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Irish brown bread

Irish brown bread by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

This is a traditional brown bread which I make regularly. It is great with a bowl of hot soup, used in an open sandwich, or with marmalade for breakfast. It's also good for freezing.

2 votes
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Irish whisky marmalade

Irish whisky marmalade by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

My mother makes the best marmalade ever. It's one of the treats I enjoy when I'm at home in Ireland. I usually have it in the morning after a big fry up. Doesn't matter how much I've eaten, I always manage to squeeze it in. So in honour of my Irish Mammy, and because St. Patrick's day is almost upon us, this is for you!

1 vote
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Strawberry jam

Strawberry jam by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

As much as I love making jams and jellys, it drives me nuts when they don't set. My main disaster areas are strawberry and raspberry. I always use the juice of a lemon to add pectin, but this doesn't always do the trick and I hate to over boil it as the colour gets really dark. So this time I've given in and used powdered pectin (my…

1 vote
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Bakewell tarts

Bakewell tarts by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

These are for Elley. She fell in love with them the first time I made them (coming up to two years ago now), and I've being promising to make her a batch ever since. I hope she enjoyed them!

1 vote
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Rose scented shortbread biscuits

Rose scented shortbread biscuits by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

I recently experimented with lavender shortbread which turned out so well I decided to try a rose version. Seeming Valentines day is nearly upon us I thought they would be quite fitting with their rose petals and I used a heart shaped cutter too!

1 vote
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Heart shaped strawberry biscuits

Heart shaped strawberry biscuits by www.bakefest.blogspot.com

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3 votes
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