Here in Sydney, we’re well into Winter now - and a COVID related lockdown - so here are a few cosy things to bake to enjoy the cooler weather, and take advantage of being at home.
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I for one am quite relieved the cooler weather has really begun, I hate the heat, but also find it much more comfortable to cook and bake in the cooler weather. There are many Autumn and Winter inspired things I want to bake, and below is a little list of the recipes I have been enjoying or hope too soon.
This list is quite quince heavy, as to me, it isn’t Autumn without poaching a few quince!
On the long weekend I used this recipe to poach 2kg of quince, and am hoping to make the quince cake (pictured above) from my free eBook Seasonal Cakes and Bakes ASAP (get your free copy by signing up to my mailing list today!).
I saw the talented Tilly of @tillys_table post the recipe for this Blackberry and Almond Afternoon Tea Cake on Instagram a week or so ago, as part her Plain-Cake Appreciation Society (a society I would definitely like a membership with!). I immediately saved Tilly’s post, and hope to make it soon. I also think you could use poached quince instead of blackberries, which I may do since I have so many now!
On another quince related note, I made my annual double batch of Sophie Hansen’s Quince Chutney, which I am obsessed with and can’t ever seem to make enough of. The recipe is also in her book ‘A Basket by the Door’ and goes excellently with the pork sausage rolls on the page before hand (p.142).
Since there are still some lovely Australian plums in the shops at the moment, I made Leah Koenig’s Passover Cake which can be found in the Monday Morning Cooking Club’s book ‘Now for Something Sweet’. The recipe asks for pears and pecans, however I used plums and pistachios and it was delicious. And while I did use superfine matzo meal as the recipe says, you can substitute for plain flour and I am told it is an excellent cake made that way too.
For more cosy baking ideas check out my Cosy Winter Bakes eBook - I am going to be revisiting some of the recipes now the weather has cooled down!