primrose and cherry and coconut hot cross buns

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Okay, maybe it hasn’t quite got to the obsessive stage yet, but it could be developing into a worrying habit, since this is the second time I have made hot cross buns within the space of a week! See previous post Supersize Hot Cross Buns. But I found some coconut milk powder in the cupboard that needed using up and I thought more hot cross buns! So what goes with coconut? Cherries: glistening glace cherries, sticky like sweets, tasting not so much of cherry, but sweetness and sin. To give the buns an extra hit of cherry flavour, I also threw in some dried sour cherries.Read More →

supersize hot cross bun

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It’s nearly Good Friday, so what could be better than home-made hot cross buns? One enormous supersize hot cross bun, that’s what. Making your own hot cross buns takes a while to do, like most yeast-based breads, but it is worth it for the irresistible bready, fruity cinnamon and nutmeg aroma that wafts from the oven, the soft, squidgy texture and delicious taste. You may be asking why I have made one supersize bun rather than the usual small ones, well I have to admit it was mainly laziness. It was getting late in the evening and it seemed that it would take a longRead More →

3 images of chai tea

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There is nothing more relaxing than sitting down and putting your feet up with a cup of tea.  I have to admit I am a bit of a teaholic and I can’t get through the day without drinking more than a few cups of tea. Well, there are worse vices! I like trying different types and lately have been enjoying chai tea. Hopefully there are no picky people reading this who are saying, chai tea means “tea tea”, because chai means tea in Hindi and a number of other languages. It has become standard to shorten masala chai (black tea brewed with a mixture ofRead More →