As the English are to tea, so are the Dutch to toasties. Toasties are a staple on café menus (though ham 'n' cheese is about as exciting as it gets) and most households have their own well-used toasted sandwich maker. Most, but not ours, so I decided to buy Wingnut one for his birthday. A pretty boring present, even though he's Dutch, right ( Read more... )

Last night: The only thing I´m going to be making this weekend is lemon honey drinks. Baking enthusiasm gone, appetite gone, all blocked up, hard to eat. Cough. Woe. But can eat crunchy things, ok. Eat, eat.

This morning: Out of biscuit error. Woe. Realise that I can make Anzac biscuits in the time it would take me to pop to the shops, with the ( Read more... )

After weeks of no baking, it's time to heat up the oven again! Top three from the last weekend.

It was my first time making Dutch raisin buns. They're a bit of a faff to make -- washing raisins and letting them dry for two days, kneading the dough, letting it rest, kneading it, letting it rest. So, I was very pleased that they had the authentic ( Read more... )

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He was delicious and totally worth having to take care of for ten days. Thanks Em and Gideon for being guinea pigs ( Read more... )

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So Fred, who was back from sailing to the Azores, came over for her delayed tea and cake. As she's also a part-Dutchie, I had to make her eat speculaas spread. Her verdict was that it was too sweet and that peanut butter should be added ( Read more... )

This is for Anne! and anyone else who might like to make no sugar added muffins. They're very close to the original recipe. My first batch was flat and pale, though people assured me they liked them (and they weren't all English ;-). The three batches made in the following weeks rose beautifully.

No Sugar Added Banana Muffins3 ripe bananas ( Read more... )

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