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Mincemeat Flapjack
My flapjack recipes are so popular I just had to think of another flavour and a new Christmas version seemed perfect. For this festive version of my popular flapjack I used my homemade mincemeat and it worked really well. It is also a great way to use up any leftover after Christmas and really easy to make. You could also make this flapjack in advance and freeze it ready for the festive season. Mincemeat isn’t just for mince pies!!! It really is a tasty flapjack and very fes
Sarah L Samuels
5 days ago3 min read
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Clementine Curd
There is always an abundance of clementines in the shops over the festive period and my fruit basket is always overflowing with them. For me they are quintessentially Christmas and I have to buy them when I see them. I had a lot of clementines to use up this week and one of the things I made was this delicious curd to go with my Cranberry and Clementine scones. It is so versatile you can eat on fresh bread, on a fresh scone, add to biscuits or put it in a delicious cake. It i
Sarah L Samuels
Nov 43 min read
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Mini Christmas Cakes
I thought I would make some mini Christmas cakes this year as they would make great presents for friends or family. I have added dried cranberries into my cakes but you could just use a traditional dried fruit mix. You can add any decorations you like and be creative! I have lots of nice festive cutters that I have used in the past to decorate my Christmas cakes for my cafe. I also think the addition of the baking parchment and festive string really finishes them off but you
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 313 min read
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Christmas Chutney
I make this chutney for presents for family and friends every year and it is always well received. You need to make this ahead of time as it takes a few weeks for the flavours to develop. It’s packed with festive flavours of cranberries, apples, clementines and figs with a little festive spice. I have also added some pink peppercorns as I like the citrus note and they are not as strong as black ones. It is perfect with cold meat, cheese and crackers over the festive period. I
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 243 min read
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Japanese Milk Bread Loaf
Japanese milk bread is a really delicate, sweet and fluffy bread. It’s pretty easy to make in a stand mixer and the taste is like nothing I
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 163 min read
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Coffee, Chocolate & Hazelnut Cookies
Who doesn’t love a chocolate chip cookie! My first experience of one was in America it was soft and had lots of chocolate chips in it. I dec
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 93 min read
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Roasted Butternut Squash & Red Onion Soup
This soup is another one from Sarah’s cafe menu and was a regular on the menu and very popular (probably as it’s one of my favourites!). My
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 22 min read
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Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
They are made using a brioche type dough and are lovely and light and fluffy and filled with light brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. I have
Sarah L Samuels
Sep 263 min read
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Cheese & Red Onion Scones
This recipe is based on my cafe cheese scone recipe but with the addition of some red onions as I thought they would go well with my buttern
Sarah L Samuels
Sep 182 min read
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Lemon Madeleines
We went on holiday and had a delicious coffee in a French cafe. We shared a little basket of lemon madeleines between us and I thought...
Sarah L Samuels
Sep 122 min read
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