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Back to Normality with a Marshmallow Parkin

5th November 2017 By Urvashi Roe

parkin, bonfire, gingerbread

It’s been nearly two months now since our cafe closed. I stopped baking for a while. I stopped blogging  for a while too. Truth be told there was just too much still going on closing up accounts, getting rid of stock and equipment. All that alongside a full time job and overseas travel. Weekends just […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: baking, bonfire night, food, GBBO, gingerbread, parkin

Lecker! Lecker! Favourite German Christmas Foods from Aachen

13th December 2011 By Urvashi Roe

aachener printen gingerbread

I have fond memories of my year at University in Cologne, Germany.  It was a wonderful year of new experiences.  Kolsch beer, seeded breads, stinky cheeses, all night parties at the ‘Bunker’ bar, learning how to play pool, getting my first DJ slot….an endless list.  What I remember most of all though is Germany at […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: aachener printen, baking, Christmas, cooking, flammkuchen, germany, gingerbread, gluhwein, recipes, reibekuchen

Aachener Printen – German Gingerbread

13th December 2011 By Urvashi Roe

aachener Printen Gingerbread

Aachener Printen is a speciality gingerbread or Lebkuchen sold in the masses to the masses at Christmas.  Recipes are closely guarded  secrets but my German friend gave me this version. You’ll need 500g golden syrup 500g plain flour 50g candied peel 2tsp baking powder 2tsp ground star anise 2tbsp ground coriander seeds 2tsp ground cinnamon […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, Christmas, GBBO, gingerbread

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