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If you caught my stories yesterday, you’ll have se If you caught my stories yesterday, you’ll have seen this cake about to be delivered to Rackleys Barn. It was served as dessert, and what you see here is white chocolate and passionfruit. Two additional cakes were tiramisu layer cakes. It’s been a busy week of baking! 🤍

Thank you to @foxglove.studio for decorating and photographing the cake so beautifully.
Autumn 🍂 It’s officially pumpkin season, and my c Autumn 🍂

It’s officially pumpkin season, and my current favourite is onion squash. It’s so easy to prepare, and it’s particularly good roasted and served with black dal.

A neighbour was about to throw away a batch of homegrown green tomatoes, so I rescued them and set them lacto-fermenting. Salt, time and a little patience turn them into something tangy and wonderful. Nothing wasted! You can find my recipe in my profile.

On Friday I hosted a sourdough workshop, and my Sourdough Home Plus came in really useful for having my starter ready at just the right moment. No frantic waiting around. Happy bakers and beautiful loaves. 

Clearly I hadn’t had enough of baking, so I made a yeasted tangzhong dough from my book, proved in my Brød & Taylor proofer. It seemed only fitting to turn it into Apple Crumble & Custard Buns for a family gathering ➡️

Apple Crumble and Custard Buns.
 
I’ll be sharing the recipe on the blog towards the end of the week, so keep an eye out!

#applecrumble #custardbuns #tangzhong sourdoughworkshop #lactofermentation
Blueberry sugar buns from Buns, Sweet & Simple Bak Blueberry sugar buns from Buns, Sweet & Simple Bakes 📖 - but I couldn’t resist a little riff: a raspberry sugar coating, and cardamom in the dough because it works so well with raspberry (and, let’s be honest, I have a mild addiction to it). That warm spice against the tart raspberry is exactly the flavour combination I’m looking for.

Full method’s in the book page 61, video of the process is up on my stories and highlights now.

#buns #sweetandsimplebakes #blueberrybuns #cardamombaking scandinavianbaking
As summer draws to a close and the days grow short As summer draws to a close and the days grow shorter (and definitely cooler), autumn is knocking. I’m definitely ready for the golden light, cosy evenings, and warmer layers.

My summer recap: lots happening in real life, not much of it made it onto here though. We’ve spent plenty of time with family, and we’ve also gutted and started renovating our next home.

#summerrecap #celebrationcakes #buckinghamshire #helloautumn #reallifeupdate

Can’t believe my dahlias made it this year. I planted them late and the lack of rain, but they did okay!

Plenty of cake orders this summer, added just a couple here. Autumn weddings seem to be a thing this year.

Cornwall in July was magical - and not too hot!

Plenty of al fresco dining at home and away.

Plenty of blackberries still to be had, this was yesterday.

And you can’t beat a Cornish sunset…
A summer staple in our house: griddled aubergine, A summer staple in our house: griddled aubergine, courgette and big beef tomatoes layered with mozzarella in a rose harissa tomato sauce, with giant chickpeas for texture. Mop that sauce up with sourdough, and it’s lovely the next day.

#Aubergine #Courgette #Mozzarella #RoseHarissa #Chickpeas
Struggled with sourdough before? Come and learn t Struggled with sourdough before?

Come and learn the whole process on 4th September in Bourne End. Small group, hands-on, and you’ll leave with your own starter, two loaves, and a dough ready to prove and bake at home the next morning.

Link in bio to book - would love to have you.

#learnsomethingnew #sourdoughworkshop #slowlivingmovement #naturallyleavened #healthymindhealthybody
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