New job ... new tea-break baking!!

Sfouf (almond turmeric polenta cake) 

&

parsnip 'n fennel loaf

Fennel & pumpkin seed rye/wholemeal bread

Sfouf cake

... aka Lebanese turmeric polenta & semolina cake

250g semolina

100g polenta

tsp turmeric

almond essence

tsp baking powder

200g sugar

200ml sunflower oil

400 ml milk

sesame seeds

sliced almonds

tsp tahini (to grease baking tin)

gas mark 4 for 1 hour

Cake Wednesday

Chocolate courgette cake

Homemade wholemeal rye bread with fennel seed

A little dense, but YUM!

200g strong wholemeal flour

200g rye flour

250 ml water

1 tbsp honey

2 tsp yeast

fennel seeds

sea salt

oats

Apricot & ginger scones

Saffron (for which read turmuric) buns

Whilst recently in St. Ives, I discovered 'saffron buns', 

a Cornish delicacy ...

... yum!

Following a quick Google, turns out to be a Swedish delicacy too

Here's my 'budget' version, substituting turmeric for saffron

based-ish on a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe for pulla bread

180ml milk

50g butter

120g sugar

shake of sea salt

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 egg

300g bread flour

140g plain flour

2 tsp yeast

Filling comprises:

50g brown sugar

50g butter

sultanas

orange peel

1 tbsp cinnamon

Last of the lazy days

Boiled & baked bread, aka 'bagels'

Using a River Cottage recipe ...