Recipes

I can imagine the peak enjoyment for these fruit slices comes at the peak of a Monroe, crumbling into the just unwrapped cling film and with hot, strong tea from a flask.

Biscotti are perfect for eating as soon as they are out the oven, but they stay edible for absolutely ages.

That million calorie takeaway pizza you’re thinking of ordering might be pretty delicious, but you’ll regret it in the morning. Why not learn a new skill and enjoy something that tastes even better, for a fraction of the cost?

This is one for those of a curious disposition: those of you who won’t be happy to just to give a bread recipe. This is for you, who want to dive in and change your life. Baking bread can make your life better, but you have to let it overwhelm you.

This recipe is gluten-free so it can be eaten with impunity, regardless of various intolerances. But it is not a recipe that has been twisted and tortured into the oh-sofashionable gluten-free box; it is simply without flour because it is better without flour. The addition of gluten makes this bake worse. The key is the ground almonds – or ‘almond flour’ as they call it in America. We can use this to make a thick frangipane, which is a basic French tart filling. But bake frangipane by itself and it stands proud to become a soft and crumbly cake that you can just eat and eat and eat until your doctors tells you not too. It’s divine.

This recipe is one that takes the traditional rules of baking, tears them up and thoroughly blends them.

Carb on carb. Nice. This simple, no-knead bread isn’t quite a pizza, so I think it’s best enjoyed as an awesome accompaniment or a (very) generous snack.

This tart will work well in any season and with any fruit. Keep the frangipane but add whatever you like on top – apples, raspberries or even chocolate chips would be awesome.

It’s beginning to look a lot like autumn. And what could be more autumnal than squashes and pumpkins? The recipe is fairly straightforward; blondies are just brownies but made with white chocolate.

If you want a simple, super-awesome bread, that’s as forgiving as you like, you just need one piece of equipment that you definitely already have. A casserole pot.

This bakewell tart recipe is a simple and glorious creation – crumbly shortcrust pastry, raspberry jam and frangipane made with ground almonds. So essentially it’s cake wrapped in pastry. Awesome.

If you want to make this recipe really special, you might want to make a quick caramel by melting sugar in a pan drizzling this on top.