Desserts

I’ll be honest—when I first flipped to Abbey Biscuits in Mary’s Fast Cakes, I nearly skipped them. The ingredients looked too plain, too familiar. Flour, …

Right, confession time: the first time I made Mary Berry’s cherry loaf, the cherries sank like little red anchors. Every slice looked like a geological …

I’ll be honest—the first time I made these, I ended up with one enormous brandy puddle rather than individual snaps. I misjudged the spacing (more …

I first baked this ginger loaf on a grey, drizzly Tuesday when my kitchen smelled like nothing, and I desperately needed it to smell like …

I first made these ginger cookies on a chilly Tuesday when I had precisely no plans but a half-block of butter and an open packet …