Baking

Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for masala chai teacakes | The sweet spot

Teacakes mean different things to different people, depending on where they’re based. These aren’t the chocolate-covered marshmallow kind, but rather the spiced bread variety. I’ve gone heavier with the...

Ravneet Gill’s recipe for tinned cherry bakewell pudding | The sweet spot

There’s something comforting about a bakewell-style pudding. After I had my son Donnie, I’d pop one in the...

Bonfire Night treats: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for hand pies

For anyone who’ll be standing outside on Tuesday, looking up at fireworks in the night sky, might I...

Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for smoked salt chocolate creme brulee | The sweet spot

There are few things I love more than baked custard, and I’m reminded of just how easy it...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for pumpkin and chocolate crumble loaf cake | The new vegan

It’s very rare, but occasionally a recipe hits the bullseye the first time around, and to that hall...

Ravneet Gill’s recipe for apple fritters | The sweet spot

These strike the perfect balance between something refreshing and decadent, without being too sweet. My husband and I devoured these fritters for brunch, and...

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for tomato crumble | A kitchen in Rome

Two years ago, a friend bought me a book at an auction. “Dear friend, will you accept this little book?” she joked, before handing...

How to make the perfect blueberry pie – recipe | Felicity Cloake

One of the great revelations of my recent trip to the US was the quality and variety of sweet pies – from California to...

Crab and corn risotto and fig tarte tatin: the Unruly Pig’s late summer gastropub treats

Given the choice, I always choose crab over lobster, and I think most professional cooks would do the same. Fresh crab offers the best...

Have pastry-making methods changed? | Kitchen aide

The short answer is no. How you make pastry now is most likely similar to, if not exactly the same as how it was...

Meatball pastry puffs and a dip for crisps: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with kids

There’s often a gulf between the way that cooking with kids is portrayed – everyone smiling at each other adoringly, working together in harmony...