Vanilla bean paste is a thick, syrupy mixture made from concentrated vanilla extract and real vanilla bean seeds. Think of it as the best of both worlds: you get the bold flavor of vanilla extract and ...

I tend to bake the pastry a little darker for this recipe than I would usually bake puff pastry. It adds crispness.

I infuse both the seeds and the scraped-out pod in hot liquid. Vanilla beans come from a special type of orchid plant, the flower of which has to be pollinated by hand on the one day that it blooms.

The custard itself is infused with culinary lavender, offering a delicate floral note that never overpowers thanks to the ...

Juliet’s back to give your last remaining hot cross buns of the season a new lease of life! Hot cross bun and butter pudding ...

If you have simmered the pod in liquid, rinse it thoroughly, then let it dry until brittle. The most obvious thing to do with it is to make vanilla extract ... with baking paper and pipe out ...

It uses a combination of butter and oil, sugar, milk, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract ... It’s easy to dismiss aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas or other beans) until ...

Make the most of rhubarb season with sweet-tart spring recipes that range from cakes and crisps to savory dishes and a ...

A pineapple upside-down cake is always a show-stopping dessert but can be time consuming to pull off for a last-minute dinner ...