dessert
Apple Crumble
Bramleys tossed with a little cornflour so the juices thicken instead of flooding, under a lumpy oat topping that is never pressed down.
- Time
- 1h 15m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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Apple Galette
A free-form tart that forgives bad pastry work. Ground almonds under the fruit keep the base from going soft.
- Time
- 2h 15m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Baked Cheesecake
A low-and-slow water-bath bake, cooled in the switched-off oven and chilled overnight so it slices clean and cracks never appear.
- Time
- 9h 30m
- Serves
- 12
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Bread and Butter Pudding
Day-old bread buttered, layered with tea-soaked sultanas and left to drink a vanilla custard for half an hour before it goes in the water bath.
- Time
- 1h 45m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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baking
Fudgy Brownies
Melted chocolate rather than cocoa, whipped eggs for the paper-thin crust, and pulled from the oven while the middle still wobbles.
- Time
- 2h 45m
- Serves
- 16 squares
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate, eggs and a little sugar. No cream, no gelatin — the structure comes entirely from beaten whites.
- Time
- 4h 25m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Crème Brûlée
A baked custard in a water bath, chilled hard, then blowtorched at the last minute. The contrast only lasts minutes.
- Time
- 5h 55m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Custard Tart
A deep, thin-walled pastry case filled at the oven shelf with a nine-yolk cream custard, baked low and never refrigerated.
- Time
- 6h 55m
- Serves
- 10
- Effort
- Involved
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dessert
Lemon Tart
A thin sweet pastry shell sealed with egg white, filled with a strained lemon cream and baked barely warm so it sets glassy.
- Time
- 6h 45m
- Serves
- 10
- Effort
- Involved
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dessert
Panna Cotta
Cream set with the smallest amount of gelatin that will hold. It should barely stand up and wobble when the plate moves.
- Time
- 5h 25m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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dessert
Pavlova
A meringue with cornflour and vinegar stirred through, baked low and left in the cooling oven so the shell crisps over a marshmallow middle.
- Time
- 5h 55m
- Serves
- 8
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Rice Pudding
Two hours at 140°C in a shallow dish, which is what builds the brown skin and gives the grains time to collapse into the milk.
- Time
- 2h 30m
- Serves
- 6
- Effort
- Easy
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dessert
Tiramisu
No baking at all. A whipped mascarpone cream, a fast dip in coffee, and a full night in the fridge.
- Time
- 12h 30m
- Serves
- 8
- Effort
- Moderate
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dessert
Vanilla Ice Cream
A cooked custard base, aged overnight, then churned. The ageing step is the one everyone skips and the one that matters.
- Time
- 12h 45m
- Serves
- about 1 litre
- Effort
- Moderate