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…
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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 –…