The National Loaf was introduced in Britain in 1942 as part of the rationing scheme during World War II. White bread was banned and this rather grey, crumbly loaf made with National Flour, a type of ‘wheatmeal’ flour was the only bread available to buy or make at home.
You can’t beat a halved toasted Hot Cross bun, served hot and spread with butter. The smell of warm spices, fruit and peel in a lovely sticky bun is irresistible.
You can’t have a full English breakfast without fried bread.
Mothering buns are iced yeast leavened buns decorated with hundreds and thousands. These buns are a speciality of the Bristol area in southwest England.
Easily made ahead of time, bread sauce is the classic accompaniment for the Christmas turkey.
🇪🇸 En español: Pan con tomate y anchovy Pan con Tomate – “bread with tomato” – is a Spanish tapas classic. It’s a super easy combination but it transforms plain old bread into a tasty side or base for an open sandwich. seriouseats.com carolinescooking.com
There is nothing like the smell of fresh home-baked bread straight out of the oven. I have been (trying to) bake bread for most of my adult life and with our recent home confinement under Covid, I have found the time to experiment once more with bread recipes. I know […]
This celebration festive filled brioche from Great British Bake Off’s Kimberley Wilson is perfect party food just made for sharing. This is a lovely recipe but is quite involved and needs a fair bit of preparation the day before. If family or friends are coming round and the clocks ticking […]
A bowl of fresh clams steamed in their own juices, served in a bowl with some papo secos, crusty Portuguese rolls, are my favourite memory of holidays in the Algarve.
An Easter treat for the family, and a good way to use up those left over buns with this hot cross pudding recipe idea from Sainsburys.