

I am far from an expert baker, but because my husband has an extreme case of 'sweet tooth' I find myself making batches of tray bakes every so often to fill his lunchbox. Most tray bakes can be frozen which is an added bonus, especially when we have run out of biscuits or other sweet things. This is a tray bake that I make a lot, ...  Read the complete review

When baking for my housemates and my department at work I am often hit with several problems over what people can or can't eat due to food allergies. Whilst baking without nuts or dairy is fairly easy one of my colleagues is allergic to eggs. Baking without eggs has been a bit of a challenge as some recipes I have tried quite frankly I wouldn't ...  Read the complete review

Okay firstly I am not a very precise cook, I tend to make stuff up as I go along and if it works then I go with it (kind of like the naked chef!). My cooking motto is 'taste it and see what it needs' and I'm a great believer in secret ingredients! As a result of this my cooking is often awful...but when it's good....boy is it good! So ...  Read the complete review

I have made these many times with my daughter; the recipe is actually from a book my daughter has called "Kids' Cooking", which is full of great simple recipes for cooking with children. These are really tasty as a snack, quite similar to cheese scones but with the addition of the sweetcorn making them a great way to include vegetables ...  Read the complete review

When I recently reviewed Sainsbury's Caramel Shortcake Bites, I harped on about the superiority of my Mum's version and promised to divulge the recipe. So here's a promise kept! It may seem a bit fiddly but it's very easy when you get used to it. Also as it's done in stages it's quite convenient to prepare especially if you are a busy ...  Read the complete review

Scrummy.... Scrummy... Coffee cake recipe, well I have always loved making cakes but as always I can be lazy and my cooking is not great, so I usually resort to the packet mixes well don't we all, they can be cheaper to make but I have to say the quality is quite poor compared to good old home made cake, Anyways back to the cake This is the first ...  Read the complete review

The original recipe is below, adapted from Delia, this will create a 'plain' flapjack. Around Christmas I had some fruit leftover from making my own mince pies, so I chucked this is to fantastic results. I added a handful of dried cranberries, a handful of sultanas and a handful of currants. This made the mixture go further as well as ...  Read the complete review

This recipe is for banana bread. It is an old recipe I have adapted. I made it on a regular basis for my niece and nephew when they were younger as a way of getting some fruit into them to give them a bit of a treat but with a healthy twist. I make it now for my toddler who I can only mange to get fruit with the exceptions of bananas. ...  Read the complete review