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Bread

Who doesn't love fresh bread, mmmm.
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Pies & Pastries

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Cookies & Biscuits

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Cakes

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Basic White Bloomer

3h 10m Serves 1 loaf
This Basic White Bloomer is a great place to start if you're new to baking bread. There's nothing fancy going on here – just flour, water, yeast, sa...
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Katsu Chicken Curry Bake

1h 20m Serves 4
I'm not sure I understand the Katsu curry thing. Katsu is a breaded fried meat cutlet, no curry sauce involved there, put some curry sauce on and it g...
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Pork & Fennel Sausage Rolls

1h 25m Serves 8 - 12
If you're looking for a sausage roll that's a little different from the usual, these pork and fennel sausage rolls are well worth trying. Toasted fen...
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Easy Key Lime Pie

6h 43m Serves 8-12
Creamy, smooth and packed with fresh lime flavour, this Key Lime Pie is the perfect make-ahead dessert. A crisp buttery digestive biscuit base is fill...
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Classic Baked Cheesecake

25h 35m Serves 12-14
There's something special about a proper baked cheesecake. Rich, creamy and packed with real vanilla flavour, this classic vanilla cheesecake has a sm...
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Steak Bake

2h 45m Serves 8
These homemade steak bakes are filled with slow-cooked beef in a rich savoury gravy and wrapped in flaky rough puff pastry. Using a simple rough puff ...
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Pork, Apple & Sage Pasty

2h 5m Serves 8 medium-large pasties
A hearty West Country-inspired pasty filled with pork mince, potato, swede, onion and tart apple, wrapped in sturdy buttery pastry and baked until dee...
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Southern Fried Turkey Sausage Rolls

40m Serves 12
Golden, flaky puff pastry wrapped around juicy turkey mince seasoned with bold southern fried spices. These baked sausage rolls are packed with flavou...
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