Well, we are off to a controversial start … best get some perspective with a slice of cake!

Here we go – the first recipe for this year’s Tour de France Cook Along!  Representing Germany and our start point a few days ago for the 2017 Tour de France, I bring you Butterkuchen. I baked this a few days ago whilst I was in Mount Hotham, spending a skiing weekend with friends and…

Le gateaux battu Picardie

Still in catchup mode – tonight we are baking from the recipe book of Picardy.  Le gateaux battu Picardie (or ‘beat cake’) is a specialty of the Somme area of France, and more specifically, Abbeville. It is basically a yeast cake, rich in butter and eggs.  It is traditionally hand beaten and baked in a…

Zeeuwse Bolus – Dutch Cinnamon Rolls

Okay, so cinnamon scrolls are pretty popular with my family, so what better treat to bake this afternoon than the Dutch version – Zeeuwse Bolus. These sweet treats are reputedly of Jewish origin and a local to the Dutch province of Zeeland in The Netherlands.  They are sweet, tasty and definitely ugly in appearance –…