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Fluffy Pancakes 🥞
Light and airy, these fluffy pancakes are a breakfast favourite, perfect for stacking high and drizzling with warm fig jam (see the Fig Jam recipe for details). Whether you top them simply with butter or get creative with fruit compotes, they’re a canvas for your flavour experiments. Ingredients Method Tips & Variations
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Fig Jam
Fig jam is a delightful way to preserve the rich, sweet flavours of fresh figs, complemented by citrus notes. Perfect spread on toast, paired with cheese, or used as a dessert glaze, it’s simple to make yet deeply satisfying. Ingredients Method Tips & Variations
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Potato Smiley Faces
These homemade potato smiley faces are a fun and nostalgic treat, perfect for kids or a playful snack. With a crisp golden exterior and soft, fluffy potato inside, they’re easy to make and bring a smile to everyone’s face! Ingredients Method Tips & Variations
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Mini Pork Pies
These traditional mini pork pies are perfect bite-sized snacks or party appetizers, featuring a rich hot-water crust pastry and savoury pork filling. A touch of Stilton on top adds a creamy twist, and optional jelly filling makes them truly authentic and elegant. Ingredients For the filling: For the pastry: For the jelly (optional): Optional topper:…
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Bagels
Bagels are a chewy, golden-brown delight you can easily bake at home. A simple dough gets its signature springy chew from a short boil, and—if you’re aiming for an extra-tender crumb—you can swap in reserved pasta or potato water for up to half the liquid. Those starchy waters lend structure and flavour, all while cutting…
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Sweetcorn Fritters (Sourdough Discard)
These sweetcorn fritters turn your sourdough discard into golden, crispy edged pancakes with bursts of corn and fragrant herbs. Ready in under 30 minutes, they make a brilliant snack, light lunch or side dish, and they’re a zero waste star, using up sourdough discard. Ingredients Method Tips & Variations
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Jam
Quick to make and intensely fruity — this small-batch jam works with nearly any berry or soft fruit. Great on toast, stirred through yoghurt, or spooned onto pancakes. Base Recipe Method Fruit Combinations That Work Well (Each combo = 500g fruit total. Use frozen if not in season.) 🍓 Single Fruit Fruit Notes Strawberry Soft,…
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Kimchi
Kimchi is a vibrant, fermented Korean side that brings a punch of flavour and probiotic goodness to any meal. This straightforward method uses simple ingredients to cultivate tangy, spicy cabbage and if you can’t find Chinese cabbage, the green leaves from a cauliflower make an excellent, similarly textured substitute. Ingredients Method Tips & Variations
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Finger Donuts
Elongated, pillowy “finger” donuts are a fun twist on the classic ring rolled in caster sugar for a crisp, sweet crust and ready to be split and filled with cream, jam or custard. This quick yeast-raised dough comes together in under 2 hours for a fresh-from-the-pan treat. Ingredients Method Tips & Variations These finger donuts…