Baking

Samsa, Uzbek flatbread, patir, katlama and home bakes: everything about working with dough.

11 recipes

Classic Georgian cheese boat filled with melted Sulguni, rich butter, and a soft, runny egg yolk…

43 minMedium4 servings

An open, pillowy crumb and a crisp, olive-oil-fried base. The easiest bread you will ever bake.

2 h 55 minEasy8 servings

Crisp edges, soft and chewy centres and pools of melted chocolate. The classic American cookie, perfected.

32 minEasy20 pcs

Tall, domed, soft and packed with chocolate chips. No mixer needed, ready in 40 minutes.

40 minEasy12 pcs

Hand-stretched thin dough, fresh tomato sauce and stretchy mozzarella. Pizzeria-style pizza at home.

1 h 42 minMedium2 pcs

Soft, buttery dough, a cinnamon-sugar swirl and a tangy cream cheese glaze. Your whole home will…

2 h 25 minMedium12 pcs

Just four main ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour and apples. A tender, fragrant cake on the table…

55 minEasy8 servings

Soft, buttery yeasted buns filled with mashed potato and golden onion. Home baking the whole family…

2 hMedium16 pcs

A crisp fried flatbread made of hundreds of paper-thin layers. Perfect for breakfast with tea.

1 hMedium6 pcs

A thick, pillowy rim and a thin, crisp centre: fragrant Uzbek bread made without a tandoor.

2 h 20 minMedium4 pcs

Crisp, flaky layers wrapped around juicy cumin-spiced meat and onion. Proper samsa from a home oven,…

1 h 20 minMedium12 pcs

This is the place for anyone who enjoys working with dough: flaky samsa, soft Uzbek bread, layered katlama and other home bakes.

No tandoor? No problem. Every recipe gives a temperature and timing for a standard oven, plus tips for getting a deep golden crust.