Weekend baking recipes
The weekend is the perfect time for a project, from iced buns to layer cakes, milk bread to babka, the possibilities are endless when hours of proving and baking time lay ahead of you.
Maybe you’re a newbie to brioche, or you are a seasoned bread baker looking for some new ideas? Either way you’re in the right place, and novices and experts alike will find something to enjoy in our weekend baking collection.
Whether you’re in the mood for easy biscuits and muffins, Anna Higham’s savoury pissaladière scrolls, or Manon Lagrève’s kouign amann, get your apron on, and go grab the flour – what will you bake this weekend?
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Afternoon tea recipes
Caramelised white chocolate madeleines
Fluffy madeleines are a treat warm from the oven, especially when they get a double dose of caramelised white chocolate....
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Savoury bread recipes
Simple wholemeal loaf
Learn how to make a simple free-form loaf with our easy recipe. Diverse wholemeal wheat flour, such as YQ, isn’t...
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Baking recipes
Chocolate custard brioche
Set aside some time at the weekend to make these gorgeous chocolate brioche loaves from master baker Richard Bertinet. The...
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Sweet bread recipes
Khaliat nahal (Omani honeycomb bread)
Chef and food writer Dina Macki shares her recipe for a magical sweet-savoury honeycomb bread from Oman, traditionally eaten during...
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Carrot cake recipes
Best of the best carrot cake
Carrot cake is a crowdpleaser and one every keen baker should have in their arsenal. This is our best ever...
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Baking recipes
Malt iced buns with raspberry icing
Who doesn’t love an iced bun? Even better, how about a homemade iced bun. These ones temper the sometimes over-sweet...
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Sweet tart recipes
Black forest bakewell tart
When black forest gateau meets bakewell tart, something magical happens. These two nostalgic desserts combine perfectly – especially when served...
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Baking recipes
Date and walnut loaf
This classic date and walnut loaf recipe comes from Irish food writer Cherie Denham. We defy you to resist it...
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Irish recipes
Soft and fluffy blaas (Irish bread rolls)
Learn how to make soft and fluffy blaas with Cherie Denham’s easy recipe. These legendary Irish rolls hail from Waterford....
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Baking recipes
Banana, maple and pecan cake
Bake Off’s Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers of rich banana sponge with piped maple...
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Cake recipes
Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake
This gorgeous creation from Ravneet Gill is the ideal bake when strawberries are at their best. A light sponge is...
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Millefeuille (which translates to ‘a thousand leaves’ thanks to all the layers of puff pastry) are all the rage right...
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Banana bread recipes
Sourdough banana bread
Did you know you could make cake with sourdough starter? It adds distinctive tang to this banana bread from sourdough...
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Baking recipes
Sourdough loaf
“Welcome to my master recipe. This is the standard recipe that I use every week to make sourdough loaves and...
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Blue cheese recipes
Blue cheese gougères
Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up by anyone within five metres of...
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Patisserie recipes
Manon Lagrève’s kouign amann
A traditional pastry from Brittany, kouign amann means ‘butter cake’ in the Breton language. This is a five ingredient recipe...
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