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items: 66 Christmas baking recipes
items: Eggnog cheesecake
items: Buttermint madeleines
items: Mulled wine cherry pavlova
items: Brown butter miso treacle tart
items: Caramelised apple and brown butter cheesecake bars
items: Bee sting cake with plum
items: 13 classic bakes to try around the world, plus where to try them
items: Brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies
items: Amaretto roasted peaches
items: Strawberries and cream hand pies
items: Solskinnsboller
items: Pistachio and chocolate cookies
items: Panela loaf cake
items: 8 matcha recipes for vibrant drinks and desserts
items: 76 Edd Kimber recipes
items: olive podcast: EDD KIMBER on 10 things you need to know about elevating your bakes
items: Devil’s food cake
items: olive podcast: 10 things you need to know about French pastries
items: Flaky pie crust

66 Christmas baking recipes
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date: 2025-12-01T10:28:33.000Z
creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Best ever
subject: Collection
subject: Guides
subject: Recipes
subject: Baking
subject: Ed Kimber
description: Impress guests over the festive season with our best Christmas baking ideas, from classic mince pies, stollen and Christmas fruit cake to decorated cookies
encoded: Looking for the best indulgent Christmas baking recipes? We've got everything from Christmas cookies to classic mince pies, Baileys chocolate tiffin to Christmas cupcakes, plus a crowd-pleasing white chocolate Christmas cake to treat yourself and loved ones during the festive season. We've also got plenty more indulgent Christmas pudding and dessert recipes to serve to your family and friends during the holidays. For quick and easy festive entertaining, check out our no-cook Christmas entertaining ideas, or for fun bakes which mash up festive flavours, check out our Christmas mash-up recipes. Get the big day off to a delicious start with our Christmas breakfast ideas and if you're looking for last-minute present ideas for the foodie in your life, our homemade edible Christmas gifts are sure to bring a smile to their face. Best Christmas baking ideas Bûche de Noël Serve this bûche de noël for a Christmas dessert showpiece. This festive log features layers of chocolate sponge, chantilly cream and chocolate buttercream. Cinnamon biscuits These crisp iced biscuits are flavoured with warming cinnamon and ginger spices. They are sure to fill your kitchen with enticing festive aromas. Buttermint madeleines Edd Kimber reimagines the nostalgic flavour of Murray Mints in these festive madeleines, made with browned butter and finished with a smooth white chocolate shell – perfect for afternoon tea. Classic mince pies It's just not Christmas without a mince pie. Making your own shortcrust pastry is easy, and investing in decent shop-bought mincemeat makes all the difference. Make-ahead Christmas cake Get ahead for Christmas by baking this classic festive fruit cake, covered in marzipan and fondant icing. With gentle spices, citrus flavours and ginger wine, this easy bake is full of flavour and sure to impress a crowd. Classic stollen This gently spiced, festive bake is bursting with dried fruit and marzipan. A great homemade gift or afternoon pick-me-up. Baileys cake A real sho…

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Eggnog cheesecake
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Entertain
subject: Recipes
description: Eggnog is baker Edd Kimber's favourite festive tipple. In this recipe, the spiced, creamy drink is transformed into his all-time favourite cheesecake
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's eggnog cheesecake, then try his devil's food cake, lemon and lime tart, brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies or black and white tahini cookies. Eggnog cheesecake recipe

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Buttermint madeleines
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Entertain
subject: Recipes
description: To get that buttery flavour into these madeleines, the butter is browned for toasty, warm notes. The madeleines are then finished with a white chocolate shell
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's buttermint madeleines, then try his devil's food cake, lemon and lime tart, brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies or black and white tahini cookies. Buttermint madeleines recipe

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Mulled wine cherry pavlova
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Entertain
subject: Recipes
description: Easily adapted to whatever flavours take your fancy, pavlovas are also great for preparing ahead. This one is topped with mulled wine cherries for festive flavour
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's mulled wine cherry pavlova, then try his devil's food cake, lemon and lime tart, brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies or black and white tahini cookies. Mulled wine cherry pavlova recipe

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Brown butter miso treacle tart
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Recipes
description: Transform a childhood favourite into a grown-up dessert with the umami flavours of brown butter and miso
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's brown butter miso treacle tart, then discover our ultimate treacle tart, treacle tart with salted honey crust and brioche treacle tart. We've also got plenty more more indulgent dessert recipes to try, including treacle sponge, sticky toffee pudding, Manchester tart, gypsy tart and apple crumble. "As a child, a treacle tart appealed mainly because of its sweet and sticky texture. As an adult, that intense sweetness can be a little overwhelming – a bit saccharine. In this version I wanted to keep the charm of the original but give it the balance and depth I was craving. To achieve this I deployed a couple of my favourite tweaks: adding miso and brown butter for depth, and a hint of something savoury, salt to balance the sweetness and a touch of lemon zest to provide brightness. The resulting tart is absolute heaven. When making this sort of dessert most people reach for basic white bread for the breadcrumbs, but you can – and should – play around with the type of bread. If you have wholemeal sourdough on hand it will give the tart an even more pronounced flavour." Brown butter miso treacle tart recipe

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Caramelised apple and brown butter cheesecake bars
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Family
subject: Recipes
description: Reintroduce autumnal spiced flavours in a new way with these treat bars inspired by comforting apple crumble
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's caramelised apple and brown butter cheesecake bars, then try his devil's food cake, lemon and lime tart, brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies or black and white tahini cookies. As summer comes to an end, my preference for gently spiced baking slowly increases, with ginger and cinnamon making more frequent appearances, giving everything I bake a toasty warm vibe. These spices, when paired with apple, immediately conjure the idea of a classic apple crumble – but in this recipe it morphs into a delicious bar with a brown butter crumble and thick cheesecake layer. I like using Granny Smiths because they are tart and have a quintessential green apple flavour. They can also be caramelised without becoming mushy or overly sweet. Caramelised apple and brown butter cheesecake bars recipe

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Bee sting cake with plum
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Recipes
subject: Plum recipes
description: This take on a traditional German cake sees a rich, yeasted sponge filled with vanilla cream and plum compote, topped with honeyed almonds
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's bee sting cake with plum, then discover more of his bakes: pistachio and chocolate cookies, brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies, black and white tahini cookies or strawberries and cream hand pies. The bee sting cake, or bienenstich kuchen, is a German recipe that is a cake in a very old sense – before the invention of chemical leaveners, there was a tradition of cakes being made with yeast instead of baking powder. Made of a brioche-like dough enriched with butter and eggs, the cake is topped with a layer of honeyed almonds, then split and filled with a rich vanilla cream. In my version, I like to add a second filling – a plum compote, which is delicious paired with the vanilla and honey notes. Bee sting cake with plum recipe

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13 classic bakes to try around the world, plus where to try them
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date: 2025-07-16T15:25:47.000Z
creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Guides
subject: Travel
description: From croissants to curry buns, the world is filled with great bakes – these are classics you need to try
encoded: As a lifelong fan of all things carbohydrate, travelling the world in search of the best baked goods is a task I take on willingly and with every ounce of enthusiasm I possess. From trying to find the secret cookies sold by cloistered nuns in Madrid to searching out the best egg tarts in Hong Kong, every trip I take is centred around a sweet treat, or three. This has resulted in a little black book of deliciousness: details of bakeries in every country I have visited, ready to share with friends and family, and now with you. Even when I haven’t made it to certain countries, I still love repeating this process at home in the UK. I haven’t made it to Australia, but I know a great spot to find a brilliant anzac biscuit. I haven’t made it to Argentina, but I have a favourite spot to get alfajores at home. You can travel the world eating delicious baked goods or you can eat the world simply by stepping outside your front door. 13 classic bakes to try from around the world Croissants – France France is THE country when it comes to pastry and choosing a favourite from the pantheon of French classics is nigh on impossible, but it is pretty hard to beat a perfectly made croissant. Croissants have their origins in Vienna and the ‘kipferl’, a traditional crescent-shaped pastry. This Austrian pastry found favour in France in the 19th century after an Austrian baker set up shop in Paris, but it wasn’t until the French started making this crescent-shaped roll with laminated pastry that the croissant we would recognise today came to be. When visiting France, you can tell a croissant made with butter or margarine simply by looking at it (most of the time, at least). Butter croissants are straight, while those made with margarine tend to have a curved crescent shape; they’re also sold as ‘croissant ordinaire’. Whereas my fellow Brits might be tempted to eat their morning croissant with butter and jam, the French are more likely to enjoy the croissant plain, dipping it in their morni…

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Brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Family
subject: Recipes
description: Naturally gluten-free oat flour creates a dense, fudgy texture and depth of flavour in these blondies, studded with fruit and chocolate
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies, then try chocolate brownies, biscoff blondies, white chocolate fudge cake and more chocolate desserts. This recipe is in celebration of one of my favourite ingredients, oat flour. This naturally gluten-free flour not only helps create fabulous texture but also adds the flavour you’d expect from oats: subtle sweetness and a warm nuttiness. Used to make blondies, the texture is dense and a bit fudgy, while also a touch cakey but with plenty of chew. To partner with the oats, these blondies are studded with blueberries and milk chocolate. A perfect treat for a road trip or any other summer adventure. Brown butter blueberry and oat milk chocolate blondies recipe

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Amaretto roasted peaches
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Entertain
subject: Recipes
description: Make the most of warmer evenings with a hands-off seasonal dessert that’s ideal for gatherings and barbecues
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's amaretto roasted peaches, then discover griddled peaches with amaretto cream, Persian peach mess with brown sugar almonds or coconut, cayenne and peach ice lollies. Amaretto roasted peaches recipe

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Strawberries and cream hand pies
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Easy
subject: Family
subject: Recipes
subject: Mozzarella recipes
description: Pack up a taste of summer for a picnic with custard and strawberry filled hand pies
encoded: Try Edd's strawberries and cream hand pies, then discover fennel, sausage, tomato and mozzarella hand pies, strawberry tart or roasted strawberries and vanilla cream. Strawberries and cream hand pies recipe

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Solskinnsboller
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Recipes
description: Filled with custard and cinnamon butter and spiced with cardamom, these Scandi buns are a must-make
encoded: Try Edd Kimber's solskinnsboller, then try cinnamon rolls, hot cross kanelbullar or babka buns. Cinnamon buns are a staple country and over the past decade cardamom buns have also grown in popularity as Swedish baking has become more common on our little island. This recipe is inspired by another traditional Scandinavian bun, the solskinnsboller from Norway. Traditionally, these buns were baked in northern Norway to celebrate the return of the sun after the darkness of winter, the buns designed to look a little like the sun itself. In my version of the recipe, a soft, butter-rich brioche dough is infused with ground cardamom, then filled with a cinnamon butter and topped with a simple vanilla custard. They might be a tad more involved than your traditional cinnamon bun, but the results are so worth the effort. Edd Kimber is a baker, food writer and the author of seven cookbooks, including his latest, Small Batch Cookies. Find him on Substack and Instagram @theboywhobakes. Solskinnsboller recipe

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Pistachio and chocolate cookies
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Easy
subject: Entertain
subject: Family
subject: How to
subject: Recipes
subject: Guides
description: Elevate your favourite chocolate chip cookie with creamy, nutty and on-trend pistachios
encoded: Try our pistachio and chocolate cookies, then bake Edd Kimber's devil’s food cake, clementine and ginger viennese whirls or chocolate and hazelnut paris-brest and try these chocolate dessert recipes. It's almost impossible to have escaped the rise of the Dubai Chocolate Bar over the past six months – it is the viral trend that just won’t quit. This chocolate bar, filled with kataifi pastry and pistachio cream has inspired thousands of social media videos but also real world copycats, from brands making their own versions, to bakeries and restaurants making dishes inspired by the bar. While pistachio cream was already on its way to becoming the new Nutella, the chocolate bar may have fully cemented the paste as the new king of the spread and condiment aisle. As with its chocolate and hazelnut sibling, not all pistachio cream is made with quality in mind. My personal preference is to check the back of the jar and look for a version that declares it is made with at least 45% pistachios – you’ll be looking at a much better quality product. When the percentage of pistachios isn’t mentioned, sugar tends to the most prominent ingredient, with pistachios as more of an afterthought, leading to an overly sweet product. Instead of recreating the chocolate bar itself I wanted to make a cookie using the pistachio spread, a take on a classic chocolate chip cookie but stuffed with the spread and made with added chopped pistachio for better texture. Pistachio and chocolate cookies recipe

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Panela loaf cake
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Guides
subject: Recipes
description: Discover the allure of panela: a rich, treacly sugar from Central and South America, akin to jaggery. Its deep, rum-laced flavour elevates every bite
encoded: Bake this panela loaf cake, then check out more of Edd Kimber's bakes, such as this lemon and lime tart, spiced chai banana bread, raspberry and coconut loaf and blood orange loaf cake.

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8 matcha recipes for vibrant drinks and desserts
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date: 2025-02-12T12:34:39.000Z
subject: Collection
subject: Recipes
subject: Ingredient collection
subject: Lockdown inspiration
description: Add matcha green tea powder to your bakes for an earthy, bitter, savoury note. Our matcha recipes include cupcakes, crepes and tiramisu.
encoded: Want to know about matcha tea? Fancy making some recipes with matcha? Read our guide all about this healthy green tea, then check out our superfood recipes. What is matcha? Matcha is a finely ground powder made of processed green tea leaves. Traditionally, matcha has been consumed in East Asia, namely in Japanese tea ceremonies, where serving and drinking matcha as hot tea symbolises a meditative spirituality. These days, it’s also used as a flavouring and dye in desserts and drinks, such as mochi, ice cream and lattes. ‘Ceremonial-grade’ matcha refers to the higher quality powder used in tea ceremonies, whereas ‘culinary-grade’ refers to that of a lower-quality, even though no standard industry definition or requirements for matcha exist. How do you use matcha? Drinking matcha is a ceremonial affair; it isn’t just a cup of tea, more of a spiritual experience and requires the right accoutrements including a matcha bowl and bamboo whisk. Cooking with it is a good deal simpler, especially when baking and you can buy culinary grade matcha just for this purpose. The simplest way to begin using matcha is as a flavouring, think of it as a spice like vanilla or cinnamon. Try it as an ice cream flavouring either by softening some bought vanilla ice cream and beating in 2 tbsp per 500ml, or by making a matcha milk shake with 1 tbsp matcha, 250ml whole or almond milk and sugar or honey to sweeten it. Serve over ice cubes or crush them into the mix in a blender. On the savoury front, matcha salt - a mix of sea salt and matcha powder - makes a new sprinkle for poached, boiled or fried eggs; try adding it to a martini for a slightly bitter twist. Check out our trend spotlight on matcha for more matcha recipes and the best matcha spots in London. Easy matcha recipes Matcha cupcakes Matcha cupcakes are a trending flavour at the moment, matcha is ground green tea and we’ve also seen it being used in doughnuts, snow cones and green tea ice cream. Try our easy recipe with a white cho…

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76 Edd Kimber recipes
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Guides
description: Showstopping layer cakes, unique cookies, hearty pies and much more - discover all of our Edd Kimber recipes here
encoded: Edd Kimber was the first Great British Bake Off winner, is one of the UK’s best-loved bakers and the author of five baking books (Small Batch Bakes, One Tin Bakes, Patisserie Made Simple, The Boy Who Bakes and Say It With Cake). He's written plenty of recipes for olive over the years and you can find them all here – from Christmas showstoppers and impressive layer cakes to unique cookie ideas, savoury bakes, elegant desserts, hearty pies and much more. For more baking inspiration, check out our cake recipes, best biscuit recipes and afternoon tea recipes perfect for entertaining. 73 Edd Kimber recipes Devil's food cake It's a classic: Edd Kimber shares his expert tips for creating a deep, dark chocolate cake. Which glorious frosting will you choose – classic fudge or Swiss meringue? Mulled wine cherry pavlova Easily adapted to whatever flavours take your fancy, pavlovas are also great for preparing ahead. This one is topped with mulled wine cherries for festive flavour. Mincemeat maritozzi buns Maritozzi are classic buns from Rome made with an enriched dough and filled generously with cream. This version adds mincemeat to the dough and filling to make a festive version of the Italian bun. Buttermint madeleines Edd Kimber reimagines the nostalgic flavour of Murray Mints in these festive madeleines, made with browned butter and finished with a smooth white chocolate shell – perfect for afternoon tea. White chocolate peppermint flødeboller Flødeboller are a popular Danish Christmas market treat featuring a chocolate-covered meringue centre with biscuit, wafer or marzipan base. Try this wintry version, made with a crisp chocolate biscuit base, peppermint meringue filling and a white chocolate shell. Eggnog cheesecake Eggnog is baker Edd Kimber’s ultimate festive tipple, and here he turns it into his dream dessert – a creamy, spiced cheesecake with a gingernut base and a whipped honey crème fraîche topping. Spiced orange and brandy butter cake This spectacular cake, full…

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olive podcast: EDD KIMBER on 10 things you need to know about elevating your bakes
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date: 2023-05-05T11:06:56.000Z
creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: Listen to expert baker Edd Kimber share 10 tips and tricks you can follow to elevate your bakes
encoded: This week @missj9 is joined by food writer, author and expert baker Edd Kimber as he shares 10 things you need to know about elevating your bakes, with loads of useful tips and tricks to take your creations to the next level. Next discover the UK's best artisan bakeries. View oEmbed on the source website Bonus episode Listen to Edd share his top 3 baking tips: View oEmbed on the source website

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Devil’s food cake
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creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Chef recipes
subject: Entertain
subject: Family
subject: Recipes
subject: Dark chocolate
subject: Edd Kimber
description: Edd Kimber shares his expert tips for creating a deep, dark chocolate cake. Which glorious frosting will you choose – classic fudge or Swiss meringue?
encoded: Try our devil's food cake recipe, then check out our chocolate fudge cake, easy chocolate cake, black velvet cake and Edd's Malteser cake. Now try more Edd Kimber recipes. Baker's tips: how to make the best devil's food cake Recipe author and expert baker Edd Kimber says, 'It’s hard to quantify what exactly makes a devil’s food cake different to any other chocolate cake, but to my mind the devilish variety is moist, deep and rich in colour, and is always made with some form of acidic ingredient (buttermilk, yogurt, soured cream), which helps with moistness and overall flavour, as acidity can help brighten and intensify chocolate notes. My version doesn’t stray too far from the classic, but it does add rye flour, which contributes to the cake’s overall rich flavour. When it comes to the frosting, there are two options for different skill levels – a classic fudge frosting, and a slightly more complicated Swiss meringue buttercream.' Devil's food cake recipe

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olive podcast: 10 things you need to know about French pastries
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date: 2022-09-02T12:41:01.000Z
creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Guides
subject: Podcast
description: In this week's episode, baker and author Edd Kimber shares 10 things you need to know about French pastries
encoded: This week baker and author Edd Kimber is back to talk about his specialist subject – patisserie! Edd shares 10 things you need to know about the history, traditions and stories behind some of the most iconic French pastries and bakes. For more baking inspiration, see our Edd Kimber recipes. View oEmbed on the source website

Flaky pie crust
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date: 2022-08-03T15:05:30.000Z
creator: Edd Kimber
subject: Baking and desserts
subject: Recipes
subject: Edd Kimber
subject: Pastry
subject: Pies
description: Check out Edd Kimber's ultimate recipe for a beautifully flaky pie crust. This easy guide uses vodka as opposed to water to get a lighter, softer dough
encoded: Follow Ed Kimber's go-to method for the best pie crust, then also check out how to make shortcrust pastry and rough puff pastry. Now try more Edd Kimber recipes. You might be intrigued by the appearance of vodka in the ingredients for this pie dough recipe. When water and flour are mixed it activates the gluten, and gluten makes for a tough dough. By contrast, vodka has very little water content, which stops this from happening. The method will also seem a little unusual, but the two-stage addition of butter helps to balance a tender dough with a flaky result. By rolling up the dough, you add even more flakiness. It’s a method I have borrowed after watching the custard tart bakers of Lisbon at work. This recipe only makes the pie dough, look out for Edd Kimber's pie recipes coming up...

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