So it’s nearly Easter and because of the Corona Virus many are at home and will not be celebrating. However, if your anything like me, you still bake a lot and drop it off at peoples doors. And what better way than to bake Macarons! Because it’s Easter themed.. I’ve made Egg shaped Macarons with decorations piped from royal icing and computed sugar sprinkles. They … Continue reading Easter Egg Macarons
Petit Four – meaning ‘small oven’ in French. These are tiny bite-sized treats, often sweet than savoury. They can come in all flavours, chocolate cake with chocolate fillings and frosting, or vanilla cake with multiple different types of fillings. Literally you can bake whatever cake you like and fill it however you like. The only thing I know is that traditionally it should have two … Continue reading Vanilla Petit Four with Raspberry & Diplomat Cream
Mi-soooooo-hunnnggrryyyy! Ok I just HAD to say that..:) couldn’t help myself. Anyways.. onto the cookies! Yes, so miso is starting to be some sort of 202o baking trend.. and I absolutely LOVE Japanese food and flavours.. so of course I was the first to hop on that bandwagon! 😉 Miso is a paste made from fermenting soybeans with something called fuji (which is some sort … Continue reading Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sometimes you just want a cookie or something to nibble on that isn’t too sweet with a little grown up taste. And to be honest, I love having something just on the side when your having your evening tea/coffee but don’t want to go overboard and feel stuffed. So here are my version of the crunchy, yummy, nutty Florentine cookies with a little grown-up twist. … Continue reading Almond & Orange Florentine
It’s February! The month which I look most forward to as its SEMLA month in Sweden! Semla is one of my favourite Swedish desserts. Its a cardamom sweet bun, with almond past in the middle topped with whipped cream. It may not sound complicated, and it isnt, sometimes simple just works best! It takes a little time to bake because of the bun, but its … Continue reading Semla Choux – A choux with almond & cream
So , my husband has been (somewhat, +-6 out of 7days)Vegan for almost a month now, and most of what I bake.. I bake for me.. lol. But this time I thought it would be nice to make something that I know he will eat and LOVE! So here is my take on the humble banana bread – in true Ammna form it is CHOCOLATE! … Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Vegan/Gluten-free)
INGREDIENTS: 250g plain flour, plus a little extra for rolling out 40g cold butter, cut into small cubes 40g sugar 1 free-range eggs 3tsp baking powder 110 ml cream 2 tbsp lemon juice Zest of 2 oranges (I used blood oranges) METHOD: Pre-heat your oven to 200C. And line a baking tray with baking paper. In a small cup or bowl mix the cream and lemon … Continue reading Orange Cream Scones
Even though it’s summer and the weather is amazing in Sweden right now, there have been days and evening with rain, thunder and storm. And what better way to chill at home than with an extremely delicious chocolate chip oatmeal cookie!!! Easy peasy, and totally delicious! Here’s how you bake it! INGREDIENTS : 216g unsalted butter, room temperature 200g brown sugar (mascavado sugar, lightly packed) … Continue reading Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
There is nothing like biting into a delicious macaron with a cup of coffee. So what better flavour to have in your macaron than a lovely strong cappuccino!!! I know that macarons aren’t many people’s favorite to bake because they are so ‘sensitive’ but if you just follow the instructions slowly and work with precision, it will work! I promise! And won’t be so hard … Continue reading Cappuccino Macaron
It’s December 23rd today and is one of the busiest days of the year, where everyone’s panic last minute shopping before the stores close for Christmas Day in Sweden. So in order to add to that craziness I decided to bake some biscotti. It’s fast to make and all you do is pop it in the oven (twice) while doing all your other errands easily. … Continue reading Chocolate Almond & Cranberry Biscotti
Baked By Ammna 