Custard Cream Hearts
I have what I like to think of as a Wildean thing about reproducing artifice by more natural means. Thus, in How To Eat, I gave a recipe for digestive biscuits, and now I find myself propelled towards…
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Is There A Substitute For Shortening For The Custard Cream Heart Biscuits?
I want to make Nigella's Custard Cream Hearts, but I can't get shortening where I live. Can I just use more butter?
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Easter Egg Biscuits
On the whole, I’m not a person much given to cutesiness but, given these cookies, I wouldn’t blame you for not believing me. I just couldn’t help myself: every single Easter, I’ve dreamed of making th…
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Seed-Studded Anzac Biscuits
Now, there are those who like their Anzac biscuits crisp, and those — like me — who like them on the chewier side (I also like mine made with sprouted oats). To accommodate both tastes, I have cooked…
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What Biscuits Should I Serve With Vin Santo Ice Cream?
Do you have a recipe for the cantuccini biscuits used in the Vin Santo Ice Cream? Or would a basic biscotti work?
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Speculaas Biscuits
You’re unlikely to get very far in Amsterdam without coming across these festively spiced and beautiful biscuits, and nor would you want to. They are the perfect Christmas cookie. Traditionally — and…
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Coffee Shortbreads
I know that the essence of shortbread is its buttery plainness, and that adding coffee should be all wrong, but it is – convincingly – so very, very right. Instant espresso powder (a baking essential…
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Can I Make The Coffee Shortbreads With Gluten-Free Flour?
Can I use gluten-free plain flour instead of regular plain flour for the Coffee Shortbreads, still using all other ingredients?
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Cheese Stars
This is a new variant of an old and easy party favourite. The dough is mixed up in the processor and rolls out easily. It may crack a bit for the first roll-out, but just resquidge together and roll o…
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Parmesan Shortbreads
This is an Italian-inspired recipe that comes to me from Australia via Brazil. To explain: a Brazilian friend, and the best cook I know, Helio Fenerich made it for me, and I had to keep (rudely) askin…
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Can I Freeze The Parmesan Shortbreads?
I made Nigella's Parmesan Shortbreads and they were delicious. I was wondering would it be possible to make them up to the stage where you roll them into a cylinder but then freeze them until needed a…
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Cheesy Feet
I have mentioned my cookie-cutter collection elsewhere, and knowing of children's predilection for the grosser things in life, how could I resist — when given a set of foot-shaped cutters by a friend…
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Vanilla Shortbread
Even if you have never baked anything in your life, you will be able to make these with untroubled ease. And I hate to say this — as someone with a once-serious Bahlsen habit — but they are so much be…
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Do I Need To Grease The Swiss Roll Tin When Making Vanilla Shortbread?
Do you need to grease the Swiss roll tin with oil or butter when you are making the Vanilla Shortbread?
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Tea and Biscuits?
I'll be hosting a Brit who likes rich black English tea. What biscuit/cake would you recommend to serve with that kind of tea considering that this person doesn't really have a sweet tooth?
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A Passion For Baking by Jo Wheatley
I was a huge fan of Jo Wheatley when she was on The Great British Bake-Off last year, and am truly delighted with her book. It is a fabulous addition to my baking section, and that section is so huge,…
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Can I Make The Lemon Gem Biscuits In Advance?
Can Nigella’s Lemon Gem biscuits (from How to be a Domestic Goddess) be made in advance, or frozen?
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Baking & the Meaning of Life by Helen Goh
It’s hard to think of a book that could be closer to my heart than one bearing the title Baking & the Meaning of Life. I subscribe wholeheartedly to Helen Goh's thesis that those very qualities that g…
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Beyond Baking by Philip Khoury
It would be impossible for me to overstate how much I admire Philip Khoury. I may not be vegan, but I thrill to his plant-based baking books. Yes, I often do want to bake for friends who are vegan but…
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Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle Guy
Black Girl Baking is just the book I need now: full of recipes that make the idea of going into a dark and difficult winter more manageable; a friendly voice to keep you company in the kitchen. The re…
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New Scottish Baking by Sue Lawrence
Sue Lawrence has been a leading force in spreading the joy of Scottish food. She’s one of life’s true enthusiasts, a natural teacher who conveys her deep learning with modest charm, and a prolific aut…
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Simply Vegan Baking by Freya Cox
I am always up for a spot of vegan baking! And if that sounds odd, given my omnivore status, I have to tell you that I find the challenge of it quite the creative spur. And besides, it’s more often th…
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3pm Oat Biscuits
There aren’t many things I love more in this world than biscuits. I come from a long line of biscuit lovers. The Lamb Family — we are biscuit people. This particular biscuit is the lovechild of the in…
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Bacon Cheddar Biscuits
We make these mini-biscuits as a snack in the Tavern, but I'll make them anywhere, anytime. Try them for breakfast, split in half and topped with a spoonful of scrambled eggs and melted Cabot Clothbou…
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Orange and Maple Spiced Biscuits
Melomakarona, the quintessential Greek Christmas biscuit (cookie), is a symphony of honey, spice and festive delight. This version takes a subtle detour, swapping honey for maple syrup and folding wal…
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Tahini Lemon Biscuits
Tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds, has a powerful flavour - reminiscent of peanut butter but far more bitter. Yet, lightened with lemon zest and well sweetened, it mellows to a gentler nuttiness.…
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Butter Cut-Out Cookies
It’s not hard to make biscuits that hold their shape well while cooking; it’s not hard to make biscuits that taste good and have a melting, buttery texture: what’s hard is to find a biscuit that does…
View recipeWhat a find. Taste on a par with the enjoyment the children get from making them. A keeper. Thank you!