My hot cross buns recipe for Easter makes a delightful dough that’s rich, spicy and fruity. As I’ve been baking these hot cross buns for Easter in our Cambodian kitchen for many years now, I’ve given this Good Friday treat a Southeast Asian twist with gentle hints of spice and candied tropical fruits, yet still … Read more
The best Siem Reap bakeries pull everything out of their ovens from French croissants to Australian muffins and American bagels, and include French NGO-ran Bayon Bakery and Pastry School’s Bayon Coffee Shop for buttery croissants and financiers, to The Muffin Man, a Cambodian bakery with Australian leanings, for muffins in creative forms and flavours, along … Read more
This Russian Easter cake recipe makes kulich, a Russian Easter bread laced with dried fruit and topped with lemon icing that drips down the loaf. Called paska in Ukrainian, the cylindrical-shaped bread is baked in tin cans and is similar to Italian panettone or French brioche. Blessed by Orthodox priests in Russia, Ukraine and other … Read more
Our ultimate guide to sourdough baking covers everything you need to know about baking sourdough. We’ve got a super easy sourdough bread recipe for beginners, ideas for things to do with sourdough, sourdough starter discard recipes, and a guide to baking sourdough in a toaster oven. If you’ve been intimidated by sourdough baking, our ultimate … Read more
Baking sourdough bread in a toaster oven wasn’t something I envisaged when we moved to an apartment without an oven. But baking sourdough in a toaster oven is better than not baking sourdough. Much to my surprise, my toaster oven sourdough bread turned out terrific. I’ve now been baking in a toaster oven for four … Read more