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Hummingbird Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
I remember when American-style cookies were quite a small player in the UK biscuit market. I also remember the vast majority of them being quite crunchy, and a lot smaller than most you get today. More...
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Buttermilk Pound Loaf
Just as soon as the sunny weather arrives, it’s cruelly snatched away from us again. It’s a rainy day in May, and what better to lift the spirits on a damp afternoon than a spot of baking? This is...
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Nutella Swirl Brownies
I made these nutella swirl brownies to take to the end-of-year “party” to celebrate completing a course I’m doing. (When I say “party” — of course I mean a portfolio discussion helped along by...
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Hummingbird Bakery Lemon Loaf
The weather has finally improved here and it’s so nice to take advantage of the Amalfi lemons that are in season. Lemon is such a summery flavour. This lemon loaf from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook...
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Crostata di marmellata: Daring Bakers’ Life of Pie
Crostata di marmellata — that’s Italian jam tart to you and me. This was a Daring Bakers challenge, and one of four pie options to choose from. The other pies looked amazing , and I was seriously...
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Toffee Nut Blondies
Apparently there are some people who don’t really like chocolate. Shocking, I know. For those kinds of people (and even the rest of us), these toffee nut blondies are a nice alternative to brownies....
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Lemon Cupcakes
This recipe for lemon cupcakes comes from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. Adding a little lemon curd to the centre of each cupcake makes it a little bit more special, and the tang goes nicely with the...
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
Strawberry cheesecake cupcakes are another recipe from the delectable Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. As their name implies, they are the flavours of strawberry cheesecake in cupcake form. Ingredients...
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This is a recipe for tres leches cake, a Daring Bakers challenge. Inma of la Galletika was our Sept. 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and WOW did she bring us something decadent and delicious! Pastel de...
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Parkin
Parkin is a traditional gingerbread recipe from the north of England. Yorkshire parkin is probably the most famous, but Lancashire have their own too. It’s a gorgeous, spicy, sticky thing; the black...
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