How to Make Spooky Black Doughnuts

How to Make Spooky Black Doughnuts

These beautiful black doughnuts will be a sure hit at Halloween. There’s nothing crazy here. It’s just a very quick and simple recipe with added activated charcoal. You can find activated charcoal in my Amazon storefront, but even your local supermarket may stock it....
Everything You Need to Know About Baker’s Percentage

Everything You Need to Know About Baker’s Percentage

Baker’s percentage is a universal language that bakers use for reading, writing, adjusting, and sharing recipe formulas. Knowing how to read it gives us the ability to instantly recognize the basic characteristics of the bread which is made using that specific...
How to Make a Peanut Butter & Jam Babka

How to Make a Peanut Butter & Jam Babka

The unique design of a babka is achieved by filling the dough, rolling it up, cutting in half, and finally twisting back together. The roll is made the same way that you’d make cinnamon rolls, but instead of cutting it into slices it is cut lengthways. Once sliced in...
How to Make a Delicious Fig & Hazelnut Tart

How to Make a Delicious Fig & Hazelnut Tart

I was having a sweet tooth kind of week when I decided to make my Bakewell video. The sweet tooth was not quenched by it though, so I decided to make this fig tart soon after. The principles are very similar here. We have a pastry base filled with a nut-based cake...
How to Make a Perfect Bakewell Tart

How to Make a Perfect Bakewell Tart

The Bakewell tart is an English classic. Various versions can be found from the cheap and cheerful supermarket ones to fancy coffee shop variants. They all share the same elements: a pastry base, layer of jam topped, and a layer of frangipane decorated with sliced...