Flour, Cake and Pastry

Salted Caramel has become hugely popular in the last few years so I thought it was about time I shared a few recipe inspirations with this delicious filling! First of all, here's a base recipe from Jamie Oliver for Salted Caramel, and it's delicious! Its super simple and takes literally no time at all, so give it a go... Ingredients A dash of vanilla essence A pinch of sea salt 40 ml double cream 15 g salted butter 60 g caster sugar 40 g golden syrup Method Combine the cream, vanilla, half of the butter and sea salt in a pan. Cook, whisking over a low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes until it’s just bubbling,  and then take the pan off the heat and set aside. Place the caster sugar and golden syrup in a medium pan over a low heat. Don’t stir, just gently swirl the pan to help dissolve the sugar. Turn up the heat to medium and keep swirling until the sugar turns to golden caramel. Take off the heat. Stir the caramel into the hot milk with a wooden ...

Easter Weekend is just one week away! How quickly has that come round? Christmas honestly feels like it was 2 weeks ago, let alone 3 months! Another week means another 5 Inspirations for your Easter Weekend tables, and what better way to round off a delicious homemade meal than with a homemade pie for pud? Good Housekeeping recently made a 20 recipe guide on the best Easter Pies, and while they all look DELICIOUS, I thought I'd share my favourite 5 to get you inspired. There's even a vegan friendly recipe which is also gluten-free, so no matter who you're catering for, there's always a recipe. Without further a do... Pear Crumb Pie We have a never ending debate in our house of whether to have a crumble or a pie, mainly because half of us prefer pie, while the other half prefer a crumble. So you can never win. Unless you combine the two...served with warm custard, or a little vanilla ice cream, this pie satisfies the sweetest of teeth, as well as using some...