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Baking Made Easy ep. 5 - Time to Bake

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Lorraine Pascale takes us through recipes to relax over, including pumpkin and rosemary muffins, which are good for breakfast, lunch or any time at all. Macaroons may look difficult to make, but really they are just posh meringues, and mini tiramisu cakes are a delicious and playful twist on the classic dinner party dessert.  Lorraine also shares her fantastic recipe for basic pizza dough and some incredible ideas to make your toppings extra special, with prosciutto, fig and mozzarella. Baking Made Easy ep. 5 recipes:   Prosciutto, mozzarella and fig pizza [caption id="attachment_5153" align="alignnone" width="300"] Prosciutto, mozzarella and fig pizza[/caption] Once you've mastered Lorraine Pascale's basic pizza dough, vary the toppings according to your mood. Pumpkin and rosemary muffins [caption id="attachment_5154" align="alignnone" width="300"] Rosemary and pumpkin muffins[/caption] Pumpkin adds an earthy sweet

Baking Made Easy ep. 4 - Bake to Impress - Three-tier red velvet cake

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If you want to impress with baking, Lorraine Pascale has got it covered. First, a beautiful tomato and basil tarte tatin that is both simple and stunning. If you fancy giving home made puff pastry a go, Lorraine has a basic recipe and it is worth the effort. Classic French bread gets a Spanish makeover with chorizo and thyme fougasse. Then a bit of culinary magic with honeycomb; it's not strictly baking, but it will make your baked goods dazzle.  Lorraine has all the answers to common cake baking conundrums and she unlocks the secrets to an amazing three-tier red velvet cake. It may sound scary, but with Lorraine's professional know-how, it really is baking made easy. Baking Made Easy ep. 4 recipes:   Tomato and basil tarte tatin [caption id="attachment_5132" align="alignnone" width="300"] Tomato and basil tarte tatin[/caption] Savoury tarte tatin is perfect for a light lunch, just add a green salad. Honeycomb [caption id="attachment_5133&qu

Baking Made Easy ep. 2 - Modern Classics

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Chef, baker and patissier Lorraine Pascale shares her secrets, passion and knowledge on baking sweet and savoury recipes. Featuring old favourites as well as new twists on modern classics, plus tips on helpful shortcuts, techniques and kitchen secrets for baking. An old favourite gets a makeover, and strawberry and mascarpone swiss roll is more delicious than ever before.  Lorraine reveals her chef's tips for food presentation, and she's got an easy recipe for a true modern classic, focaccia. Even baked pasta gets the Lorraine treatment, with glam mac and cheese offering the perfect combination of oven comfort and pure indulgence. Lorraine has an easy recipe for perfect meringue every time and it forms the base for an old-school pavlova. But there's a twist - spiced blackberry, pear and apple pavlova is Lorraine's modern take on that all-time favourite dessert. Baking Made Easy ep. 2 recipes:   Mac and cheese [caption id="attachment_5089" align="alignnon

Baking Made Easy ep. 1 - Speed Baking

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Chef, baker and patissier Lorraine Pascale shares her secrets, passion and knowledge on baking sweet and savoury recipes. Featuring old favourites as well as new twists on modern classics as well as tips on helpful shortcuts, techniques and kitchen secrets for baking. Lorraine is back in the kitchen and this time it's all about speed baking. First up are two super-fast canapes, totally lazy mini sausage rolls and sun-dried tomato and rosemary palmiers. Both are made with shop-bought puff pastry with absolutely no guilt.   Lorraine confesses to a life-long love affair with brownies and whips up a quick-time version, cookies and cream fudge brownies, and she shares her secrets for a tray of flapjacks in a flash. Then it's off to Paris for inspiration because even French-style patisserie can be made fast. Skinny tarts are glamorous, easy on the waistline and easy on the clock. Even bread gets the speed treatment with Lorraine's no-knead take on a wartime recipe, the Doris Gr