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Real Bread Week is finishing today and I bet you are all wondering how we did… Well, we did bake a loaf and doesn’t she look pretty! In this case though, beauty really is only...

Sourdough bread has a reputation of being the queen of bread. But what is it all about? As part of Real Bread Week 2016 we decided to brave it and try to make our own sourdough...

Spring has arrived, even in Leeds We have been desperately awaiting the sunshine and long evenings outside. As you might know, we are not only Leeds bakers, but also mums-in-chief who always look for exciting places...

The more we explore Leeds and Yorkshire, the more we discover home away from home treats. We haven’t come across anyone selling the Dutch apple pies and German biscuits we do, but there are a...

We created a gluten-free version of our classic apple pie! At our last market we gave some left-over apple pies to other stall holders. We didn’t want to throw any pies away. And a shared...

I grew up with apple pie. In the Netherlands there literally is no occasion that doesn’t call for it. We serve it at birthdays, for dessert, when meeting up for coffee in town. We’ll even...

It has been over a week since our first market at Kirkstall Deli and the dust has settled a little bit. Time to reflect on the experience and to share some images with you! THE PREPARATION...

So what does Germanic mean? We appreciate the fact that not everyone might be aware of the exact meaning of the word ‘Germanic’. It is not a term that is used frequent in relation to...

Pancake Day is here! Since the Dutch “celebrate” pancake day pretty much twice a month, we were asked by the Yorkshire Evening Post to share our recipe for authentic Dutch pancakes. In case you missed it,...

Around Christmas Saskia dropped me an email saying she would do it and if I wanted to be part of it I just need to say the word. I didn’t have to think twice. We...