I hate waste, especially with food, and even if I didn’t candied orange and lemon peel is so delicious, and has so many uses it really is worth the time and effort it takes to preserve. At Easter I use candied peel for Hot Cross Buns, Easter biscuits and Pashka (a traditional Russian Easter [...]

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These warmly spiced Easter buns are made with a mixture of spices, sundried Smyrna figs and my own organic candied lemon peel, all packed into a simple enriched bread dough. The results are so worth it! So roll up your sleeves and get baking.
Mix

1 Tablespoon of Instant yeast with
1 cup (250ml) of warm water

until the [...]

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You may be forgiven for thinking that chocolate is my favourite part of Easter, but you’d be wrong. I love the acid green, I love the spring lamb, I love the Easter hunt and I love Hot Cross Buns.
When I was little my mom used to teach kindergarten. The owner of the kindergarten insisted that [...]

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I always buy organic oranges to juice for my daughter, and as they come at a premium I don’t like to waste pith, peel or pip. So at the end of every bag of oranges I whip up a quick batch of candied peel which I theoretically stockpile for Christmas. I say theoretically, because that [...]

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