"First the dough bubbles up and doubles in volume under the warm blanket of a damp tea towel, and second when your buns are rolled and cut and nestled into the oven-proof dish it rises again."

Bread and butter pudding is not something I grew up with but something I make now as an adult, it is a go-to, along with eggy bread, for using leftover bread. 

"Despite their common label as a nut, almonds are technically a stone fruit. What we tend to call the nut is the seed or pit from within the fruit."

I associate apple tart so much with my grandmother’s kitchen

"These brown scones were a staple in our house growing up and I still love to see them piled high on the wire rack, freshly out of the oven."

"In this recipe, the addition of treacle helps to offset some of the sweetness of the dates and brown sugar."

Crumble is a dessert I never tire of for its simplicity

"Having worked a large portion of my life in a bakery it reminds me of the quiet mornings before the doors were opened to the public, and the clatter of the day began, but it also reminds me of childhood."

Vanilla adds a depth of flavour to the cake and is the classic ingredient in Chantilly cream

These cookies are fun to make with younger family members.