What do I love about these scones? Is it the crispy outer layer of cheese?Is it the gooey cheese inside?Or maybe the chives? It’s definitely all 3! Whenever I make these scones for my family they are finished in a matter of minutes. My husband loves it with lashings of butter and biltong and my […]
Pesto Cheddar Swirl Buns
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 […]
Chocolate Lamington Pancakes
Pancake day has come and gone but this idea for Chocolate Lamington Pancakes has been lingering on in my mind for a few months now. They’re delicious,light and fluffy, dipped in a delicious chocolate sauce and desiccated coconut served with a side of raspberries. When I first mentioned this idea to my husband I remember […]
Vanilla muffins with Milo Crumble
Fluffy vanilla muffins topped with a extra crunchy Milo crumble. Calling all Milo fans! Gather around friends as I am about to share something I know you’re going to love. Milo. Crumble. Yes you read right. I topped these vanilla muffins with this decadent streusel and now I don’t know how I ever lived without […]
Banana and Caramel Pancakes
I don’t know about you but I love the combination of bananas and caramel, and when combined into pancake batter well that’s just pure heaven to me! But undoubtedly starting my day with pancakes is always such a treat and these pancakes in particular are just amazing! Soft and fluffy, great banana flavour and then […]
Dutch Baby Pancake
These Dutch baby pancakes are a sweet version of Yorkshire puddings, I love how puffy they are not to mention how wild my imagination gets about how many scoops of ice cream I could fit into one of these 😂. I opted for fresh berries and white chocolate but these work well with just about […]
Hot Cross Scones
I just took these gorgeous hot cross scones out the oven, and boy oh boy do they smell heavenly. I couldn’t resist slicing one open and smothering it with salted butter and I have to say they did not disappoint. I used a scone pre-mix for these as a base, I swopped the milk for […]
Blueberry loaf with Streusel topping
I made this a few weeks ago and as usual I’m always late with writing up the recipe. To be totally honest for the past two weeks I have been down with the flu, yep cutting myself some slack 🤣. I made this gorgeous blueberry loaf at 3am one morning when I couldn’t fall asleep […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I’ve just realised it’s been a while since I’ve shared a pancake recipe, perhaps a whole 3 weeks!!! It’s the first of March, marking the first day of Autumn. It’s still blistering hot and flowers blooming, but I couldn’t wait a second longer to share these gorgeous pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes with you. I’ve had […]
Melktert pancakes with a tennis biscuit crumble
My kids love melktert, I could easily say it’s their favorite dessert, and since they love it so much I thought why not use it as a filling for pancakes. Dessert for breakfast? Don’t mind if I do! Here’s how I made it! Melktert pancakes with a tennis biscuit crumble. Ingredients Pancake batter 2 large […]
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