Tag Archives: baking

Easter Breads And Braids

Posted on March 28, 2020 by kayjayaitch

Fruit Braid & Easter Ring  This is possibly one of my favorite sweet-dough recipes. There are others but having used this on a number of occasions and always getting a good result I shall include it here. These recipes come … Continue reading →

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Variations On A (Chocolate) Sponge!

Posted on September 18, 2015 by kayjayaitch

The sponge cake, once the mainstay of the British kitchen, has diminished somewhat in the last few years what with the decline in schools ‘Home Economics’ style schooling where the basics were drummed into many an unwilling pupil. Although celebration … Continue reading →

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Mr Terry Of York

Posted on May 20, 2013 by kayjayaitch

On the 30th of September 2005  Terry’s of York was closed by it’s new owners Kraft. Although production of Terry’s products was to continue at other factories and plants across Europe, it was the end of an era. Joseph Terry, … Continue reading →

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Kugelhopf

Posted on March 8, 2013 by kayjayaitch

With April fast approaching it is once again time to look into the Easter baking files. The kugelhopf, gugelhupf or gugelhopf is a southern German, Austrian, Swiss and Alsatian term for a marble or Bundt cake. It is firmly set … Continue reading →

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St David of Scotland

Posted on March 1, 2013 by kayjayaitch

With today being St David’s day, whereby the Welsh St David is publicly lauded I thought that I would give another St David some kudos. This David was the youngest of the six sons of King Malcolm III (who deposed … Continue reading →

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York : Walk The Walls

Posted on February 24, 2013 by kayjayaitch

  York is one of the oldest cities in England, and it is said that to visit York is to experience a thousand years of history : the history of York is the history of England. The slideshow above follows … Continue reading →

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Regional England : The Three Su’s : Suffolk

Posted on January 29, 2013 by kayjayaitch

Suffolk is a county of historic origin in East Anglia. Low-lying with very few hills it’s largely arable land with the wetlands of The Broads to the North. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex … Continue reading →

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Egg or Ey

Posted on January 23, 2013 by kayjayaitch

Eggs have been on the menu since the dawn of time. There is archaeological evidence for egg consumption dating back to the Neolithic age. Their history as a foodstuff is as complex and diverse as the recipes they contribute to. … Continue reading →

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Clarkies, The Welsh Pie

Posted on January 20, 2013 by kayjayaitch

Clark’s Pies, also colloquially nicknamed Clarkies or Clarksies are well known meat pies that originated in Cardiff, and can now be found throughout South Wales and the West of England. A distant cousin of the Scotch Pie, Clark’s Pies, founded … Continue reading →

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Festive Gingerbread

Posted on December 22, 2012 by kayjayaitch

Returning once again to the early thirties and Elizabeth Craig we come to that staple of the British tea table : Gingerbread. Sweet, sticky and spicy it has many copies but very few rivals. A tireless champion of the ‘British … Continue reading →

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