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Overhead shot of a single okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) on a green plate with chopsticks and blue cloth in frame

How to make okonomiyaki

Made with tempera flour, this grilled Japanese pancake snack can be dressed up or down with your favourite toppings.
Choux pastry wreaths with a dipping sauce

How to make a basic choux pastry

Overwhelmed by the idea of making a choux pastry dessert? This simple but delicious choux pastry recipe makes baking a Paris-Brest, ice-cream Beignets or a dark chocolate éclair much more manageable.
A soufflé dusted with icing sugar and served with burnt orange marmalade, rising a couple of centimetres above the brass tin it was cooked in.

How to make soufflé

This French classic is the perfect dinner party dessert. Add a little finesse and voilà, a light, decadently rich showstopper.
How to make semifreddo

How to make semifreddo

The lesser known sibling of gelato makes for a cool and colourful Christmas centrepeice. Plus, it's easy to prepare ahead.
Photo of white ceramic plate with six canalé including one torn in half with cream on the side

How to make canelé

These classic baked beauties are rich, rum-spiked and swimming in the deep sweetness of caramelised sugar.