Pastry Ingredients Rye flour – 120gLard (chilled) – 30gButter (chilled) – 30gWater (chilled) – 2tbsp Pastry Instructions Put all ingredients except for water into a food processor and blitz until… [Continue Reading]
A housewife’s guide to being at home
During this time, a lot of people have been advised to stay at home. Uprooting a daily routine can cause a lot of stress, especially if added to this is… [Continue Reading]
Orchid Flower Tutorial (Phalaenopsis)
Tools Small scissors Wire cutters + pliers Baking paper Pencil Iron + board Hair curling wand Sponge with a silk covering Medium dotting tool Needle Materials Light blue cotton fabric… [Continue Reading]
Brown Plaid Winter Dress
How I Started I used my “long sleeve bodice block” with a sleeve gusset. I made the following alterations: Cut the sleeve to a 3/4 length. I measured from the… [Continue Reading]
Vintage Singer Restoration
Very much a work in progress! Check back onto this post for updates. Details Serial Number: R218061 Model: 28K Date: 1902 Decal: “Victorian” Vibrating Shuttle Low Bobbin Winder Manual Tension… [Continue Reading]
Lemon and Blueberry Birthday Cake
This cake will take 2 days to make, as the jam, aquafaba syrup and the sponge itself will need to be cooled overnight in the fridge. Blueberry Jam Ingredients Blueberries… [Continue Reading]
Simplicity 8248 ( or 2432 c. 1937)
How I started I opted for the method of using my bodice block to correctly fit the commercial pattern. In short, this method involves overlaying the bodice block over the… [Continue Reading]
Gingerbread House
Butter – 500gDark Brown Sugar – 500gGlucose Syrup – 290gTreacle (or molasses) – 290gMilk – 110gFlour – 1400gCinnamon – 5tspGinger – 5tspAllspice – 1tsp Bake at 160 C Fan for… [Continue Reading]
Black Forest Gateau GF & DF
This cake takes 2 nights to make. The sponge will need to be prepared the day before assembly, as will the aquafaba syrup. Then the finished cake will need to… [Continue Reading]
Various Baking Notes
Butter is 80% fat. So if substituting butter with a 100% fat (such as vegetable shortening like Cookeen or Trex, or lard) use 20% less than the butter quanitity in… [Continue Reading]