The prune cakes, which I will admit have a somewhat underwhelming appearance, have a very special flavour and texture – a cross between sticky-toffee pudding and old-fashioned malt loaf, all gooey and comforting and absolutely everything I want in an autumnal bake. A recipe for 12 cookies ordinarily uses no more than one egg, and it took me quite a while of intensive testing and fiddling about to find a way, without the wastage of using a tiny bit of egg, to perfect a recipe for just two.

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He turns 70-plus classics into achievable home bakes, channelling his lifelong love of Paris' posh patisseries. In this book, the popular British baker hones in on those of us who just want a small amount of treats around the house. To make the cheesecake, place all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix together until smooth and evenly combined.Using the Wilfa Smooth Mix Hand Mixer mix together until the almond paste is broken down into a fine breadcrumb like mixture. Now, the reason I love them is partly the simplicity and then of course the finished result,who could say no to a cheesecake bar. So going out to a restaurant might be prohibitively expensive for some people at the moment, but making a simple dessert at home might be that little luxury we can still afford,” he adds. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying that brilliant time of year between Christmas and New Year where time seems to standstill and everyone survives on cheese and leftover ham and mincepies (or is that just me). He started developing smaller recipes, in a bid “to make baking as relevant to most people’s lives as possible,” says Kimber.

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During that trip, where babka and tahini seemed to be two daily staples, the idea of sneaking in a little tahini into a chocolate babka seemed like an obvious one. Obviously the book comes out halfway through the window for this competition so feel free to make these babka buns or get yourself a copy of the June issue of Olive magazine which has a bunch of other recipes from the book. Germany is also where pretzels began to be dunked in a lye (caustic soda) solution before baking, to give them their characteristic colour and flavour. Remove and leave to cool for five minutes, then carefully turn out and put on a wire rack to cool completely. The skill level is on the easier side, and equipment is kept to a minimum, so everyone can have a little of what they fancy.

Add the remaining brownie batter and gently smooth it over the Biscoff layer – try to avoid disturbing it too much. The traditional babka, of Eastern European Jewish origin, is made with leftover challah dough rolled up with jam or cinnamon, It’s a world away from the babka that most people are making these days, it also lacks the adoration the modern version receives, it seems to have a love it or hate it quality, denser and drier than its modern counterpart. Edd Kimber, winner of the first Great British Bake Off, visited Woman's Hour to share his perfect Christmas cake recipe with presenter Jane Garvey. One Tin Bakes Easy is full of versatile, achievable and indulgent recipes to wow your friends and family, that you will want to bake time and time again. Say you are a parent and you’ve got kids to entertain over the summer, baking might be a cheaper activity than other things, because it’s done in the home, it’s something you then get to eat at the end of it.