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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls are extra soft with a sweet cinnamon swirl inside. Top these rolls with cream cheese icing for the perfect treat! Cinnamon rolls are easy to make but they do take a little bit of time, I can assure you it’s worth it! These cinnamon rolls are not difficult although they do take time. If you haven’t worked with yeast, don’t be intimidated. As long as your yeast is fresh, these should work out just fine! How to Make Cinnamon Rolls Combine the yeast with warm water and sugar (this is called proofing or blooming). The yeast should...

They are a terrific dessert to sleep on as well! Breakfasts and desserts around here often tend to be lemony, because lemons and sugar? It's a combination that infuses any food with sunshine. And of late, we can't stop grooving on these vibrant Vegan Lemon Rolls with a Sticky Lemon Glaze. The rolls are fluffy and tall and they are infused with lemon at every stage. There's lemon zest and lemon juice in the dough, in the filling and in the glaze. You can cut down on the lemon if you want them less lemony, but why? Cardamom adds a...

s. The rolls are feathery soft and bursting with umami flavor.  Thank you to Lodge Cast Iron for sponsoring this post! Over the past year or so, I’ve been learning how to make my favorite breads from Chinese bakeries at home. These breads brought so much comfort to me during my childhood, and I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I’m able to recreate them. Plus, Mama Lin is usually impressed by the breads I bake, and you all know that impressing an Asian mother is no easy feat. When I first embarked on this baking journey, I didn’t...

This brioche-like cake is perfect for sharing, and whoever finds the hidden fève is crowned king for the day! Follow my Dreikönigskuchen recipe with step-by-step photos. Swiss Three Kings Cake If there is one thing that can chase the post-Christmas blues away, it is the knowledge that the Epiphany is just around the corner. Once all of the Gingerbread Men, Panettone and Fruit Mince Pies have been devoured in the lead-up to Christmas, one can then look forward to the joys of the Dreikönigskuchen to celebrate the Epiphany on 6 January. What is a Dreikönigskuchen? A Dreikönigskuchen is a Swiss...

In my early twenties I did a lot of clubbing.  I actually met The Viking on the London club scene (this is a whole different story for a different time) but I had a gang of wonderful friends from fashion college and we would all get dressed up on a Friday and Saturday nights and drive into town from our college which was in the suburbs. (Don’t worry, we were very sensible, there was always a dedicated driver.) We would have our fun and then at 2am in the morning we would drive back to college via the bagel bakery...