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Makes 15 Wipe down your frying pan with paper towel between batches to stop the pikelets becoming too brown. Note

Margarines in Australia contain minimal trans fats, but check the nutrition label to ensure that the one you’re buying has less than 1% trans fats (hydrogenated oil) Note

Use up those ripe speckled bananas that come home in the lunchbox for these fluffy hot cakes. The oats set the kids up for a big day ahead. Make them any shape you want!

The summer hols never last long enough. Soon it’s back to school or work. Sophie Gray sends you on your way with a smile and this tasty lunch option

The combination of smooth, sweet caramel and creamy chocolate goes brilliantly together in this gorgeous slice. Enjoy a piece with a hot coffee for morning or afternoon tea.

Brodo is the Italian translation for broth. You will need a pasta machine to make the tortellini. If you don’t have one I suggest investing in one; you can’t beat freshly made pasta.

Dropping consistency is reached when the mixture is soft enough to slide off the spoon after a few seconds, but isn’t so soft that it falls off easily. Note

Leaving the batter to stand allows the starch cells to swell so that they will burst the moment they touch the hot pan, which results in a lighter crepe. Note

There are plenty of great Christmas shapes you can choose from – we used festive star-shaped ones here. Note

To prepare coconut, pierce eyes with a screwdriver and drain juice. Tap sheil with a hammer to open. Shred or flake flesh with a vegetable peeler. Note

When a cake needs the juice and rind of a lemon, you can replace it with a teaspoon of Queen Natural Lemon Essence. Note

This mandarin syrup cake recipe creates a perfect little loaf of sweet citrusy goodness.

To blind bake, place greaseproof paper in each case. Fill with pastry weights, rice or dried legumes, then bake. If preferred, use ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry or tartlet cases and bake according to packet directions. Note

Makes 1 loaf This bread, adapted from a recipe by Jim Lahey of New York’s famous Sullivan Street Bakery, calls for very little yeast, a soft, slack dough, a long rising time and baking in a covered preheated pot. For a crisper crust, reduce the length of time the pot is covered to 20 minutes, […]

Reheat blinis on a baking tray lined with baking paper in a hot oven for 5 minutes. They will become crisp while remaining beautifully moist inside. Note

To make even lighter sponges, swap the 1 cup of self-raising flour for 3/4 cup (110g) cornflour, 1 tablespoon plain flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder, then swap the 1/4 cup boiling water for 2 teaspoons golden syrup and 1 tablespoon boiling water. Note

Make a double batch of this slice to cut and freeze for lunch boxes. Note

Squishy doughnut dough: crispy on the outside and full of oozy jam – it just doesn’t get much better than that.

This is a real show-stopper. The dark chocolate and coffee cake is coated in a delicious coffee frosting. It’s easy to bake and fun to assemble, so even a novice can produce a great-looking, great-tasting result.

Whisk an eggwhite until foamy and brush onto rose petals (make sure they are unsprayed and safe to eat). Place petals on paper towel and dust with caster sugar. Set aside to dry in the sun, if possible. Store airtight. Note

Savoury mince on toast is the ultimate comfort food. This recipe is easy and delicious. This savoury mince recipe is best served on top of warm buttered toast.

If you like shortbread that melts in the mouth, use 1 cup of icing sugar instead of the caster sugar and substitute 1 cup of the plain flour with cornflour. We’ve shaped our shortbread into “petticoat tails”, one of the traditional Scottish ways. It’s thought this recipe was brought from France by Mary, Queen of […]

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave Note

Double-decker chocolate mud cake, chocolate recipe, brought to you by Australian Women's Weekly

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

MAKES 15 PREP AND COOK TIME 45 MINUTES (+ REFRIGERATION AND COOLING TIME)

Serve these to your guests as nibbles and they’ll be chasing you for the recipe. And they only take 30 minutes to make!

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Savory Shortcrust Pastry

We used black cherry, raspberry and apricot jam to make these shortbread snowflakes, but you can use any flavour you like. If you don’t have a set of snowflake cutters, stars are very pretty too.

As an alternative to berries and syrup, use sliced bananas and a drizzle of passionfruit. Note

This sweetened bread studded with colourful dyed hard boiled eggs makes a gorgeous centrepiece for an Orthodox Easter Sunday feast.

Kumara ginger cake with white chocolate icing brought to you by Everyday Food.

Store cake in an airtight container for up to 5 days or wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 2 months. Note

This recipe makes six large tarts, but you could make mini tarts instead using Christmas mince-tart tins.

There is a nice twist to this Mediterranean-inspired dish that. For the fritters, use the nicest, ripest tomatoes you can find.

Sensational seafood dumplings make a simple and impressive share plate. Tempura batter should be light and crispy.

This Turkish-style pide is a versatile flatbread, great for a quick lunch. Serve a large loaf with your favourite middle-eastern dips.

These elegant biscuits should have a slightly grainy, crumbly texture, like sand, from whence they take their name. The filling can be varied, but these are stacked with strawberries and cream.

Producing 'cookies in a jar' gifts that taste as good as they look is a bit of an art. Thankfully this recipe fits the bill on both fronts.

This is an easy and fun way to make pizza. Be adventurous with your toppings – spinach and gorgonzola is a great combination, but try your own and mix it up.

Perfect for lunches!

Vegetarian , super easy To make individual dampers, shape dough into 8 balls and place on prepared tray. Bake for 18-20 mins. Note

Using olive oil instead of butter gives a more dense result and faint fruity flavour. Olive oil also has less saturated fat than butter, so it’s a little better for you. Note

Mini loaf pans are available from major kitchen outlets, most supermarkets and department stores. If unavailable, you can use two 7 x 13cm loaf pans (bake about 35 minutes), or one 11 x 21cm loaf pan (bake about 45 minutes). Note

Use a round-bladed knife to spread frosting over tops of cakes. Note

Pizza magherita recipe made with slightly wet dough and a hot pizza stone produces a crisp yet chewy crust, the perfect canvas for bright homemade tomato puree, fresh mozzarella, and shredded basil.

On a hot pizza stone, this slightly wet homemade pizza dough produces a chewy yet crispy crust which makes this the perfect base for a deliciously cheesy margherita pizza.

Bring eggs to room temperature for maximum volume when beating. Sift the dry ingredients together for lighter results and better volume. For a lighter sponge, replace the flour in this recipe with 3/4 cup cornflour, 1 tablespoon plain flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Substitute 2 teaspoon golden syrup and 1 tablespoon boiling water for […]

If you prefer, you can use regular cocoa powder in this recipe instead of Dutch cocoa powder. You can replace mascarpone with cream cheese, if you like. Note

Replace almond meal in filling with pistachio meal by processing 1 1/3 cups shelled pistachios until ground. Replace cherries with a 410g can drained and chopped pear halves. Note

Irish soda bread gets its rise from baking soda rather than yeast, so you can enjoy warm bread with minimal prep and under 20 minutes in the oven

These puddings can be made in advance and stored for up to one month in the refrigerator simply steam to heat when you’re ready to serve. Note

When making the filling it’s not absolutely necessary to repeat the watering, swishing and mixing process six times, but it does help make it a softer cream filling (lighter than standard butter cream) as well as removing any grit left from the sugar. Note