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Desserts

Saffron Bread Flavoured with Almond & Vanilla

Swedish Saffron Bread with Almond & Vanilla Filling

Here we are the 1st December – and so the Festive season begins. Baking is one of my favourite activities at this time of year, I love the ritual of creating Christmas treats for family and friends. This is a Swedish classic; an enriched sweetened bread referred to as saffranslängd. Now the translation isn’t pretty:…

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Plum, cobnut & Oat Crunch Crumble

Plum, Cobnut & Oat Crunch Crumble

If I had to pick just one simple dessert to make in autumn or winter it would be crumble.  For me it wins major points because its super easy to knock up and I normally have all the ingredients in my store cupboard and fruit bowl.  The difference here is that I have used less…

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Spiced Preserved Pears

As winter is almost upon us I like to have a few hidden gems stored away in my larder to pull out at the last minute. These are just that, fragrant autumn jewels that see me through the winter months. Simple as they are, they bring warmth to salty cheese and work perfectly with game….

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Berry & Lemon Tart

Berry & Lemon Custard Tart

Autumn is almost upon us, August brings a softer golden light and a slight chill to the evening air.  I seized every opportunity I could this last week to forage for blackberries as they are so incredibly sweet this year. This dessert was inspired by my love of lemon tart.  I adore the citrusy, creamy,…

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Cherry, Lemon & Almond Cheesecake

Cherry, Lemon & Almond Cheesecake

The cherry season is so very short, this makes them all the more desirable to me. So when I stumbled across this recipe in a Swedish publication Lantiv Sommarmat (Country life – Summer Food) on my resent trip to Stockholm I just had to make it. This is a cheescake but not as you know…

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Prinsesstårta

Prinsesstårta

Quite simply the loveliest and most popular celebration cake in Sweden. Let me explain, this is Prinsesstårta or Princess cake, so called because Princesses Margaretha, Märtha, and Astrid, daughters of Prince Carl, brother of King Gustaf V loved it so. And they weren’t alone. It promptly became popular in Sweden and Finland. Every year around 500,000…

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Bluberry,Buttermilk & Lime Cake

Blueberry, Buttermilk & Lime Cake

This blueberry, buttermilk and lime cake has a delicate zesty flavour from the limes with a lovely moist crumb from the buttermilk. This bake really needs nothing else with it other than a cup of tea or coffee. Sweet summer blueberries are an absolute joy, it doesn’t take me long to work my way through…

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Elderflower & Strawberry Ripple Ice Cream

There isn’t anything lovelier than the first crop of locally grown strawberries, sweet, juicy and a taste of summer.  Following a warmer than usual climate so far this year, British strawberries are ready to eat much earlier, I’m totally happy with that! Last weekend was a productive one, I was out amongst the hedgerows picking…

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Kladdkaka – Sticky Chocolate Cake

This decadent, dark chocolate torte is possibly Sweden’s most popular cake. Without exception, every cafe boasting its own unique version.  This rich, dense, incredibly simple cake has few ingredients. Baked just long enough to form a crisp exterior, while remaining gooey and mousse like in the centre, kladd means sticky in Swedish.  Serve at room…

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Rhubarb & Blood Orange Tart

Rhubarb & Blood Orange Frangipane Tart

Time both flies and stands still when you’re looking forward to something.  I have a holiday booked and I’m happy to say it’s now imminent.  Lots to sort out before we depart though so my desk is littered with list upon list. When we do have the opportunity to travel we endeavour to explore somewhere…

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Instagram post 2197228381062060424_3121393103 I’ve been overwhelmed with enquiries for my sourdough workshop on 18th January. I’m happy to say that it’s now fully booked. If you’d like to join another workshop I’m happy to set a date in March. If you’re interested DM me on here.

In the meantime here’s a Festive loaf.
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#learnsomethingneweveryday #workshop
Instagram post 2196518808617562398_3121393103 I never say no to a gift, especially when they are chocolate crinkle cookies from @wasielewskamarta. Totally delicious. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.🎄🎅🏻🎄
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Instagram post 2195076599083111833_3121393103 Wow what an incredible turn out at Marlow market on Saturday. I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came to visit us, the market had a wonderful festive feel and let me tell you Marlowovians have an awesome community spirit 🙌🏻 Not forgettting all the amazing people who volunteer to help set the market up every month, without them we wouldn’t have this fantastic artisan market☺️ .....
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My biggest festive bake so far - 45 saffron buns, 35 Cardamom buns, 35 Cookie bags, 22 loaves of Organic rye bread, countless bags of Swedish crispbread, amongst other festive treats, one of which was a white chocolate and lingonberry kladdkaka (sold it all in a flash)- a squidgy, scrumptious cake that’s very popular in Sweden.  Lingonberries are not readily available here so I thought I’d share the recipe with you using cranberries.  The tart cranberries counter the sweet chocolate perfectly.

White Chocolate & Cranberry Kladdkaka.
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2 large eggs, room temperature 
180g caster sugar
110g butter
170g white chocolate, chopped
160g plain flour
Zest of a lemon
75g cranberries or blueberries
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1. Oven 190C fan, grease a 20cm loose bottom tin and line the bottom with parchment paper. 
2. Whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. 
3. Melt the butter in a saucepan on a low heat then remove from heat.  Stir in the chopped chocolate and stir until it melts, pour into a mixing bowl, now whisk in the egg mixture to the melted chocolate, it will thicken as you whisk.
4. Sift the flour and add the lemon zest and then fold into the white chocolate batter.
5. Pour the batter into the tin and smooth out and then sprinkle over the berries, pushing them into the batter.
6. Bake the cake for about 20-22 minutes or until it’s golden at the edges but still wobbly in the centre.  Remove from the oven and allow to cool before removing from the tin. Dust with icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream. .
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❄️Freezes well. Defrost and serve at room temperature.
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#kladdkaka
Instagram post 2192769207460938528_3121393103 The sunshine spice to brighten December days, it compliments almond so well: Saffron, Almond & Orange Bun.

I’ve met some great people here on Instagram, like minded and with a questionable sense of humour 😉is Steve from @bruun.uk now a firm friend. A little while back we met up for a Christmas photo shoot. 
Here’s one one of the images.....
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#julbak #christmasbaking #saffronbuns #saffransbullar #nordicbaking
Instagram post 2191596397216418557_3121393103 Started my Wednesday morning baking dozens of these seeded crackers (fröknäcke) for Marlow Market. They’re delicious with cheese but really good as a snack in their own right. Believe me once you start eating them, it’s really hard to stop!
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#christmasmarket #heresmyfood #vegan #wheatfreecrackers #fröknäcke #frökex

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