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What is buckwheat?

What is buckwheat?

Think buckwheat is a grain? Or a type of wheat? Oddly, it's neither - find out more and see recipes that use buckwheat, including noodles and salads

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How to bake blind

How to bake blind

Baking blind involves pre-baking a pastry case, either partially or completely, before adding your filling. Ceramic or dried beans are usually poured into the pastry case, on top of a sheet of greaseproof paper, to prevent the pastry rising when it is in the oven.

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Bulgur wheat

Bulgur wheat

Bulgur (or bulgar) is a cereal made with wheat – usually durum wheat – that’s widely used in Turkish and Middle Eastern cooking.

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Borlotti beans

Borlotti beans

Borlotti beans are popular due to their sweet flavour, meaty texture and soothing creaminess. If you’re using the dried kind, soak for eight hours before simmering gently for an hour and a half.

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Butterfly

Butterfly

To butterfly is a French technique used when a piece of meat is too thick to cook through without it drying out, or simply to reduce the cooking time of the meat.

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Blanching

Blanching

Blanching is a cooking technique in which vegetables are boiled briefly before being plunged into cold water to halt the cooking process.

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