All Hallow Recipes

To make sixteen individual brioche buns, you will need - 50 ml (2 fl oz) lukewarm water 15g (1/2 oz) of fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast 50 ml 2 (fl oz) milk at room temperature 150 g (6 oz) unsalted butter at room temperature 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar plus one...

My friend Jo popped over to see us yesterday.  She is married to a miller who is the fifth generation to work their watermill near Shaftesbury in Dorset. It's the busiest week of the year for flour millers and bakers, but her husband (who also trained as a...

January brings a much needed calm to the farmhouse.  The opportunity to slow down, recharge and prepare for the coming year.  Seed catalogues are strewn across the sofa as we try to realistically pare the order to a manageable number of packets.  A box of Seville...

You will need  900g (2lbs) redcurrants, washed well and leaves removed but stalks can remain Measure the water depending on the ripeness of the fruit. If the currants are under rip then allow 300ml (1/2 pint)  but if they are ripe simply add half this amount.  If you...

Select a good quality marmalade or ideally make your own for this cake.  Even though the Seville season has drawn to a close this year, there is no reason that you cannot make a 'three fruit marmalade' or even a lemon and lime variety.  This is a great preserve to...

To make 12 cakes using a 7.5cm (3inch) cutter you will need: 175g (6oz) Self- raising flour 85g (3oz) Butter cut into cubes 50g (2oz) Light brown soft sugar 50g (2oz) Currants 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1 medium free range egg & 1 tablespoon milk – beaten together METHOD...

We all have our favourite marmalade recipe, handed down on a scrap of paper that easily came to hand as notes were quickly scribbled.  Or perhaps yours was torn from a weekly magazine the printed words now splattered with juice and sugar and the ink faded. Nothing...

Just recently Lisa gave a private AGA class in a beautiful Dorset farmhouse close to Sturminster Newton.  As well as teaching the lovely Jules how to prepare partridge from her shoot, they spent a cosy afternoon preparing a rich fruit cake so that it could bake slowly...

There are so many versions of this recipe and everyone claims that their particular favourite is the original! This adaptation was shared by a neighbour who regularly won the village produce show each year.  You may like to add a teaspoon of mixed spice and a handful...

To celebrate Afternoon Tea Week we are opening our 'pop up' tea room once more. Join us on Saturday 19th August for a Dorset cream tea served from 2pm until 5.30pm. We are sorry but this event is now FULLY BOOKED.  If you would like to arrange a private event please...

As long as we manage to keep the pigeons at bay there is an abundance of berries in our  garden at the moment.  Or if you prefer to cut out the hard work of growing your own visit your local farmers market www.dorsetfarmersmarket.co.uk for a selection of the best...

Our latest feature in Sherborne Times can be found on pages pages 68-69 of the August issue. Blessed with such a glorious summer this year, harvest has come early.  The drivers of the tractors and combine are all working hard in the fields surrounding the village. ...

You will need 2 free range egg whites to measure 70ml (2 floz) 100g (4oz) caster sugar - sifted Flavouring - rose water, vanilla extract,   Method Measure whites and whisk until they reach stiff peaks.  This means that the bowl could be turned upside down and whites...