Recipes
Home baking is often less complicated than it looks. A reliable recipe, accurately measured ingredients and a little patience can take you a long way. This baking section is centred on approachable recipes for the home kitchen, with familiar flavours and methods that do not need specialist equipment. It is a useful place to start when you want something homemade for the cake tin, an afternoon cup of tea or simply an excuse to use up a few good ingredients.
5 recipes
A soft, buttery lemon loaf is soaked with a tangy lemon and sugar drizzle while still warm. The result is a moist cake with a refreshing citrus flavour and a delicate sugary topping, lovely with a cup of tea.
Two soft, buttery sponge layers are sandwiched together with strawberry jam and freshly whipped cream. This classic Victoria sponge is a much-loved British teatime cake, with a light texture and a simple finishing dusting of icing sugar.
A moist, sticky British ginger cake with warm spices and a rich flavour, perfect with a cup of tea.
Light, fluffy British scones made with simple ingredients, perfect with jam and clotted cream.
A simple homemade banana loaf made with very ripe bananas, brown sugar and sour cream or yoghurt for a soft, moist crumb. No mixer is needed, making it an easy way to use up heavily spotted bananas.
Baking rewards accuracy more than most everyday cooking. Weighing flour, sugar and other dry ingredients gives more consistent results than guessing by volume, while checking the oven temperature before the mixture goes in can make a noticeable difference to the finished bake. It also helps to read the whole recipe first so eggs, butter or other ingredients can be prepared at the right stage.
Try not to overmix a batter once the flour has been added unless the recipe specifically calls for it. Small details like these can help cakes, muffins and loaves keep the texture they are meant to have.
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