The thing that can make foreign foods inaccessible is when it has names that give no indication as to what is inside of it. What is a Cornish pasty? What is a Gur cake? What is a Bakewell tart? My first taste of a Bakewell tart, a traditionally English confection, was actually in Ireland. My … Continue reading Raspberry Bakewell Cake
Month: September 2017
Chocolate Barmbrack Bread from The Great British Bakeoff’s Andrew Smyth
When I had made this bread, I was a week away from my first visit to Ireland. I was so pumped to go that I wanted to make something Irish at home so I could compare it to what the "real thing" would taste like. I picked this chocolate barmbrack bread that Andrew Smyth made … Continue reading Chocolate Barmbrack Bread from The Great British Bakeoff’s Andrew Smyth