Just a bit to check in I hope you all had a great easter despite being stuck in, unable to visit loved ones! I know everyone is struggling to get hold if certain items at the moment so this recipe only has 4 ingredients, that you can get from any supermarket without too much of…
Category: Wales
Homemade Hot Cross Buns
Just a bit to say Happy Easter! Today is a glorious Good Friday, I woke up to a breakfast of homemade hot cross buns with real welsh salted butter and freshly brewed coffee, enjoyed by sitting out in the garden. What a way to start the day. This is my first time making hot cross…
‘Blondies’ have more fun
Just a bit of intro Blondies v. Brownies the age old rivalry between chocolate lovers and vanilla lovers. I put it to my instagram via poll and blondies came out on top as to what people wanted me to cook but like Brexit, the result was ever so close. What do you prefer? The traditional…
Mother's Day Crumble
Just a bit to say Happy Mother’s Day! A quick shout out to my mother Cath today, she’s often sous chef when I’m baking and allows me to make a lot of mess in her kitchen! I’m lucky enough to be spending today with my mother but I know not everyone can pandemic or no…
Poppyseed Bloomer and Rolls
Just a bit of intro I was sent a request for bread recipes so whilst I can’t make any white bread myself (no bread flour in sight on the supermarket shelves) here’s one I made a while ago, taken from the GBBO Big book of Baking. You can make 12 poppy seed rolls and one…
Fancy Free Flapjacks
Just a bit of support Hello, times are very strange right now and most of us will find ourselves stuck in the house perhaps trying to find ways to fill time with no certainty as to when things will go back to normal and what that normal will look like. It’s a very scary thought…
Perfect Fluffy Pancakes
Just a bit to plug my instagram… Hello! It’s already March 2020 and I’ve yet to post on here. I’ve been a busy bee making cakes to order to fundraise for a volunteer trip to India this September. If you do want to keep up to date with what’s coming out of my kitchen then…
Bampa’s Favourite Banoffee Pie
Just a bit to say Happy Father’s Day! So Father’s Day is tomorrow and this recipe has been a staple dessert over the years. It brings back special memories of my Bampa ‘Emo’ who first tried Banoffee Pie on holiday in America and returned home to friends who had never even heard of the ‘foreign…
Millionaires Shortbread – Easter Style
Just a bit to say Happy Easter! Happy Easter everyone! It has come around so quickly I wasn’t sure what to post but this recipe is perfect for using up any leftover Easter chocolates or just for a special Easter treat. Millionaires shortbread are very rich – hence the name – and the galaxy golden…
The Beginning: Audrey’s Welsh cakes
Today is an extremely snowy St David’s day and what better way to start off a blog than with a Welsh cake recipe that is perfect when you’re looking for something to do when you’re snowed in…
At the Bakestone 