Coconut flan

Although I had already waved goodbye to summer a few weeks ago, it has been unusually hot here in Germany and I have been trying not to use the oven too much. Salads in all shapes and forms were on the menu these last few weeks and as for baking,

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Homemade plum tart

When it comes to making a tart nothing beats homemade sweet pastry dough! Jamie Oliver's head chef pastry articulates it perfectly in his post on tips for perfect homemade pastry: "Making your own pastry may seem like a slow and intensive process, but that’s the joy of it.

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La flognarde aux pommes or The French apple flan

This is a long overdue recipe which is a popular dessert in France and at home! It is kind of easy to prepare and requires few ingredients, well... The French basics for a dessert which are flour, sugar, eggs, butter and milk and a bit of alcohol but optional!

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Butternut squash, apple and walnut cake

As you already know, Sunday is a special day in our family. Therefore I usually try to bake a cake. If I am running out of time, I will go for a crumble but otherwise I will bake a cake. This morning I was going to go for "flognarde" which is a special French cake with apples (which I will post about soon) but I had some butternut squash puree left in my freezer so I decided to go for this lovely butternut squash,

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Fruit crumble

I don't know about you but now that days are getting colder and shorter, I am craving for a slice of cake!
However baking a cake can take time and effort so when I am running out of time and I am in need of something sweet, I go for a crumble.

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Rhubarb tart

Today I made a simple rhubarb tart.

The day before, I made the crust which was a sweet shortcrust pastry. Basically, I whisked together 125g sugar with one egg and a pinch of salt until it became frothy. I then added 250g of white flour which I first mixed with a wooden spatula then with my hands.

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