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How to Bake Sweet Tarts
Sweet shortcrust is a cinch! Follow our recipe and you’ll soon be turning out impeccable sweet tarts for your friends and family. Okay, so there are things that...
How to Make Tarte Tatin
This elegant French classic is easy to make and delicious to eat... the perfect seasonal combination of caramelised apples and crumbly sweet pastry, it’s a dinner...
Make a Traditional Treacle Tart
Golden syrup is associated with some of our favourite desserts – like treacle pudding and our traditional treacle tart. This British legend, a by-product of...
Make American Pecan Pies
Pecan pie is an American tradition – especially at Thanksgiving. If you fancy giving it a try, here is the lowdown. Our recipe can easily be converted to make...
Make and Use Creme Anglaise
Créme Anglaise (also known as custard) is the basis of a wide range of recipes. It can be enjoyed alone, poured over a slice of warm fruit tart, or chilled and...
Make and Use Creme Patissiere
Creme Patissiere is a component of recipes such as éclairs, profiteroles, and Boston Cream Pie. Essentially a cold custard, Creme Patissiere is surprisingly simple to...
Make Fruit Streusel Tart
What do you get if you cross a crumble with a pie? A fruit streusel. This wonderful creation has the best bits of both baking traditions, with sweet pastry, tart...
No Cook Tart Base
Try making our No-cook tart case, then fill it with an equally easy filling – guaranteed to impress your guests. Here’s our basic recipe plus two gorgeous variations!...
Pastry-Making Basics
New to pastry-making? It’s easy to be bewildered by the different types of pastry out there: puff and Danish, short and wholewheat, choux pastry and hot water...
