This is a deliciously moist, soft bread, which is perfect with white asparagus soup. It really is a multi-purpose bread and great for sandwiches or fried.
This is a deliciously moist, soft bread, which is perfect with white asparagus soup. It really is a multi-purpose bread and great for sandwiches or fried.
Have you mastered the perfect doughnut yet? Here are two flavour variations from the master himself, Paul Hollywood. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a deep-fat fryer and two small, disposable piping bags.
This fruit-enriched bread made with dried fruit, cinnamon and orange zest makes a wonderful afternoon tea loaf drizzled in icing sugar and slathered in butter.
Loaded with different types of fish, this simple chowder recipe stands or falls on the freshness of the ingredients. Serve with traditional soda bread.
Why, you may ask, do we need another recipe for tiramisu? It is now as common as apple crumble. But I was particularly taken by this one in Venice, which had elevated the pudding to a fine-dining level simply by putting it in a cocktail glass and using a whisked fatless sponge.
These pencil-thin sticks studded with green olives are great served with olive oil or your favourite dips for a party. Equipment and preparation: You will need a mixer fitted with a dough hook.
Speckled with oniony nigella seeds, this gluten-free flatbread is great with dips such as hummus and taramasalata or to wrap falafel or kebab. A handy recipe to have in your repertoire.
Show off some serious pastry-making skills with Paul Hollywood's cream horn recipe. For this recipe you will need 12 cream horn moulds, a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and a piping bag fitted with a plan nozzle.
Bring the flavours of Easter to your kitchen with Mary's moreish hot cross buns. For this recipe you will need a piping bag fitted witha fine 3mm nozzle, but if you don't have a nozzle you could use a piping bag and snip the end off.
Enjoy this homemade loaf of ciabatta as a sandwich with mozzarella, basil, tomato and prosciutto, or simply ripped into pieces and dipped in olive oil and good-quality balsamic vinegar.
Paul Hollywood's sticky iced fingers make wonderfully wicked tea time treats. You could make the buns in advance then ice and fill them just before serving.
Once you've mastered Lorraine Pascale's basic pizza dough, vary the toppings according to your mood. Equipment and preparation: You will need a very large baking tray, or a 30cm/12in pizza plate.
You can either make the dough from scratch for this pizza, which takes no time at all, or for an even speedier method, buy soft tortillas and use these as a base for the pizza instead of making your own.
Beans on toast is a British staple, but you can very easily make it something special. Don't be put off by the long cooking time - it's just a few minutes of effort and the rest of the time it takes care of itself.
This is superior garlic bread. The garlic is roasted until caramelised and then pressed into homemade bread dough before baking. Serve toasted with mozzarella and with a simple coriander and tomato salad.
A delicious yeasted cake filled with dried fruit and a swirl of marzipan. It takes time to make but is well worth the effort. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a large baking tray.
Spicy shredded chicken layered with corn tortillas and all the trimmings. A striking alternative to fajitas which can also be served in slices at informal parties.
This Cypriot cheese-filled pastry uses ground mahlepi (a Greek spice made from the ground stone of the St Lucie cherry) in the dough, giving a hint of almond flavour. Delicious with a filling of pecorino romano, halloumi and sultanas.