Weekend baking recipes
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Banana, maple and pecan cake
Bake Off's Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers with maple buttercream and top with candied pecans.
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Cake recipes
Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake
A fraisier cake was among my earliest endeavours at culinary school. The simplicity and elegance of this cake are truly unmatched.
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
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Banana bread recipes
Sourdough banana bread
This moreish banana bread is made with a sourdough starter and perfectly ripe bananas to create a quick and easy bake.
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Baking recipes
Sourdough loaf
Sourdough expert Elaine Boddy shares her master recipe for sourdough loaf. Use Elaine's easy starter for incredible bread every time.
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Blue cheese recipes
Blue cheese gougères
Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up in seconds. Pillowy, cheesy, crisp and creamy all at the same time.
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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. You can also add slices of apple, extra caramel or even a sprinkle of cinnamon.
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Manon Lagrève’s mini canelés
Manon Lagrève shares a family recipe for mini canelés. The wonderful batter is flavoured with vanilla and rum, and caramelises during baking.
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Brioche recipes
Pissaladière scrolls
Caramelised onions, black olives and anchovies are wrapped in a rich brioche to make Anna Higham's beautiful savoury pissaladière scrolls.
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Cake recipes
Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake
Say goodbye to that old Victoria sandwich, this peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake from Tarunima Sinha will NOT disappoint.
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Savoury bread recipes
Puttanesca focaccia
Our pillowy focaccia - glistening with olive oil and topped with tomatoes, olives, anchovies and capers - is this summer’s must-bake.
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Brioche recipes
Brioche dough
Baker Anna Higham shares her recipe for beautifully glossy brioche dough. Use it to make a brioche loaf, buns or an incredible fruit tart.
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Fruit tart recipes
Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard
This extra-special plum and apricot tart is packed with ripe stone fruits encased in golden brioche, with a creme fraiche custard.
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Cardamom and orange sticky buns
Michael Chakraverty and David Atherton (aka the Sticky Bun Boys) created these gloriously colourful orange and cardamom sticky buns to encapsulate the playfulness and joie de vivre of the pride and queer food movement.
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Thanksgiving recipes
Alison Roman’s caramelised maple tart
Alison Roman's caramelised maple tart has a deep, rich maple flavour with a hint of cinnamon. Top with whipped cream and a drizzle of syrup.
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Patisserie recipes
Vanilla slice
The hero of many a high street bakery, the vanilla slice is a glorious thing. Like a cross between a custard tart and a mille feuille, it takes you through a whole range of textures and embraces the retro aesthetic better than any other bake.
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