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  • Rising to the Berry http://www.risingtotheberry.blogspot.com/

    Follow my blog as I bake my way through all of the 218 recipes from Mary Berry's 'Baking Bible'. I will try to make several things each week (mostly at weekends). I will write up how I got on and include a photograph of the finished result on my blog during the week. :-)

LATEST ARTICLES ( 125 )

  • Chocolate Crispies

    Chocolate Crispies

    Recipe Number One Hundred Eighty One: Page 243. I have hazy memories of making chocolate crispies as a small child. In fact I suspect most of us have made... Read more

    Posted on 09 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Continental Cheesecake

    Continental Cheesecake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Eighty: Page 378.I haven't made a cheesecake for a while, so I was very much looking forward to trying this recipe. The title was... Read more

    Posted on 05 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • English Muffins

    English Muffins

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Nine: Page 283.I've never made English muffins before so I wasn't too sure what to expect. The list of ingredients looked... Read more

    Posted on 02 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Sultana Malt Loaves

    Sultana Malt Loaves

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Eight: Page 301.Some years ago I went through a malt loaf craze; I ate it almost every single day! I was forever on some... Read more

    Posted on 02 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Ginger Cream Roll

    Ginger Cream Roll

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Seven: Page 91.This recipe is within the Spiced Cake section of the Baking Bible. My first thought was that it must be... Read more

    Posted on 29 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Strawberry Dessert Cake

    Strawberry Dessert Cake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Six: Page 76 I love strawberries and I love cake, so I felt sure that this recipe would be a real winner. We've been lucky... Read more

    Posted on 26 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Jumbles

    Jumbles

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Five: Page 254.I wanted to bake something with my little boy so I set about searching for something suitable within the... Read more

    Posted on 26 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Griddle Scones

    Griddle Scones

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Four: Page 330.These griddle scones just scraped through into first place on my Tuesday Facebook Poll. At first I had... Read more

    Posted on 22 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Hazelnut Meringue Cake

    Hazelnut Meringue Cake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Three: Page 363. Since starting this challenge I've developed a real fondness for meringues. I'd never really given them... Read more

    Posted on 19 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Pound Cake

    Pound Cake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy Two: Page 69.I can't help but feel sorry for this cake. I have included it in numerous Facebook Polls and, without fail,... Read more

    Posted on 19 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Almond Tuiles

    Almond Tuiles

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy One: Page 220.Had it not of been for the photograph in the Baking Bible, I wouldn't have had a clue what Almond Tuiles... Read more

    Posted on 15 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Treacle Sponges

    Treacle Sponges

    Recipe Number One Hundred Seventy: Page 346.I am beginning to wonder if I am the only person who has never made a steamed pudding. It seems that most fellow... Read more

    Posted on 12 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Traditional Parkin

    Traditional Parkin

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Nine: Page 81.I really should have made this Parkin way back in November. I hadn't realised until too late that it's... Read more

    Posted on 12 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • French Madeleines

    French Madeleines

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty EightI admit to feeling a little anxious when the French Madeleines won the Tuesday Facebook Poll. It meant I couldn't put... Read more

    Posted on 08 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Little Gems

    Little Gems

    Recipe One Hundred Sixty Seven: Page 256.I wanted to make something with my little helper this weekend. As Isaac is only twenty months, his help would be... Read more

    Posted on 05 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Dorchester Biscuits

    Dorchester Biscuits

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Six: Page 203.I possess a very sweet tooth; in fact I'd go so far as to say that ALL of my teeth are sweet! Over the past... Read more

    Posted on 05 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Very Best Chocolate Fudge Cake

    Very Best Chocolate Fudge Cake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Five: Page 105.As I edge ever closer to the end of this challenge, the choice for my weekly Facebook Poll is becoming... Read more

    Posted on 01 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Strawberry Meringue Nests

    Strawberry Meringue Nests

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Four: Page 358.What with this unseasonably warm weather we've been gratefully receiving of late, I was in the mood for... Read more

    Posted on 27 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Cranberry and Apricot Fruit Cake

    Cranberry Apricot Fruit Cake

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Three: Page 63.This challenge has made me realise just how closed off I used to be to new flavours and ideas; there's so... Read more

    Posted on 27 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK
  • Carrot and Orange Loaf

    Carrot Orange Loaf

    Recipe Number One Hundred Sixty Two: Page 308.This Carrot and Orange Loaf streaked to an easy victory on my Facebook Poll this week. It certainly was a... Read more

    Posted on 23 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK