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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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I made Matzo Ball Soup! I have been wanting to make this for ages and I’ve finally ticked it off my list! Yesterday I spent a while in the kitchen making this soup and a batch of hot cross buns and now I think we will be well fed for the rest of the long weekend ❤️.

I made Matzo Ball Soup! I have been wanting to make this for ages and I’ve finally ticked it off my list! Yesterday I spent a while in the kitchen making this soup and a batch of hot cross buns and now I think we will be well fed for the rest of the long weekend ❤️.

I am hoping to make some hot cross buns tomorrow, I can’t decide whether to stick to the recipe I usually use or try a new one? What do you think? . . . Also, I posted the recipe for my Easter spiced brioche scrolls using @thehealthybaker Low FODMAP Plain Flour (see previous post) on the blog today. So if you are keen for some long weekend baking, go check it out - link in my profile. I hope everyone is having a good long weekend so far!

So I spent last Sunday making these Easter spiced brioche scrolls and while I think my scroll technique needs some work, they tasted so good. I used @thehealthybaker Low FODMAP Plain Flour for these and I am very happy to say it worked so well. I am hoping to share the recipe on the blog on Friday!

So I spent last Sunday making these Easter spiced brioche scrolls and while I think my scroll technique needs some work, they tasted so good. I used @thehealthybaker Low FODMAP Plain Flour for these and I am very happy to say it worked so well. I am hoping to share the recipe on the blog on Friday!

Oh hi there Instagram! It’s been a while hasn’t it?! I’d love to say I’ve been off relaxing, eating cake and reading cookbooks, but if I did I would be lying (except about the cake... there was in fact some cake at times). Instead I have been working, adjusting to new medication for my migraines and trying to slow down the general pace of life over here. I am slowly getting back into the kitchen and will hopefully pick up that camera a little more often too. I hope everyone has had a good start to 2018, here’s to more baking, cake and time to read cookbooks!

Oh hi there Instagram! It’s been a while hasn’t it?! I’d love to say I’ve been off relaxing, eating cake and reading cookbooks, but if I did I would be lying (except about the cake... there was in fact some cake at times). Instead I have been working, adjusting to new medication for my migraines and trying to slow down the general pace of life over here. I am slowly getting back into the kitchen and will hopefully pick up that camera a little more often too. I hope everyone has had a good start to 2018, here’s to more baking, cake and time to read cookbooks!

Just got home from a lovely dinner at Glass Brasserie at the Hilton (see more on my stories) and drove past some pretty epic Christmas lights/decorations on the way home! Tomorrow I will finish off my fruit mince tarts and make the Pavlova ready to top with cream and fruit on Christmas Day - not that I can really think about food right now, I am so full from that dinner! Though if you are still looking for Christmas dessert inspiration you can still get my eBook via the link in my profile. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🍒

Currently on the train home from work, listening to Taylor’s new album accompanied by two punnets of red currants and some Little Big Dairy Co pouring cream from David Jones food hall. Oh and some more copper fairy lights from Kikki-K. Christmas spirit (or panic, I’m not sure) in full swing over here! 🙋🏼‍♀️. . . . This cake is my Christmas Gingerbread Bundt Cake, which red currants decorate beautifully. The recipe is in my eBook - link in my profile.

I have been keeping my eyes peeled for some of these white cherries lately. No luck yet, but fingers crossed I can find some soon! Also starting to freak out about how little time there is left before Christmas! So much to do so little time!. . . . If you find any white cherries, try making the cherry frangipane tart in my eBook! Link to download in my profile.

Anyone else super happy it’s Friday? I am so glad it’s the weekend, some weeks just feel harder than others don’t they? I am hoping to do a little baking before I head back to work next week, and buy some more peonies - they are just too beautiful to resist.. . . And don’t forget to grab your free copy of my Christmas Baking eBook - sign up via the link in my profile. I hope it will help you plan your Christmas baking and holiday menus - something that I need to start thinking about ASAP as well!

Today’s little harvest! The first of what looks like will be quite a few tomatoes from our 2 plants, a few edible flowers and a couple of sprigs of flowering thyme. What things do you have growing in your garden?

Today’s little harvest! The first of what looks like will be quite a few tomatoes from our 2 plants, a few edible flowers and a couple of sprigs of flowering thyme. What things do you have growing in your garden?

I am really excited to share that my Holiday Baking eBook is available! I have been working on this idea for a while and I’m super excited that I’ve finally put it out into the universe. To get your free copy click the link in my profile.. . . It’s full of my family’s favourite Christmas baked goods. There are also a couple of special heirloom recipes as well, including this Pavlova which is something Grandma made every year. My cousins and I would sneak into the kitchen and take little bits of it before Christmas lunch had even begun and, even though she is gone, having a Pav at Christmas means her presence will always be with us.

I made Matzo Ball Soup! I have been wanting to make this for ages and I’ve finally ticked it off my list! Yesterday I spent a while in the kitchen making this soup and a batch of hot cross buns and now I think we will be well fed for the rest of the long weekend ❤️.

So I spent last Sunday making these Easter spiced brioche scrolls and while I think my scroll technique needs some work, they tasted so good. I used @thehealthybaker Low FODMAP Plain Flour for these and I am very happy to say it worked so well. I am hoping to share the recipe on the blog on Friday!

Oh hi there Instagram! It’s been a while hasn’t it?! I’d love to say I’ve been off relaxing, eating cake and reading cookbooks, but if I did I would be lying (except about the cake... there was in fact some cake at times). Instead I have been working, adjusting to new medication for my migraines and trying to slow down the general pace of life over here. I am slowly getting back into the kitchen and will hopefully pick up that camera a little more often too. I hope everyone has had a good start to 2018, here’s to more baking, cake and time to read cookbooks!

Today’s little harvest! The first of what looks like will be quite a few tomatoes from our 2 plants, a few edible flowers and a couple of sprigs of flowering thyme. What things do you have growing in your garden?

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