Celebrations & Party Food

I really like the contrast made between the jet black ciabatta burger buns topped with contrasting sesame seeds, and the deep yellow crispy-coated halloumi, topped with a spicy sauce - they are fun to make and are a tasty treat for a Halloween night. The buns are soft and airy - softer still with the addition of the carbon powder -  and sprinkled with sesame seeds for a little contrast and ... Read more

Get yourself a decent stainless steel dough cutter and make these very easy no-knead Hand-Cut Cornmeal & Olive Oil Rolls. Great flavour and crust but the star is really Mulino Marino’s extra coarse cornmeal which adds these very visible flecks of golden corn through the crumb, and on top too if you like. You can either make the dough in one go, will take about 3-4 hours, or leave the ... Read more

This soup pairs perfectly with our Pumpkin Bread recipe or works well as a stand alone for whatever bread you have to hand to mop up the last remnants from the bowl after eating. I like to experiment with different types of pumpkins as they give different results. Some of my favourites are Crown Prince, Turban, Butternut and the Hubbards, both Golden and Blue. These all have different taste ... Read more

Simnel cake with Homemade Marzipan We’ve gone for a traditional Simnel cake this Easter and it’s safe to say everyone at BakeryBits HQ is rather fond of a good fruit cake. For me, this one is just about irresistible, largely thanks to the generous layer of sweet almond marzipan baked through the centre and finished on top. It adds a soft, moist richness that cuts beautifully through ... Read more

Cozonac -  Soft Fluffy Romanian Sweet Bread   Cozonac is a beloved Romanian holiday bread, traditionally baked for celebrations and shared with family and friends. This Cozonac recipe has come from Andreea (@alint.dulce.rasfat), here is a message from Andreea:   'I was genuinely delighted to hear that so many of your customers were curious about it and I love the idea of ... Read more

Sweetheart Sandwiches – Jam-Filled Biscuits I’ve always wondered just how easy it is to make this well-loved biscuit at home and I’m here to tell you, it’s very easy. When they’re homemade they taste even more special (although that comes as no surprise). These Sweetheart Sandwiches are made from a crisp, buttery biscuit base, similar to shortbread, sandwiched ... Read more

Purple Heart Sourdough Discard Crackers These crackers started life as a “use up the discard” bake… and very quickly became something I needed to have a stock of, for those cheese and cracker moments when you don’t fancy cooking. Made with blue masa flour, they end up with a beautiful natural purple hue and a subtle corn flavour that sits somewhere between a tortilla ... Read more

Bundtlette Marble Cakes | Vanilla & Chocolate Swirls These bundtlette marble cakes are little bites of comfort, with melt in your mouth, soft sponge, swirled with rich chocolate and finished simply. They’re easy to make, beautifully patterned and perfect for sharing, gifting, or enjoying with a cup of tea! If you haven’t baked with a Nordic Ware Bundt tin before, they’re ... Read more

Chocolate Yule Log (Bûche de Noël)  This Yule log is a little something sweet, not calling for a long list of ingredients, or long baking times, a quick simple recipe to make something delicious. The cream is light and airy, the sponge soft and fluffy, while the ganache is smooth, rich and moreish! A few key pointers: yes, there’s no flour! This recipe relies entirely on ... Read more

10K! Oat & Buckwheat Ginger Traybake To Celebrate ten thousand followers on our Instagram account, we wanted a nice large cake to play with decoration, so it had to be a traybake and I wanted it to have a dark base to contrast with the white icing.  So here we have it, a light, airy, full of flavour and texture, Oat & Buckwheat Ginger Traybake!  The Oat and Buckwheat flours ... Read more