Sugar Snapped » Baking

White pull-apart breadrolls

Leah — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:06:22 +0000

My forays into breadmaking are rare, and rarely very successful. Perhaps this will change now that I have a Kitchenaid to help me with the kneading?

This was a recipe I had saved in my google reader for several months, waiting for the right occasion to make it. One cool weekend I made a [...]

Maple Pecan Cake

Leah — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 06:16:50 +0000

If you ever want to give me a gift (unlikely though that might be!) a surefire winner is always a cookbook. However, my bookshelf might have other ideas…

This recipe is adapted from a cute book J’s parents gave me after a recent trip to the Northern Territory: “Scrumptious Recipes from The Beanie Festival Teashop”.

It contains [...]

Honey wheat bread

Leah — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:32:37 +0000

Recently I’ve been dabbling in the world of bread baking. I’ve had a few failures, a few successes and a few in-between. I’ve yet to hit upon a failsafe and foolproof recipe that I can rely on for a consistent result.

This one was a success by all accounts (I made three loaves and shared the [...]

The first post! Easy plum pie

Leah — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:49:23 +0000

We had friends over for dinner last night for a hearty meal of t-bone steak with sage, mushroom and kale risotto and roasted beetroot and onion salad.

For dessert we enjoyed a plum pie, served with whipped cream. It was a lovely night of good food, good wine and good company.

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