Pesto and Cheddar Swirl Buns Ingredients Tangzhong 71g water 71g milk 28g bread flour Dough all of the tangzhong (above) 496g Unbleached Bread Flour 21g Milk powder (I used Klim) 1 3/4 teaspoons salt 7g instant yeast 3/4 cup lukewarm whole milk 2 large eggs 85g unsalted butter, melted 130g basil pesto 2 cups sharp […]
Homemade White Bread
This week has been a horrible week, probably the worst week I’ve experience this year so far. Apart from the lockdown this week my family and I buried my Gramps. To be honest I’m still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he was admitted into ICU 2 weeks ago let alone his […]
Burger Buns
These burger buns saved my buns this past weekend (see what I did there?), all I wanted was to spend the entire day in my pjs and not run to the store to get buns for supper. I love that I made these in my stand mixer, I love that the dough takes minutes to […]
Hummus and Garlicky Pita Chips
I am so excited about the re-make of Aladdin (which is being released today) that it inspired me to whip up one of my favourite middle eastern snacks, Hummus and Garlicky Pita Chips. Don’t be intimidated by making your own pita bread, it is so easy and waaaaaay better than store bought!! Ingredients Hummus 1 […]
Easter Bunny Bread
This bunny bread is a tradition in our family, I only make it around Easter and the kids absolutely love it!! The dough is super simple to make which is a bonus, I always serve this with store bought dip because as much as I love spending time in the kitchen I love short cuts […]
Freshly baked bagels
Before I moved up to Johannesburg I’d eat bagels almost daily, loved the seeded ones and whole wheat ones. I basically loved them all! Since moving up I’ve been to a lot of bakeries and not a bagel in sight! So I just make my own, problem solved! Homemade bagels Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups […]
Nutella Babka
I have a love hate relationship with the American bloggers I follow, love everything they post, hate what trying out their recipes does to my thighs! This is my first attempt at Nutella Babka, I couldn’t resist trying out Sallys baking addictions recipe. It was so easy to follow and she was right, this stuff […]
Garlic Naan
Whoo hoo, summer is almost here and that means the holidays are just around the corner. I enjoy cooking up a storm but during the holidays I prefer spending more time with my family and less time in the kitchen. How does one serve up delicious food that doesn’t take forever to make? It’s so […]
Fool proof roti
I’ve tried making rotis for years, sometimes they came out perfect and other times they were as stiff as a pizza base. But did you know adding baking powder to your regular mixture would ensure you get perfectly soft, delcious rotis everytime? You didn’t? well neither did I. Here’s a cool recipe which has never […]
10 minute pizza dough
This pizza dough comes together and is ready to bake in just 10 minutes; you can have fresh, hot, homemade pizza on the table in 20!!! Serves: 2 (12″) pizzas INGREDIENTS ¾ cup warm water 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (if you buy the little envelopes you will have some left over. Envelopes typically contain […]
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