17 April 2014

One a Penny, Two a Penny...

My second favourite Easter treat is definitely a hot cross bun. Even though now a days you get them all year round, I try to make a point of only eating them at Easter, to keep them special.


As with most things in life, the home made version is just so much better than the shop bought version... Not only do they taste better, but there also something so satisfying about biting into a warm, buttered bun that you know you've made yourself . It's also unbelievably rewarding to have people oohing and aahing, while I promise them that 'yes, I really did make them myself!'


There are 2 ways in which you can bake these yummies:

You can either make individual little buns.


Or you can roll balls, and fill a baking tray to make 'break off' buns.

Both are quite simply delicious, and bound to impress no matter what you decide to do with them :)

As always, they are also very easy to make, all you need is a little patience.


Hope you all have a wonderful Easter! Eat lots of chocolate, and keep safe:) 

13 April 2014

EASTER EGGS


Just a few days to go until my favourite holiday of the year!!

The holiday of hot cross buns, pickled fish, treasure hunts and of course CHOCOLATE!!
One of my favourite Easter treats has always been a marshmallow egg, and this year I thought why not make my own??
I have an easy peasy marshmallow recipe that sets really chewy (almost like a cross between marshmallow and nougat). It’s to die for!! And what could be better than covering such yumminess in chocolate?

I decided to make my marshmallow pink,
Just look how chewy and delicious they are!
I also picked up a really cool trick to making them egg shaped while researching on the world wide web. Basically, you fill a baking tray with flour, and then press an egg into it to leave an egg shaped depression. When your marshmallow is done you simply spoon/pipe it into the 'mould' and it will set in that shape… GENIUS!
Making the moulds for an egg shaped egg

And don't forget to let me know how they turn out!
HAPPY COOKING AND HAPPY EASTER