

Raisin and Cranberry Brioche
Ingredients FOR 2 BRIOCHES 640 g Flour 4 tbsp Sugar 425 ml Milk 7 g Dry Yeast 1 tsp salt 50 ml Olive Oil 60 g Melted butter 2 Eggs For the middle before rolling up Butter to be rubbed Sugar to be scattered 100 g Raisins 150 g Dried Cranberries hand full of Cherries Egg wash Method Preheat oven at 180° and bake for 30 minutes. The oven can be preheated whilst the dough is being rolled out. In a bowl whisk the eggs with milk yeast and sugar. Now add the flour, salt, olive

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 122 min read


Baked Chicken Thighs
Ingredients 8 chicken thighs (bone-in skin-off or on) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 4 medium sized potatoes 1 large carrot 2 coloured peppers 1 Purple Turnip I also added a handful of coriander leaves For the Sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp whole grain dijon mustard 1 tbsp mustard 2 tbsp honey 6 cloves garlic (minced) ¼ tsp red chili flakes Method Preheat the oven to 425℉. Place the chicken thighs in a bowl and season them generously with salt and pepper. Whisk all the sauce

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 1, 20252 min read


Elf cookies for Christmas
Ingredients 185 g butter 1 cup castor sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cup flour 1 egg 1 egg yolk Icing sugar to dust (optional) Method Preheat the oven to 180°C In a food processor mix the butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth Add the flour, egg and egg yolk and process until the mixture forms a soft dough Take the dough out of the processor and knead slightly bringing it together in ball and wrap it in cling film and place in the fridge for 30 minutes. Dough in mix

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 30, 20252 min read















