If you want to make edible cookie dough or any other no-bake treat that has flour in the recipe, you MUST use heat-treated flour. This is to ensure that any bacteria living in the flour (which would ordinarily be killed when used in a baked recipe) is destroyed. Eating raw flour that has not been heat-treated has the potential to…
Gluten-free bagels are not overly difficult to make. But is there a best way to shape them? As gluten-free bakers we are working with dough that is a lot more fragile than dough made from wheat flour so sometimes the traditional methods of working with bread dough need to be modified. Below are two different ways in which you can…
Here are some top tips to help you up your baking game...from someone who has made every single baking mistake in the book (and a few more besides) and would love to help you avoid them!
If checking labels for sources of gluten, worrying about cross-contamination and interrogating ingredient lists isn't a daily occurence for you (as it is for coeliacs) then it is completely understandable that you may feel a little daunted about baking for someone with coeliac disease. I have written this article to help those of you who may be thinking of baking…
In this article I shine a spotlight on eggs and their role in baking. Click through to read about the power of the egg in turning out magnificent cakes and bakes...
In this article I shine a spotlight on sugar and its role in baking. Click through to read more about the different types of sugar and what they are best used for...
You don't need kitchen cupboards fit to bursting with all the newest, fanciest baking equipment to be a great home baker. But having a few good quality basics will set you well on your way to turning out great bakes, time after time...
I was in town today because I had been invited in to BBC Radio Northampton for a chat with Daisy-Belle about the bakery and how and when I started the business. The station is really good at championing local businesses, charities and community groups and we are really very fortunate to have this support...
Ever wondered what the difference is between baking paper and greaseproof paper? Or did you once upon a time think that they were one and the same thing then bake a tin of flapjack lined with greaseproof paper and quickly realise that not to be the case after munching both the flapjack *and* the paper? Meh. Baking paper and greaseproof…
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