Pastry- An Illustrated Guide

Monday, 4 July 2011

Chocolate Chip Orange Buttermilk Muffins

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Use the chocolate buttermilk cake  recipe and add 50g chocolate chips and 2tsp of orange extract.  Of course you can make your own flavour...
Friday, 1 July 2011

Soda Bread and soda scones

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Make the dough quite wet, as it will be cooked in a tin, so the form will hold and you will have a less dense bread as a result. By adding...
Wednesday, 29 June 2011

pizza dough

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125ml oil 250ml water herb de provance (or herbs of choice) 10g salt 650  strong flour 7g yeast instant active yeast (or 14g fresh yeas...
Friday, 24 June 2011

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

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Buttercream and sour cream make delicious soft and moist cakes.  This chocolate cake is quick and easy to prepare. makes 16-20 squares (or...
Monday, 20 June 2011

Royal Icing

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100g egg whites (approx 2 medium egg whites) 500g icing sugar few drops lemon juice Sieve the icing sugar. Whisk the whites to a froth ...
Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Hazelnut Rhubarb and Strawberry Tart

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Roll out the chilled pastry to desired thickness cut out pastry to fit your prepared moulds.  Ease into the moulds and secure along base w...
Monday, 13 June 2011

Pastry Cream (Creme Patisserie)

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500ml milk 80g egg yolks (4 yolks) 35g cornflour 100g sugar vanilla extract, few drops bring the milk, vanilla and sugar to the boil ...
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I’m a professional pastry chef and baker with over 15 years experience. My goal is to fill this blog with illustrated recipes, that can easily be replicated in the home-from the simple to the complicated. I have worked in 5 star hotels and Michelin star restaurants during my career. Until recently I ran my own patisserie and bakery where all the produce-the croissants, icecream, chocolates and pastries were made by hand. I am currently taking time off from professional cooking to raise my baby daughter
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