Featured Recipe
BLT Breakfast Salad
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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A salad to kick start the day or as a light "brinner" (breakfast for dinner), this flavourful breakfast salad has all the makings of a much-loved classic BLT: crispy bacon, fresh romaine lettuce, juicy grape tomatoes, sourdough croutons and a creamy mayo-based dressing. And of course some soft boiled eggs to add protein and to keep you satiated until lunchtime! Leave out the croutons if you are on low carb way of eating.
Vegetable Spelt Bread
Monday, March 24, 2025 |
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Not only does it look great, it also tastes incredibly delicious. Besides, there's nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning. And when it's accompanied by delicious vegetables such as peas, carrots, zucchini or broccoli, it’s even better.
This bread should be baked in plenty of steam because it needs a high level of humidity for a nice crust. So, it is best to place an oven safe bowl or tray of hot water in the oven. The bread can also be shaped into a round and baked in a closed roasting tin in its own steam. The bread will stay fresh for longer if stored in a stainless steel box or ceramic pot.
Rye Groat Bread with Yoghurt
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Made with a mixture of bread, whole spelt, rye flours and rye groats, this beginner friendly artisan rye groat bread smells warmth and comfort. Bread made with rye groats contains even more healthy nutrients than conventionally ground rye bread. It has a deep golden brown crust and moist, chewy crumb! Slather with some salted European butter and enjoy!
Chocolate Cherry Rye Bread
Monday, January 13, 2025 |
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Whether for breakfast or as an afternoon snack, this rye bread, enriched with dark chocolate and dried cherries, will make all sweet tooth happy. It is chocolatey and fruity at the same time and also has a proportion of rye flour, which makes it more wholesome and less guilty. If you don’t have dried cherries, dried cranberries would work too. This is a high hydration dough, so a sticky dough is expected. If you add more flour, you'll end up with a really tough, dry loaf, so don't add more flour! Bread is best baked with conventional top and bottom heat, as it would dry out too quickly with circulating air. This makes it nice and crispy on the outside and keeps it soft and fluffy on the inside.
Pogača Butter Bread
Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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Pogača, or pogacha is a white bread that Serbians, Croatians, Macedonians and other Balkans, Turks, and Hungarians claim as their own. There are as many recipes and variations for it as there are shapes, although round is traditional. There's also a fasting variant that contains no eggs, milk, or butter. You can make this bread using white plain flour, or a mix of wholegrain and plain flours. They are soft, pillowy and buttery. It's ideal for a party or to take to a gathering. To make it even more decadent and interesting, add some cheese, ham and herbs after brushing with the butter.
Gluten Free Beetroot Chickpea Pancakes
Saturday, November 02, 2024 |
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Fancy a change and lots of colour in the morning? Then you should these beetroot pancakes for a vital start to the day. Not only are they beautiful to look at, they are also made with some healthy ingredients. You don't have to compromise on flavour and sweetness even if you are trying to cut back the consumption of refined white sugar. These pancakes are sweetened with honey and if you want it sweeter, then serve them with maple syrup. In case you want to avoid sugar completely, I would recommend using erythritol or xylitol, which gives a more natural sweetness and mouth feel.
Beetroot is very healthy and always looks great when used to colour food. The bright red colour is simply special. Any cooked beetroot works, use roasted beetroot if you prefer a deeper purple colour and richer flavour. I used chickpea flour as an alternative to wheat flour. This makes these pancakes lower in carbohydrates and richer in fibre, as well as being gluten-free.
Baked Spinach and Tomato Omelette
Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
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This is a great breakfast or brunch on weekend or any time you have company. It is low-carb, high-protein, full of delicious baby spinach, cream, Parmesan cheese, and of course lots of eggs! Use a terrine if you have one, otherwise, a loaf pan will work just fine. I used a silicone loaf pan and it spread a bit in the middle since the omelette mixture was heavy. You can also make this in a 20cm round cake pan.
Whole Spelt Banana Bread with Honey and Applesauce
Friday, October 04, 2024 |
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Homemade banana bread is one of life’s simple pleasures. It's sweet, tender and delicious. However, classic banana bread is usually loaded with refined sugar and calorie dense. This quick bread is made with freshly milled wholegrain spelt flour, homemade applesauce and naturally sweetened with very ripe bananas and honey, and it tastes as flavourful and supermoist as a traditional one and no-one will guess it’s better for you.
Mustard Yeast Gugelhopf
Tuesday, September 03, 2024 |
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A classic gugelhopf, aka kugelhopf, is a yeasted bread, orignated from Austria and southern Germany, similar to a French brioche, which is fantastic for breakfast or afternoon tea served with extra butter. You can make the kugelhopf plain, with dried fruits, chocolate, spices or savoury with mustard or/and bacon. If you can't find fresh yeast, use 1 package / 7 grams of active dried yeast. Enjoy it warm with extra mustard sauce or herb crème fraîche.
Spiced Pumpkin Whole Spelt Loaf
Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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This spiced pumpkin and honey bread from Matt Moran on DELICIOUS is fantastic for afternoon tea with honey mascarpone or toast a slice for breakfast and top with a pat of butter. If there are any leftovers slices, they make the perfect lunch box filler. The orginal recipe called for white spelt flour, I used a mixture of white and whole meal spelt. Feel free to use 100% whole spelt flour or just plain flour.
Blackberry Hazelnut Flapjacks
Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
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British flapjacks, aka cereal bars or oat bars, are made from oats, golden syrup, butter, and sugar. They are quick, easy to make and budget friendly. The variations on the traditional recipe are endless and this one is based on the recipe I found on BBC Good Food. I replaced the sugar with erythritol and used pomegranate syrup instead of golden syrup. You can use any seasonal fruit you have to make these flapjacks, such as cherries and apricots and experiment with different nuts or seeds. They are great for breakfast on the go, lunch boxes, picnics or afternoon tea.
Blackberry Bread
Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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This flavorful, incredibly moist bread is easy and just bursting with blackberry flavour. It takes only 15 minutes to prepare and just over an hour to bake. Use fresh berries if you can, if using frozen one, don't defrost them and toss with a tablespoon of flour mixture before folding into the batter. Also baking time might be longer since frozen berries have extra moisture. Serve for breakfast or as an afternoon treat with a cup of coffee or tea.