Something savoury today for a change. Cocktail sausages wrapped in pastry. Rather like miniature sausage rolls but I am going to call them Picnic Sausages. I am sure the children will eat them. I decided to make some flaky pastry as I haven’t made any for ages and I had an idea in my head that…
Yesterday I made my famous flaky pastry and using it to make some Sausage Rolls. I love making most types of pastry but for rough puff and flaky pastry I hate the method I was taught in school. The rigmarole of rolling out the pastry, turning and folding, chilling etc., feels my heart with dread until…
Pastry making is a technique that every home baker should try and master. Nothing can compete with homemade pastry. The main point about making pastry from scratch is to have cold hands. My home made Corned Beef Slice seems to have been a hit at the afternoon tea party which I did the baking for…
Well for tea last night my children made it themselves “Mummified Hotdogs“. I love making something different for special times of the year. A special treat for Halloween. My children ate sixteen of these little creations with salad and chips. I did not eat any of them. Not my cup of tea but I did…
It has taken me all day to decide what to write about in my blog today. My ideas are for Halloween baking which doesn’t involve pumpkin. I do like pumpkin but I am finding that everywhere I look at the moment there are recipes which involve pumpkin, in some shape or form. My Halloween baking will…