Recipes — Dessert

The ULTIMATE Gingerbread House Guide

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The ULTIMATE Gingerbread House Guide

Introducing our BEST foolproof guide to making a gingerbread house, from proper spicing to meringue-style icing. Gingerbread houses: arguably the best Christmas crowd pleaser and well worth the effort to make from scratch. If you’re planning on grabbing a shop bought kit this winter, we plead you to PLEASE reconsider. Whilst they’re mighty convenient, they won't compare to home-baked ones. If you’ve bought one before, you may be familiar with the stiff, liquorice-tasting biscuit which is made to keep for several months in the box. This recipe makes for a beautifully spiced, sturdy, yet chewy gingerbread which we promise is...

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Perfectly Velvety New York Baked Cheesecake Recipe

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Perfectly Velvety New York Baked Cheesecake Recipe

This is a purist’s cheesecake: velvety, sweet and speckled with vanilla, and with a cream cheese tang. And the BEST buttery biscuit base. You can use it as a blank canvas for other flavours, but to me, the simplicity is what makes it.

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Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts Recipe

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Mini Lemon Meringue Tarts Recipe

I find these ‘mini’ lemon meringue pies easier to handle and serve than the traditional large version - the crumbly pastry can break easily when slicing - and they make for a very sophisticated, beautiful dessert.

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