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Baking with oranges recipes | Dan Lepard

Getting that delicious citrus flavour into a cake isn't the easiest of tricks to pull offThe flavour of oranges is a bit hard to capture in baking, and though there are some excellent extracts...

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Baking with fresh curd cheese recipes | Dan Lepard

Once you've added a little curd cheese to your sweet baking, you'll find it hard to go back, as these chocolate curd cakes and lemon tart show only too wellFresh curd cheese – the sort that has a...

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Baking with bacon recipes | Dan Lepard

There's something about the combination of bacon and dough that's impossible to resistGood bacon will shine in these recipes. But if you can get only the cheaper stuff, blanch it first (cover it in...

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Apple pie recipes | Dan Lepard

Autumn's upon us, and that means one thing to the home baker – it's time to put apples in pastryTime to turn apples into pies as we stroll into autumn. Remember, sour apples tend to bake to a fluff,...

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Rock cake recipes | Dan Lepard

At their best, rock cakes rival any scone or sponge. The secret's just to take a little extra careThe simplicity of a rock cake, that curious hybrid of a scone and a butter cake, is all the better when...

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Pear and rice fritters recipe, plus pickled pepper pancakes | Dan Lepard

Whether it's in a fritter or a pancake, the addition of some cooked rice to a batter brings a gentle, comforting note to your weekend fryingTender grains of cooked rice mixed through a simple batter...

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Milk bread recipes | Dan Lepard

No one wants a crusty loaf every day, and that's when these beauties step up to the plateThis is one of those recipes you can rely on whenever you fancy a subtly sweet soft bread or bun. It's adaptable...

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Baking with mushrooms recipes | Dan Lepard

Mushrooms work well in all kinds of savoury dishes. Here are two of my favouritesOne of my clearest memories from childhood is going with my father to collect field mushrooms – the plain, flat ones...

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Sweet potato pecan buns recipe, plus soft honey seed bread | Dan Lepard

There's a reason extra-strong flour has become increasingly popular of lateAll flour is suitable for breadmaking of some sort, but British recipes typically stipulate strong white flour. By "strong",...

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Baking with onions recipes | Dan Lepard

Roasted onions bring real zip to your home baking repertoireRoasting onions, especially those fiddly-sized ones you see on offer at the supermarket in the value bags, reduces the effort of preparing...

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Baking with limes recipes | Dan Lepard

It takes a lot of limes to extract enough flavour to make an impact, but it's well worth the effortIt takes a lot of limes to extract enough flavour to make an impact in baking, but the results can be...

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Dan Lepard's edible Christmas gift recipes

Show you care – and save a bit of cash – with homemade gifts from chestnut chocolate cookies to fresh mint trufflesChestnut chocolate cookiesThese are great served alongside a bowl of vanilla ice cream...

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Panettone recipe, plus brutti ma buoni biscuits | Dan Lepard

A homemade panettone is a far cry from the over-aerated, long-life ones you can get in the shopsPanettoneA quick, soft, homemade version of the traditional Italian Christmas and New Year loaf, without...

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Ready-roll puff pastry recipes: sausage rolls and mince pies | Dan Lepard

When you don't have the time or inclination, shop-bought ready-roll puff pastry is a decent alternative to homemade. Here's whyThough I'd advocate everyone to have a go at making their own rough puff...

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Christmas sauce survival kit recipes | Dan Lepard

Don't fret when it comes to making those milk- and cream-based sauces to go with Christmas desserts. Just follow this simple how-to guidePreparing the feast at Christmas is a weird game, where you try...

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Dan Lepard's recipe for deep-pan pizza pies

Pizza pies are the perfect New Year's Eve fodder, when the bubbly's flowing and a late night is in storeHow does King Wenceslas like his pizzas? Deep and crisp and even. Happy New Year! There's never a...

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Recipes for baking with nut butters | Dan Lepard

Nut butters are a great tool for the home baker, adding an unexpected layer of flavour to even the simplest of biscuit or muffin recipesOh, how I've been wrestling with this intro, trying to avoid the...

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Vinegar cake recipes | Dan Lepard

Vinegar cakes are part of our baking tradition, yet they seem to have dropped off the modern repertoire. It's high time they made a comebackIt's odd that vinegar has a firm place in cookery but not so...

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Apple pie recipes | Dan Lepard

Autumn's upon us, and that means one thing to the home baker – it's time to put apples in pastryTime to turn apples into pies as we stroll into autumn. Remember, sour apples tend to bake to a fluff,...

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Rock cake recipes | Dan Lepard

At their best, rock cakes rival any scone or sponge. The secret's just to take a little extra careThe simplicity of a rock cake, that curious hybrid of a scone and a butter cake, is all the better when...

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