Ingredients; 625g Tipo 00 Flour 1 rounded tsp baking soda 2 rounded tsp cream of tartar 1 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter use 1/2 a teaspoon) 100g chilled butter cubed 1 egg beaten 300ml milk 25g castor sugar Hard to believe it’s nearly 3 weeks since I wrote this post about Roma’s excellent Tipo [...]

Ingredients; 250g of dried chickpeas (Soaked overnight in water) 1 red onion cut into chunks 3 cloves of garlic (crushed) 1 slice of bread 1 teaspoon of baking soda Large handful of fresh coriander Large handful of fresh flat leaf parsley 1 teaspoon of ground cumin 1 teaspoon of ground coriander seeds 1 chilli, diced [...]

Ingredients; 1 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup white sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 extra-large egg, beaten lightly 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup grated apples 1/2 cup raisins Preheat your oven to 170 C. Mix [...]

Ingredients; 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and coarsely grated 1/3 cup melted butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups plain flour Makes approx 18 small cupcakes/muffins When I tried to make this, I discovered that the easiest way to get the [...]

Ingredients; 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 1/3 cups mashed banana (approx 3 bananas) You will need 2 bowls and a 2lb loaf tin. The older and browner the bananas, the better this recipe will turn [...]