Mini custard APPLE tarts with walnuts (no added sugar)

Mini Sugar Free Apple Tarts In England and Ireland apples are as popular in Fall as pumpkin spice.  Apples play a big role at Halloween.  Bobbing for apples was our #1 sport on Halloween.   As a kid growing up in the West of Ireland, we waited every fall for the apple man to arrive.  He sold cooking or crab apples which were incredible for baking with.  I have never seen these apples in the US and the closest I can...

Irish Boxty (Potato Pancakes)

“Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan if you don’t eat Irish Boxty you will never be a man” (Or so the rhyme went when I was a child) Irish Boxty is a simple and delicious potato pancake made from raw pureed or finely grated potatoes. Boxty was a food staple in the West of Ireland when I was growing up. Once known as the poor man’s bread it has now come into its own as a gourmet dish and has been adapted by Chef’s as an...

Pumpkin Spice Scone with Spiced Apple Glaze.

Scones are one of my all-time favorite treats to bake. I adore traditional fruit scones, and I love making special holiday versions too. Some of my seasonal scones are such big hits that I get requests for them all year round! For this fall version, I’ve embraced America’s pumpkin obsession to create a new addition to my scone lineup. I’ve stuck close to the traditional English method because I prefer the lighter, less dense texture it...

Great British Baking Show Signature Chocolate Cake

I was recently asked to bake a chocolate cake for our friends birthday. I got the idea to make the GBBS signature choclate cake. I used a vanilla sponge as I did not want to overlaod on the chocolate. Not a problem for me the more chocolate the better. However, not everybody likes the intense chocolate cake ( I do not know what is wrong with them!) I used butter cream frosting and even if I say so myself I think I nailed it . The cake was a...

Traditional English Scones

 Recipe Makes about 8 scones 40grams of spreadable butter (1.4 ozs) 8 Ozs self-rising flour (225g) 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar Pinch of salt 110 ml of milk (1/2 Cup) A little lemon juice Dash of vanilla 2 Ozs of raisins 1 tsp of baking powder Method Heat the oven to 425F Add the lemon juice and the vanilla to the milk.  This will curdle the milk slightly help the scones to rise and give a nice flavor to the scones Add the baking...

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns are very popular in Britain at Easter. They are eaten at the end of lent on Good Friday. You can read the history of Hot Cross Buns here. They are widely available in the stores in England, but the homemade version is so much better. Do not be put off working with yeast if you are not used to it. This recipe is easy to do. Make sure your yeast is not past its sell by date. They are a delicious fruit bun and can be made all year...

Easy Delicious Lemon Cake

Before I came to the United States I had never heard of a "Box cake" It was 23 years ago so there may be such items in the UK and Ireland now. In this age of Corona-virus flour is almost impossible to find. I wanted to make a lemon cake for desert so I decided to branch out and bought a "box cake" I used a mix from Kroger. We are so lucky in Arizona we have lots of citrus trees and my lemon tree in the back yard had a bumper crop this year....