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Ssh! A secret about apple pie

2015-11-08
By: Helen
On: 08/11/2015
In: Sweet

Falling leaves, misty mornings, the cows have been brought in, bonfire night has gone off with a bang, it must be Autumn and time for apple pie. Method: I made a standard sweet shortcrust pastry, blind-baked the crust (controversial I know, but no-one wants a soggy bottom, do they?), cooked the apples before putting them in and made a lattice top. The lattice is easier than it looks, just a matter of cutting equal width strips, laying some of them side by side and weaving others through, then carefully placing on top of the pie. Brushed with egg yolk, I baked it for about 40Read More →

Do I need Cinnamon and Walnut Cake?

2015-10-29
By: Helen
On: 29/10/2015
In: Sweet

The only answer of course is YES!  I felt like something nutty, so I thought I would try the “Cinnamon walnut coffee cake” from Anne Shooter’s “Sesame & Spice” book. It doesn’t have coffee in it, but it’s called a coffee cake because confusingly some people call cakes that are to be eaten with coffee, coffee cakes, whatever they have in them. It’s a lovely moist cake because of the sour cream, and went down very well. The only thing I would say is that it expanded more than expected and managed to escape from the tin slightly, so I would recommend using a largerRead More →

Goodbye Summer and Peach Tart!

2015-10-20
By: Helen
On: 20/10/2015
In: Sweet

The leaves are falling from the trees and there is definitely a chill in the air, Autumn is here. So, goodbye peach tart.  It’s time to start making apple pies.Read More →

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