Heaven and Hell Cake: moist sponge and crisp meringue sandwiched with a heavenly cream and hellish-ly delicious red fruit jelly.

Brissants! More substantial than a croissant, lighter, crispier, flakier than a brioche. Bonus: baked not fried.

Yeast-free Baking Powder Bread- no fancy ingredients, lovely light texture. Bonus: interesting method.

Beautifully light German baked cheesecake made with quark, and a darkly delicious chocolate biscuit crust.

Roast cauliflower quiche with a twist- crisp, cheese & caraway suet pastry. Bonus: how to rescue a soggy pastry bottom.

Turn some beef brisket into fall-apart tender pulled beef overnight, with just 4 ingredients.

Oasis Rolls: Pale, crumbly semolina pastry around a rich, sweet date filling.

Brighten up dinnertime with these tangy turkey and bacon meatballs in barbecue glaze

Fat-free Chocolate Truffle Cake – a deliciously decadent treat using fruit instead of fat.

A fresh take on a classic – Chicken Tetrazzini – and not a can of soup in sight!

Minimum-fuss version of no-knead bread: overnight rise and bake it in the morning. Bonus pics: results from a range of flours.

Drowned doughnuts – an unusual method for dough that makes for incredibly light and fluffy treats – no frying either!

Traditional 17th Century Plum Pudding: yeast raised, suet-free, vegetarian deliciousness baked in under 2 hours.

Gloriously decadent, five-layer luxury brownie – because it’s Christmas and we all like a little chocolate.

Give your Christmas pastries, sweet or savoury, a new look with some pastry origami. Easier than it looks, includes step-by-step instruction!

Sausage Wreath. Includes step-by-step pictures for a showstopper buffet bake!

Adapted from a 16th century Dutch recipe, this baked cheesecake is a deliciously different change from jelly and membrillo.

Banana Buns: sweet bun dough around a fresh banana filling. Best of all, they look like bananas!

Not your regular British treacle tart – this one actually contains treacle! (molasses). Plus ideas for improvising pastry decoration.

Ninety-year-old, gluten-free recipe for Snow Cake, made with potato flour & filled with a dreamy and luscious cream.