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Roberts Bakery Valentine’s Sandwich
0Today I thought I’d share with you a lovely little Valentine’s recipe from Roberts Bakery. This Strawberries and Cream Valentines Sandwich is easy to make, and would be a fun addition to a Valentine’s picnic this weekend.
Roberts sliced white is perfect for this sandwich due to its ‘soft and fluffy’ texture, which goes really well with the creaminess of the soft cheese, and the sweetness of the strawberries. I can just imagine eating this alongside some cakes and pastries, chocolate truffles, and a flask of hot tea, whilst out on a romantic Valentine’s walk. Lovely!
Naomi x
One Dough, Two Cookie Recipes
4I thought I’d post something a little different today and share with you all a recipe for some cookies that I baked this afternoon. I’ve been an avid baker since my childhood and love to experiment with new ideas and flavours, but sometimes it’s good to keep things simple, which is what I did today and it definitely paid off! These cookies are some of the easiest I’ve ever baked as they only contain a few ingredients, and the basic dough is so versatile. Today I decided to divide the dough and make half of it into orange cookies, and half into good old chocolate chip, but you really could add anything. Lemon zest would be delicious, as would dried fruit and hazelnuts!
This recipe makes 24 generously sized cookies.
Ingredients:
- 200g Unsalted Butter or Stork
- 100g Caster Sugar
- 300g Self Raising Flour (Sieved)
- 1tsp Vanilla Extract
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 100g Milk Chocolate (Chopped)
Method:
- Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4.
- Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla extract together with an electric whisk, until creamy.
- Divide the mixture equally into two bowls and stir half the flour into each bowl, adding orange zest to one, and chopped chocolate to the other. Mix until a dough is formed
- Divide each ball of dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into smaller balls. Place each ball onto a greased or parchment lined baking tray (as far apart as possible) and press down gently with a fork. You may need to bake in batches as they won’t all fit onto one tray. I tend to bake two batches of six at a time.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly golden. It’s best to check after 10 minutes and then every minute or two until they’re done.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Enjoy!
The texture of these cookies is lovely – soft, but also slightly crumbly, like a Viennese whirl. They taste absolutely delicious as well and have gone down very well with my partner and family!
Will you be trying this recipe?
Naomi x
