Perfect for afternoon tea: Recipe You will need: 20cm round, loose based, deep cake tin, greased with baking paper on the base 180g plain flour 130g golden caster sugar 1 teaspoon baking power ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1½ teaspoon ground ginger 2 balls stem ginger (usually from a jar with…
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Pears
A quintessential autumnal fruit is the pear. Once I see pears-a-plenty I know autumn is here…Outshined by apples every year, however, I find the pear just as versatile in the kitchen.
Pear, Plum and Blackberry Sponge
Whilst stocking up the fridge after my weekly shop I realised I had a few plums and pears at the back of the fridge that had been there for quite a while. There was also half a punnet of blackberries that were on the turn and needed using up. I didn’t want to waste any…
Pear
Even though in this part of the world September is still full-on summer, once pears make an appearance you know Autumn is on its way. The air is slightly cooler and crisper during the mornings and evenings; the weather has changed. Crisp – the very definition of Autumn. And what fruit could define the essence…
