In this episode I try my hand at lemon shortbread (for the purposes of this episode I am counting shortbread as pastry), lemon bars, lemon meringue pie and lemon shaker pie!! Some trials and tribulations happened as well as some major successes - listen to find out what and why! Recipes and notes: homebaking.substack.com Email me: flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com Next ep: Donuts ..read more

This week we're talking about a delicious lime posset (creamy set pudding from England) and a light milk pudding from the middle East called muhallabieh. Plus we'll deep-dive into a special ingredient from Syria and Lebanon: an apricot fruit leather called ammardeen. Read and subscribe to the newsletter: homebaking.substack.com Email me: flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com Please note, episodes will be monthly from now on <3 <3 ..read more

In this episode I talk about my summer of eating, how granita is served in Sicily and then four recipes - feel free to mix and match or come up with your own combinations... I made concord grape granita and served with very vanilla buns and I made cocoa granita and served with whipped heavy cream and plum butter buns... Recipes: homebaking.substack.com Get in touch: flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com ..read more

4 wonderful recipes to make 2 ice cream sandwiches: raspberry sorbet with corn cookies; chocolatey cookies with mint choc chip ice cream. Plus a love letter to the combination of peppermint and dark chocolate, a personal trauma involving biting down too hard on a frozen cookie... and we answer the question 'What do British royal equestrians in the 1970s have to do with mint choc chip ice cream?!' NEWSLETTER + RECIPES at homebakingsubstack.com CONTACT flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com ..read more

In this episode, I'm talking about semolina syrup cakes, common in many countries in the Balkans, Eastern Med, Middle East and North Africa. They're great, and I make two here to talk to you about... Hilbeh, a fenugreek cake from Palestine, and a coconut semolina cake that's similar to Jordanian hareeseh. I also talk about foods of the Ottoman Empire! Head to homebaking.substack.com for the recipes and show notes. Love ya ..read more

One pastry, three summer fruits: slow roasted strawberry, plum and halva, apricot and almond. Plus a bonus cheesy, garlicky tomato galette for your consideration! What a wonderful episode to "research" (ie. bake lots of delicious things for). Subscribe at homebaking.substack.com, reach me at flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com. Follow me on Instagram @homebakingpod ..read more

In this podcast I'm passing on all the wisdom I've gleaned from my crazed Pav obsession, including how to layer flavours in the meringue, cream and fruit and the hacks and ratios you can use to bake without following a strict recipe! I also talk about the history of pavlova, including whether it belongs to Australia, New Zealand, both or neither (including an unhinged rant about authenticity and lazy food history). Hope you enjoy/ find useful/ both ..read more

An endlessly adaptable recipe for crackers and crispbreads, with numerous flavouring suggestions. Plus a food diary of some stuff I've stuffed into my face in the last few months. Newsletter/recipes homebaking.substack.com Instagram @homebakingpod Email flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com See ya ..read more

In today's episode, I'm talking about what monks and nuns have to do with egg yolks, the wide array of conventual sweets and the influence of Portuguese baking around the world. In the second part, I'm delving into four recipes and how I found them: Toucinho do Céu (flourless almond egg yolk cake), Pão-de-Ló de Chocolate (a very spongy chocolate cake), Pastéis de Nata/ Pastéis de Belém (egg custard tarts) and Pão de Deus (bread of God / buns with a sweetened coconut topping). Sign up to the newsletter at homebaking.substack.com Get in touch via flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com and keep up with m ..read more

This episode is all about using breakfast cereal in baking and sweet treats. Plus I talk a bit about the history of ascetic Christianity and how that's shaped breakfast in the West, including cereals and our meal patterns. Our recipes this week are Caramel Peanut Cornflake Squares, Puppy Chow/ Muddy Buddies Bars, Hazelnut Anzac Biscuits, Cinnamon Crunch Cookies and Peanut Rice Crispy Cookies. A sugary episode for sure but a VERY delicious one!!! Subscribe to the newsletter! http://homebaking.substack.com Follow us on Instagram @homebakingpod Email me flourbuttereggssugar@gmail.com ..read more