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RECIPES

GINGERBREAD ANIMAL BISCUITS

350g plain flour, plus extra for rolling out 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 125g/4½oz butter...

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDINGS

This is perfect for Bonfire Night as it can be prepared ahead of time and then just warmed through when you come in from the cold. For...

RASPBERRY BAKEWELL TART

(I made this at home using ground almonds but at school we used plain flour as we have a no nut policy) 350g sweet shortcrust pastry...

OREO COOKIES

for the biscuits 150g icing sugar 50g cocoa powder 300g plain flour 225g butter for the icing 150g butter, or replace 100g butter with...

ROCKY ROAD

These are not only a teatime treat, serve them with fresh berries and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream and they make the perfect instant...

APPLE TART

100g butter 200g plain flour 175g caster sugar 1 egg yolk 1tsp vanilla essence 600g eating apples 2tbsp granulated sugar 100g apricot jam...

DOMINO BISCUITS

I know it is another chocolate recipe, but we were away for Easter and I think I have missed that total chocolate saturation point that...

HOT CROSS BUNS

It felt a little surreal to be making hot cross buns last week, only to look up and see that we were in the middle of a blizzard! Still,...

BLUEBERRY SCONES

Makes 10 250g self raising flour pinch of salt 1tbsp caster sugar 100ml buttermilk 1 egg 50g butter 50g or a large handful of blueberries...

BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

30g unsalted butter 3 small brioche rolls or 4 slices of brioche 250ml each double cream and milk ½tsp vanilla extract 3 large eggs 125g...

RASPBERRY PAVLOVA ROULADE

This pavlova feeds 6. I have used frozen raspberries as I always have a bag of them in my freezer. They are not expensive, easy to use...

TOFFEE MARSHMALLOW CRISPY SQUARES

Makes about 20 squares Sprinkle with edible glitter or give your squares a good squirt of edible glitter spray to give them a festive...