I’ve made this Almond Dark Chocolate Berries Pie for two reasons. One was because I wanted to try a cocoa pastry that was also made with hot water pastry with oil. The other reason was to make a pie as a “prop” for taking photos of a book on statistics. The pastry was great and
I wanted to cook something Belgian, but their cuisine is not as extensive as I imagined, more likely because there dishes can be found in cuisines of nearby, bigger, countries as well. I picked Rijstevlaai, a rice pie, something that appears in Dutch and German cuisines too. As wikipedia says that Rijstevlaai is native to
Chocolate scones with cocoa nibs inside, served with lush clotted cream, and two types of jam. What can be better for someone who loves scones? I have to admit this was the first time I’ve made chocolate scones. I’ve made chocolate chip scones before, but those are different, see the recipe for them. As usual,
Scones are one of my favourite dessert. It began when I’ve started ordering cream tea when I was visiting National Trust properties. Strawberry Wholemeal Scones with bits of freeze dried strawberries are delicious. They are the newest addition to my quite extensive array of scone recipes. If you are wondering about the picture, well… for
This is my second recipe in my Royal Recipes series. These orange scones are a bit different, they don’t have any dried fruits in them. Besides this, the recipe is the well know scone recipe. The scones Queen Elizabeth loves are flavoured with orange zest and they also contain orange blossom water. I had no
I made this tart many times in the hopes to make the perfect one. I tried a few recipes and they didn’t work as I hoped they would, so I went back to the drawing board. Finally I made the pie as I wanted and this is the result. The filling is made from 2
It’s botanical week at GBBO. This time I’ve made the signature: Lemon meringue pie, decorated with edible flowers and enjoyed with flower tea. I love Lemon meringue pie, it’s one of my favourites. I love flower tea, it looks amazing and the flavour is quite subtle. Lemon meringue pie – Ingredients for the pastry: –
