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Easter 2015

Kath April 9, 2015

For this post I wanted to do a little re-cap of the Easter weekend, particularly the baking! Any recipes mentioned will be or are posted on the blog.

This year I made it my mission to try as many different types of hot cross buns as I could. I didn’t get to every bakery I wanted (fingers crossed for next year), but I tried a few, as well as making my own.

Homemade Hot Cross Buns - Recipe Here

Homemade Hot Cross Buns - Recipe Here

I went to Black Star Pastry at the Powerhouse Museum a couple of times, and tried their Frankincense glazed hot cross buns. They were full of fruit and flavour, and well worth the walk to get them!

Some Easter eggs and the Hot Cross Buns from Black Star Pastry .

Some Easter eggs and the Hot Cross Buns from Black Star Pastry.

I also bought a few from Baker’s Delight, because how could you not? These are probably my favourites, as while they have fruit in them, they are not quite as jam packed with it, which I prefer. I think I also like them because they are very easy to go and buy!

On Easter Saturday, whilst braving the shops with every other person in this part of Sydney, I managed to get some of Jamie Oliver’s Stem Ginger Hot Cross Buns from Woolworths. I had heard about these, but had never managed to get any. They were nice, and I’m glad I got to try them! I found the ginger quite subtle whilst I eating the bun, but then after the spiciness of the ginger really hit me!

Hot Cross Buns from Baker's Delight (left) and Jamie Oliver's Stem Ginger Hot Cross Buns from Woolworths (right).

Hot Cross Buns from Baker's Delight (left) and Jamie Oliver's Stem Ginger Hot Cross Buns from Woolworths (right).

Over the Easter long weekend I decided to make some Easter biscuits. I had a couple of Easter themed biscuit cutters, that I had never used, so I thought it was time to use them! I had also not long been gifted the book ‘Cookies’ by Peggy Porschen, so it was also a great chance to continue with my cookbook challenge!

The recipe for the biscuits and icing will be posted over on the blog soon.

Easter Biscuits.

Easter Biscuits.

I also adapted my favourite scone recipe (originally posted here), and made them into ‘hot cross scones’ for Easter. The full post and recipe can be found here.

Hot Cross Scones.

Hot Cross Scones.

Here are a few snaps from the long weekend, including one featuring the newest addition to the cookbook collection, thanks to the Easter Bunny!

Hope everyone had a lovely long weekend.

All baking, styling and photography for this post by Kathryn Vincent of Kulinary Adventures of Kath.

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How was everyone’s Easter?
Mine was nice and quiet, though didn’t quite involve quite as much baking as I thought it would. I have been feeling a bit flat lately, and I just didn’t feel like being in the kitchen that much. I ended up watching all the Harry Potter movies, completely out of order lol!
We also had a day trip down to Bowral yesterday which was really nice, especially having tea and scones at Your Vintage Occasion which is part of the complex with Dirty Janes antique shop. I had some lovely rose scones with rose scented cream and berry jam and they were just divine. And today I am making a slow roasted shoulder of pork with quince from @georgiepuddingnpie’s new book Taverna - and to say it smells good would be an understatement! I am so looking forward to dinner! Hopefully the next few days brings with it more time in the kitchen.

How was everyone’s Easter? Mine was nice and quiet, though didn’t quite involve quite as much baking as I thought it would. I have been feeling a bit flat lately, and I just didn’t feel like being in the kitchen that much. I ended up watching all the Harry Potter movies, completely out of order lol! We also had a day trip down to Bowral yesterday which was really nice, especially having tea and scones at Your Vintage Occasion which is part of the complex with Dirty Janes antique shop. I had some lovely rose scones with rose scented cream and berry jam and they were just divine. And today I am making a slow roasted shoulder of pork with quince from @georgiepuddingnpie’s new book Taverna - and to say it smells good would be an understatement! I am so looking forward to dinner! Hopefully the next few days brings with it more time in the kitchen.

Happy Easter - I hope everyone has a lovely long weekend. I am going to spend some time in the kitchen today as I always have a list of things I want to make. Today I will make a start on some Matzo Ball Soup, use some of the last stone fruit of the season to make a cake and hopefully I will have time to do a second attempt of a hot cross bun ice cream I have been recipe testing. I am also kinda wishing I still had some of my pink rocky road left to enjoy over the long weekend! I have put some BTS on my stories of me making it, and I have to say I am quite tempted to do it all again! If you are looking for the recipe, the link is in my profile. What are your baking plans this long weekend?

After a busy day (or week rather), I am feeling quite like could dive into these marshmallows. So thankful it is a long weekend this weekend. I have a few plans, including celebrating my Mum’s birthday, catching up friends and family and sleeping in! Check out my stories now to see what food things I was up to today, and for more Easter baking inspiration my regular email will still be going out tomorrow so hop on over to my profile to sign up to get all the recipe links and some tips on baking with rose and substituting rose for other flavours (you will also get a free ebook when you sign up - bonus!!). I hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Ok so, future me (ie. me at work over the next two days), is probably going to regret the amount of things I did today in the kitchen. BUT! I finally got my Easter Torte idea done and posted on the blog (yay!)! This Easter torte is made with white chocolate (specifically Toasty from @bakedowncakery) and ground macadamias. It is also great for Passover as it uses matzo meal. Two holidays in one dessert! 👍🏻🐰✡️✅
I used speckled eggs and some more @bakedowncakery goodies to decorate, however any chocolate can be used for this torte. The recipe can be found on my blog!
Now to rest up (and watch Teen Mom 2 lol) before the new week begins 😴

Ok so, future me (ie. me at work over the next two days), is probably going to regret the amount of things I did today in the kitchen. BUT! I finally got my Easter Torte idea done and posted on the blog (yay!)! This Easter torte is made with white chocolate (specifically Toasty from @bakedowncakery) and ground macadamias. It is also great for Passover as it uses matzo meal. Two holidays in one dessert! 👍🏻🐰✡️✅ I used speckled eggs and some more @bakedowncakery goodies to decorate, however any chocolate can be used for this torte. The recipe can be found on my blog! Now to rest up (and watch Teen Mom 2 lol) before the new week begins 😴

I think I am almost officially Easter ready over here! I’ve got my delicious goodies from the talented Jen at @bakedowncakery and I’ve been playing around with a couple of things of my own. Pictured here is my pink rocky road! Made with rose scented white chocolate, homemade blackberry marshmallows, homemade raspberry jubes, pistachios and dried rose petals..
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The full (and rather lengthy) recipe is on the blog now, but you could of course buy some elements to create your own rocky road..
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I also used my own dried edible rose petals which are super easy to make and a great way use up any fresh rose petals that may go to waste. Once dried store in a well sealed glass jar out of direct sunlight, and they will last you ages!

I think I am almost officially Easter ready over here! I’ve got my delicious goodies from the talented Jen at @bakedowncakery and I’ve been playing around with a couple of things of my own. Pictured here is my pink rocky road! Made with rose scented white chocolate, homemade blackberry marshmallows, homemade raspberry jubes, pistachios and dried rose petals.. . . The full (and rather lengthy) recipe is on the blog now, but you could of course buy some elements to create your own rocky road.. . . I also used my own dried edible rose petals which are super easy to make and a great way use up any fresh rose petals that may go to waste. Once dried store in a well sealed glass jar out of direct sunlight, and they will last you ages!

The end of another weekend. The past few days have been busy and productive - including a photo shoot where this quince cake took centre stage. I made this cake with the last few of my quinces from last season, and I am so looking forward to quince season coming to Sydney this season - at the moment it feels like they are everywhere but Sydney! The recipe for this cake is in my Seasonal Cakes & Bakes eBook which you can get by clicking the link in my profile and signing up to my mailing list.

What a day! Today my friend @officenerdx and I did a photo shoot in my kitchen, so I could actually be in some of the food shots rather than always behind the camera. It was super daunting being in front of the camera, though my gorgeous friend made it so much easier (and could tell the difference between my awkward smile and genuine smile lol). I am so lucky to have friends like this, who support me in all things, help me with my blog, and eat all the cake when I randomly bring it to catch ups (or make them meet me after work for a sneaky dessert drop off! 😂😋). I am so looking forward to sharing some of the snaps from today with you soon.. . . For now here is a photo of one of one of the corners of our kitchen, with what else but cookbooks?! Currently one of the most used books is ‘Simple’ by Yotam Ottolenghi and I have put a blog post up about the joys of this book and all the recipes we have tried so far - link to the post is in my profile.

The recipe for these Sesame and Pistachio Biscuits I posted on Stories the other day is in the blog! These are inspired by Syrian Bazarek cookies, and this is my version (since making the real thing is quite difficult!). The main flavours of Barazek are sesame and pistachio, two flavours I would never have thought to put together but they go so well! I used slivered pistachios I bought at a Persian store here in Sydney and they give a great vibrant green colour. The recipe and the story behind this biscuit is on my blog - link in my profile.

Finally perfected my hamantaschen recipe! And it’s on the blog (link in my profile). I made about 40 of these and there are very few left now! These ones are filled with a homemade pistachio paste (recipe in the same post) and some berry jam - very untraditional but also very good! Chag Sameach to those celebrating Purim from tomorrow night.. . . I hope everyone is having a good week. My ‘official’ working week is now over, and I am so tired lol. But there is still lots to do for the rest of the week - like working on my latest blog related project which I am excited to announce (and release) soon!

More books! I would say someone please stop me from adding to my cookbook collection any further, but it really does bring me so much joy. Yesterday Mum and I popped over to the @thelostandfounddept in Hunters Hill, and to my delight there were stacks of @tessakiros books there! While I had recently ordered Provence to Pondicherry, I couldn’t resist getting Limoncello and Linen Water too. Filled with delicious Italian food, this book is right up my alley..
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I also got a copy of Sophie Hansen’s @locallovely new book A Basket by the Door last weekend at her joint Sydney launch with @annabellehickson and @emikodavies who were both celebrating new book releases too..
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My weekend has been filled with pursuing the pages of these new additions, and spending some time in the kitchen today. Today I have been making the Pistachio, Cardamom and Rose balls (pictured here) and the Apple, Fennel and Pork Sausage Rolls from Sophie’s new book. I am not one for bliss balls normally, but this is the second time in a week I have made these, they are that good! I have also made some of my Muesli Breakfast Crumble and perfected my Hamantaschen recipe (see last post!). There will be some good food to enjoy this week!..
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What cookbooks are you baking from at the moment?

More books! I would say someone please stop me from adding to my cookbook collection any further, but it really does bring me so much joy. Yesterday Mum and I popped over to the @thelostandfounddept in Hunters Hill, and to my delight there were stacks of @tessakiros books there! While I had recently ordered Provence to Pondicherry, I couldn’t resist getting Limoncello and Linen Water too. Filled with delicious Italian food, this book is right up my alley.. . . I also got a copy of Sophie Hansen’s @locallovely new book A Basket by the Door last weekend at her joint Sydney launch with @annabellehickson and @emikodavies who were both celebrating new book releases too.. . . My weekend has been filled with pursuing the pages of these new additions, and spending some time in the kitchen today. Today I have been making the Pistachio, Cardamom and Rose balls (pictured here) and the Apple, Fennel and Pork Sausage Rolls from Sophie’s new book. I am not one for bliss balls normally, but this is the second time in a week I have made these, they are that good! I have also made some of my Muesli Breakfast Crumble and perfected my Hamantaschen recipe (see last post!). There will be some good food to enjoy this week!.. . . What cookbooks are you baking from at the moment?

How was everyone’s Easter?
Mine was nice and quiet, though didn’t quite involve quite as much baking as I thought it would. I have been feeling a bit flat lately, and I just didn’t feel like being in the kitchen that much. I ended up watching all the Harry Potter movies, completely out of order lol!
We also had a day trip down to Bowral yesterday which was really nice, especially having tea and scones at Your Vintage Occasion which is part of the complex with Dirty Janes antique shop. I had some lovely rose scones with rose scented cream and berry jam and they were just divine. And today I am making a slow roasted shoulder of pork with quince from @georgiepuddingnpie’s new book Taverna - and to say it smells good would be an understatement! I am so looking forward to dinner! Hopefully the next few days brings with it more time in the kitchen.

Ok so, future me (ie. me at work over the next two days), is probably going to regret the amount of things I did today in the kitchen. BUT! I finally got my Easter Torte idea done and posted on the blog (yay!)! This Easter torte is made with white chocolate (specifically Toasty from @bakedowncakery) and ground macadamias. It is also great for Passover as it uses matzo meal. Two holidays in one dessert! 👍🏻🐰✡️✅
I used speckled eggs and some more @bakedowncakery goodies to decorate, however any chocolate can be used for this torte. The recipe can be found on my blog!
Now to rest up (and watch Teen Mom 2 lol) before the new week begins 😴

I think I am almost officially Easter ready over here! I’ve got my delicious goodies from the talented Jen at @bakedowncakery and I’ve been playing around with a couple of things of my own. Pictured here is my pink rocky road! Made with rose scented white chocolate, homemade blackberry marshmallows, homemade raspberry jubes, pistachios and dried rose petals..
.
.
The full (and rather lengthy) recipe is on the blog now, but you could of course buy some elements to create your own rocky road..
.
.
I also used my own dried edible rose petals which are super easy to make and a great way use up any fresh rose petals that may go to waste. Once dried store in a well sealed glass jar out of direct sunlight, and they will last you ages!

More books! I would say someone please stop me from adding to my cookbook collection any further, but it really does bring me so much joy. Yesterday Mum and I popped over to the @thelostandfounddept in Hunters Hill, and to my delight there were stacks of @tessakiros books there! While I had recently ordered Provence to Pondicherry, I couldn’t resist getting Limoncello and Linen Water too. Filled with delicious Italian food, this book is right up my alley..
.
.
I also got a copy of Sophie Hansen’s @locallovely new book A Basket by the Door last weekend at her joint Sydney launch with @annabellehickson and @emikodavies who were both celebrating new book releases too..
.
.
My weekend has been filled with pursuing the pages of these new additions, and spending some time in the kitchen today. Today I have been making the Pistachio, Cardamom and Rose balls (pictured here) and the Apple, Fennel and Pork Sausage Rolls from Sophie’s new book. I am not one for bliss balls normally, but this is the second time in a week I have made these, they are that good! I have also made some of my Muesli Breakfast Crumble and perfected my Hamantaschen recipe (see last post!). There will be some good food to enjoy this week!..
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What cookbooks are you baking from at the moment?

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