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Easy Danish Pastry

February 19, 2021 by Laura

Danishes or Danish Pastry are generally considered breakfast items in the United States. Homemade Danishes are a flaky layered delight you’ll enjoy snacking on any time of day! Pastry Week …

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How to Make Churros

February 17, 2021February 12, 2021 by Laura
Plate with chocolate dipping sauce and heart shaped churros.

If you’re looking to make a good batch of Churros this post will walk you through How to Make Churros at home. With my EASY churros recipe and a few …

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Dampfnudel for the GBBO Bake-Along

February 12, 2021February 5, 2021 by Laura

Dampfnudel. I know you’re probably thinking “what?” and I don’t blame you. Dampfnudel sounds like a joke but it’s not, it’s our Bake-Along bake for Bread Week! Dampfnudel is a …

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Viennese Whirls Recipe with American Measurements!

February 12, 2021January 29, 2021 by Laura
Close up of a single cookie on parchment paper.

Meet Viennese Whirls! The cookies you didn’t know you needed, well I guess you do now. Viennese Whirls are piped butter cookies sandwiched together with buttercream and raspberry jam. One …

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Lemon Drizzle Cake for the Bake-Along!

February 12, 2021January 22, 2021 by Laura
Cake slices stacked on a cutting board.

This Lemon Drizzle Cake is a simple version of Mary Berry’s cake. If this feels like an incredibly British Bake, you’re right it is! Tender lemon cake, baked to perfection, …

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2020 GBBO Bake-Along Wrap Up

December 18, 2020 by Laura
A Battenberg Cake Slice with a piece of cake on a fork.

YES! We finally made it to the end of the 2020 Great British Baking Show! Did it feel long to you? Or did it feel like it wasn’t quite what …

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Let’s Make Walnut Whirls!

February 12, 2021December 11, 2020 by Laura
Walnut Whip with too much chocolate.

Or they’re also known as commercially made Walnut Whips. These tasty cookies are unlike anything I’ve seen for sale here in the United States. What’s a Walnut Whirl? Crisp biscuit(cookie) …

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Rum Babas

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by Laura
Chantilly Cream with sliced lemon.

Rum Babas, Babas au Rhum, are little cakes soaked in a sweetened rum syrup and sometimes topped with a Chantilly Cream. The same size as a cupcake but not really …

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Let’s Make Sussex Pond Pudding

November 21, 2020November 20, 2020 by Laura
Sussex Pond pudding with creme anglaise and suet pastry.

What? The? What? Yep, I said it, we’re making a Sussex Pond Pudding. Well, I am anyway, you may be put off by it, we’ll see! The Sussex Pond Pudding …

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Buttery Shortcrust Pastry

February 12, 2021November 13, 2020 by Laura
Lined with parchment paper ready for blind baking.

Here’s your NEW favorite Pie Dough, Buttery Shortcrust Pastry! Don’t let the word pastry scare you either, this pie dough recipe is EASY. Crispy, buttery, shortcrust pastry is the perfect …

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Laura Head ShotLaura Sampson is on a mission to teach modern family oriented women how to make old-fashioned foods new again. A wife and mom of 3 boys, Laura understands the struggles of trying to serve a home-cooked meal each night. She provides recipes and cooking hacks for busy moms to create dishes they may think take more time or skill than they have to make.

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