SCONES

Adapted from Nigella Lawson’s ‘How to be a Domestic Goddess’ Makes 15 500g (4 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour 4 teaspoons cream of tartar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 125g (½ cup + ½ tablespoon) unsalted butter, very cold, grated 300ml (1 ¼ cup) whole milk 1 egg, beaten for egg wash (optional) Heat […]

SHORTBREAD BISCUITS

250g (1 cup + 1 tablespoon) very cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes 160g (1 ¼ cups) icing (confectioner’s) sugar 225g (1 ¾ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour 100g (¾ cup) cornflour (cornstarch) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 170℃ (340℉). Grease the sides and bottom of a 24cm (9 ½ -inch) loose-bottomed tart tin, […]

BLINTZ SOUFFLE

My Aunt Michelle’s version 12 Blintzes (homemade or frozen) 115g (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted 4 eggs 70g (⅓ cup) sugar 60ml (¼ cup) orange juice 1 teaspoon vanilla 240g (1 cup) sour cream Heat oven to 180℃ (350℉). Grease a 20x30cm (9×13 inch) baking tin, place all the blintzes in a single layer. Place […]