Rogge Verdommeke | Bread of the Damned | Rye Bread with Currants or Raisins

Rogge Verdommeke | Bread of the damned

How can I resist a recipe called ‘bread of the damned’? This simple rye bread with currants or raisins not only has a great story to its name, it’s also delicious in its own right. The recipe and its story come from Regula Ysewijn’s Dark Rye & Honey Cake, full of culinary history and intriguing ... Read more »

Dark Rye & Honey Cake by Regula Ysewijn

Dark Rye & Honey Cake by Regula Ysewijn

After two books focusing on British puddings (Pride & Pudding) and baking (Oats in the North, Wheat from the South), a special interest Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook, and The National Trust Book of Puddings, Dark Rye & Honey Cake is Belgian food writer, culinary historian and photographer Regula Ysewijn’s first cookbook dedicated to ‘festival baking ... Read more »

Gluten-Free Cheese and Jalapeño Cornbread

GF Cheese and Jalapeño Cornbread

This Cheese and Jalapeño Cornbread recipe is from How to Bake Anything Gluten Free by Becky Excell, an indispensable resource for gluten-free bakers. It’s quick and easy to make, keeps well to the next day and also freezes well in portions. Serve alongside soup or chilli, or enjoy on its own with a little butter. ... Read more »

Gluten-Free Fruit Scones

GF Fruit Scones

A recipe recommended by Nigella herself, this is a reliable recipe for delicious gluten-free fruit scones from How to Bake Anything Gluten Free by Becky Excell. Best eaten on the day of baking, these are excellent served with butter or cream and a heap of jam. They also freeze well. Read our full review of ... Read more »

How to Bake Anything Gluten Free by Becky Excell

How to Bake Anything Gluten Free by Becky Excell

The publication of How to Bake Anything Gluten Free by Becky Excell follows the phenomenal success of her debut How to Make Anything Gluten Free (previously reviewed here), which prompted Nigella Lawson to endorse Becky as “the Queen of gluten-free baking” (I can only imagine the resulting paroxysms of joy in the Excell household). Becky’s ... Read more »

Gluten-Free Tarte Tatin with Flaky Pastry

Gluten-Free Tarte Tatin with Flaky Pastry

The combination of soft-cooked, full-flavoured apples, crisp flaky pastry and the bittersweet flavour of caramel make for an absolutely delicious dessert or anytime-of-the-day treat. Best of all, this classic Tarte Tatin is gluten-free! The recipe is from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj. Read our in-depth review of Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj by ... Read more »

Gluten-Free All-Butter Flaky Pastry

Gluten-Free Tarte Tatin with Flaky Pastry

Getting the texture of gluten-free pastry right can be a challenge, so here’s a tried and tested recipe for all-butter flaky pastry from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj. It’s shown here in Katarina’s Tarte Tatin recipe but of course you can use it in many other dishes, from sausage rolls and savoury tarts to ... Read more »

Gluten-Free Shortbread Biscuits

Shortbread Fingers

It was the memory of buttery and crumbly shortbread biscuits in a red tartan tin at Christmas that drew our regular cookbook reviewer Nicky to try this recipe for gluten-free shortbread biscuits from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj. She thought the results were fantastic, both in their texture and also the flavour – their ... Read more »

Super-Moist Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

Super-Moist Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

Like many, I absolutely adore a good chocolate cake; one that’s rich, decadent, moist and indulgent! For many, when they discover an intolerance or allergy to gluten, one of the sweet bakes they miss the most is chocolate cake. This super-moist gluten-free chocolate cake recipe from Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj is the answer. ... Read more »

Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj

Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj

A gluten-free cookbook for rubes like me wanting to create a perfect bake – could Baked to Perfection by Katarina Cermelj be The One? Please don’t be put off by Cermelj’s credentials as a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. If anything, lean into it. The beauty of Cermelj’s background is that she has, as she says ... Read more »