Desserts

The first time I made this tart, I nearly binned the whole thing. I’d pureed the apples too soon, the pastry shrank like a wool …

The first time I made these, I underestimated filo. I thought, “How hard can paper-thin pastry really be?” Famous last words. My first strudel exploded …

I’ll be honest—these were nearly a disaster the first time. I tried to rush the pastry. Big mistake. It shrank like mad in the oven …

I’d promised dessert for a friend’s birthday dinner—something bright and a bit posh—but forgot I’d never actually made Mary Berry’s lemon tart from scratch before. …

I’ll be honest—I wasn’t expecting much from these humble-looking biscuits. No eggs, no fancy spices, and definitely no flashy icing. Just oats, coconut, sugar, and …

These little almondy bites took me right back to my gran’s sideboard, where she kept a tin of “special occasion biscuits” no one was allowed …