Halloween Chocolate Muffins
These chocolate muffins are simple but delicious, full of chocolate chunks, making them a hit with kids and adults. Each muffin has a soft, tender crumb with a deep cocoa flavour and the decadent chocolate decoration on top adds a spooky touch that’s perfect for Halloween parties, school treats or a cosy autumn afternoon. Play with the percentage ... Read more
Welcome to the Bake My First Series
Welcome to Bake My First – the perfect place to begin your baking journey. Whether you’ve just unboxed your first breadmaker, want to try a simple yeasted loaf, or are ready to explore sourdough, this section is here to guide you step by step.
Here you’ll find beginner-friendly recipes, clear instructions and tips on the equipment and ... Read more
Bake My First Yeasted Loaf of Bread
If you’ve already baked a loaf in a breadmaker, this is the perfect next step. Making a yeasted loaf by hand gives you more control over the process and a chance to really get to know your dough. You’ll learn how it feels as it changes, practice shaping it and gain confidence handling it yourself.
One of the joys of baking bread at home is ... Read more
Bake My First Sourdough Loaf of Bread
Baking your first sourdough loaf is a little like starting a new adventure. It takes more time and patience than yeasted bread, but the reward is a loaf with incredible flavour, texture and character that feels truly homemade. Once you have mastered a yeasted loaf, take a look at how you can expand into the world of sourdough!
At the heart of sourdough ... Read more
Andra at Sourdough Explained tells us her baking journey from the very beginning, her favourite flours and top-tips on milling flours at home.
"My love for bread was inspired early on by my Romanian grandmother. As a toddler, I spent many mornings on her bread shop counter, right next to the steamy loaves. I was only three years old, and to this day, the memory is as fresh as a freshly ... Read more
Bake My First Cake
Baking cakes can be such a wholesome experience, taking simple ingredients from your kitchen and turning them into a sweet treat in your own home.
With so many flavours to choose from, it’s best to start with a true classic. Once you’ve mastered it, you can experiment with flavours and sizes. So, let’s begin with a Victoria sponge equal-weight cake. This ... Read more
Simple Breadmaker Loaf
This is the perfect first step on your journey to eating better bread. We’ve got a simple loaf that’s both reliable and delicious - it’s the one we use in our BakeryBits HQ breadmaker.
It’s based on the wonderful Matthews Cotswold Crunch flour, the very first flour I baked with many years ago. We mix it with Mulino Marino 00 Soffiata, ... Read more
Apple and Blackberry Cake
With apples dropping from the tree and blackberries ripening in the early autumn sunshine, this cake is the perfect way to ease into the changing seasons.
It has a subtle warmth from cinnamon, just enough to complement the fruit, without overpowering it. The berries add a fresh burst, while the apples keep the cake moist. For a little crunch on top, toasted almond ... Read more
I’ve always bounced back and forth about breadmakers. They’ll never turn out a rustic, crusty, hand-shaped sourdough, but they do make a very decent loaf — one that’s far better than anything you’ll find in the supermarket. Why? Because you’re in control of what goes in. No mysterious “improvers” to keep it soft for weeks, no extra water to bulk it out — just flour, yeast, water, ... Read more
A common question for anyone starting with a home mill is:
“If I mill white wheat, do I get white flour?” Or put another way:
“Can I make proper white flour at home?”
The answer is yes – but not in the way you might think.
When you use a home mill,
you’re stone-grinding the entire grain: the starchy endosperm, the bran, and the wheatgerm.
That means the flour ... Read more
