Browned Butter Carrot and Coconut Traybake

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Blackberry and Coconut Macaroon Tart

For me, making a thing that I've never done before is an exciting adventure..and having it done successfully is truly beyond a joy! This tart is the case..:)

The recipe could be found here.

Tiffin

I've seen this chocolatey sweet being generally sold at most of bakery and coffee shops in England for years but I didn't bother to find out what it really was until the last time I visited my husband's family when it was nicely made and served by my sister-in-law!

When I was given the recipe, I noticed it was a kid's handwriting, then my sister-in-law told me that it's her daughter who wrote the recipe which was from her husband's mother..it's handed down from generation to generation, so no wonder why it's sooo scrumptious !

The Recipe ( slightly adapted from the original ) :
75g unsalted butter
a tbsp caster sugar
75g cocoa powder
75 g dark chocolate ( 70% cocoa )
1 tbsp golden syrup
100 g sultanas + raisins
225 g crushed digestive biscuits
340 g ( a whole bag ) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method:

Melt the first 5 ingredients in a saucepan on a low heat. Let cool for few minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine the last 2 ingredients and mix in the butter and choco. mixture. Stir until everything evenly distributed. Press the mixture into the prepared tin ( 7*11 inches , lightly grease the bottom and line with parchment paper ), cover with foil and leave in the fridge for few hours until firm ( I left overnight ).

Melt the semi-sweet choc. chips and spread evenly over the top. Let cool again until the topping set. Slice into pieces and enjoy !

Creamy Salmon and Prawn Stew

This is another quick and easy dish from bbcgoodfood where is always useful and helpful everytime I seek something to cook/bake! I served it along with garlic bread and they really made a great meal for a busy weekday!

The recipe could be found here. 

Raspberry and White Choc Waffle Pudding

I had this pudding for the first time in England made by my lovely sister-in-law who is very good at baking and her baked goods never fail to please everybody in the whole family. The pudding was her choice to serve us as a dessert on the day we all got together. I was amazed to see how quick and easy the dish was prepared and truly impressed with the outcome, so I asked her for the recipe and knew I would definitely give it a try sooner rather than later.. And ten days later, here come the pudding!

 

Orange and Poppy Seed Cupcakes

To me, orange and poppy seed always make a perfect duo for all kinds of baking goods and it's hard to resist whenever/wherever I see them made and appeared as a food!

I was inspired to make the cupcakes by this post  from Khun Jum of maesalim.com who is one of my favorite and best food bloggers..I've learned lots of things from her blog/website since I've started cooking&baking!

Actually, I gave her recipe a try but my cake was underbaked and it turned out wet and poorly rise inside..I figured the problem out and it's nothing wrong with the recipe, instead it's the oven (top heat is far too much and makes tops of baking goods turn browned or burnst so quick!) that caused me a fail. Anyway, I changed the recipe for the second try and decided to make it in cupcake form to avoid long-time baking and this time they came out totally fine...

The recipe could be found here.

Note : I modified the recipe a bit by replacing a tbsp of marmalade with a tbsp of orange concentrated juice and also reduced sugar to 150 g.     

 

Placek

When I saw the photo and description of this Polish coffee yeasted cake on foodgawker, my first reaction was to think of how odd ( for myself !)the name is and then, without second thoughts, automatically double-clicked on the photo to go to the original post which everything there looked convincing to me!

Given no experience and no awareness of the bread before, I simply assumed that the best way to acquaint this Polish Easter bread is to give it a try by myself ! And with a quick search on google , all stories and recipes are not actually different from each other..so I decided to use the recipe from my first source which turned out to be perfect and definitely please all of tasters!

The recipe could be found here.

Ps. this post has also been sent to yeastspotting hosted by Susan of Wildyeast.