This traditional step-by-step sourdough recipe takes you through the stages of making and feeding a flour starter, using a small amount to create a sponge, then kneading and shaping a classic sourdough loaf. Once you’ve got the hang of this failsafe method, you’ll use it time and time again.
This grown-up bake is rich, dark and delicious. A lovely way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, adding Guinness to the classic chocolate sponge gives it extra punch.
Why save the joy of baking for the weekend when you can whip up something amazing in less than 30 minutes?
Kit out your cupboards with the ultimate ingredients for fragrant, flavour-packed Middle Eastern cooking.
Flour is an invaluable ingredient with so many uses in the kitchen. It’s essential for everything from sponge cakes to flaky pastry, golden batters or for thickening sauces. Different flours behave in different ways, so here’s our guide for getting the most from your flour.
Dish up the perfect afternoon treat with a batch of flawless scones and a cup of tea. Blissfully simple to make, good scones are all about mastering these essential principles – and then you’re guaranteed light and crumbly scones! Best enjoyed warm from the oven.
Mastering the homemade doughnut is easier than you might think, and can produce some seriously delicious results. Here are four doughnut recipes that demonstrate the many sides to this favourite fried treat.
There are so many delicious dishes you can make with banana, and the great news is that many of these work best when the fruit is soft and really ripe. So there’s no excuse for chucking out those slightly brown bananas!
This month, we’re looking at making the perfect percolated coffee, and how to use a bain-marie. Once you’ve got these two skills under your belt, you can put them into practice with this incredible chocolate and coffee cake (which just happens to be gluten free).
Chocolate cake is an old-school classic that everyone should have a go at. Super-light sponge decorated simply with cream and seasonal fruit, this version is an epic – but easy – bake that always hits the spot.
