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I’ve been running Bake It Better for 5 years and have tried different styles of filming and recipe formats throughout this time. This archive houses all my older videos and recipes before I moved to a Two Tier recipe format in September 2023

Tier 2 Orange Blossom Paris Brest

Tier 2 Orange Blossom Paris Brest

Tier 1 Yuzu Petit Choux

Tier 1 Yuzu Petit Choux

Tier 3 Pistachio & Raspberry Cookies

Tier 3 Pistachio & Raspberry Cookies

Tier 2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Tier 2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Tier 1 Thick Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tier 1 Thick Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tier 3 French Baguette

Tier 3 French Baguette

Tier 2 Pain De Mie

Tier 2 Pain De Mie

Tier 1 Pain De Campagne

Tier 1 Pain De Campagne

Tier 3 Lemon Meringue Pie

Tier 3 Lemon Meringue Pie

Tier 2 Apple Crumble

Tier 2 Apple Crumble

Tier 2 Orange Blossom Paris Brest

Tier 2 Orange Blossom Paris Brest

Tier 1 Yuzu Petit Choux

Tier 1 Yuzu Petit Choux

Tier 3 Pistachio & Raspberry Cookies

Tier 3 Pistachio & Raspberry Cookies

Tier 2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Tier 2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Tier 1 Thick Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tier 1 Thick Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tier 3 French Baguette

Tier 3 French Baguette

Tier 2 Pain De Mie

Tier 2 Pain De Mie

Tier 1 Pain De Campagne

Tier 1 Pain De Campagne

Tier 3 Lemon Meringue Pie

Tier 3 Lemon Meringue Pie

Tier 2 Apple Crumble

Tier 2 Apple Crumble

Tier 1 Tiramisu

Tier 1 Tiramisu

Tier 3 Bi-Color Pain Au Chocolat

Tier 3 Bi-Color Pain Au Chocolat

Tier 2 Croissants

Tier 2 Croissants

Tier 1 Pain Au Chocolat

Tier 1 Pain Au Chocolat

Tier 3 Strawberry Shortcake

Tier 3 Strawberry Shortcake

Tier 2 Gourmet Brownie

Tier 2 Gourmet Brownie

Tier 1 Passion Fruit Slice

Tier 1 Passion Fruit Slice

Tier 3 Golden Gianduja Tart

Tier 3 Golden Gianduja Tart

Tier 2 Chocolate Hazelnut Tart

Tier 2 Chocolate Hazelnut Tart

Tier 1 Strawberry Meringue Tart

Tier 1 Strawberry Meringue Tart

Tier 3 Summer Fruits Cheesecake

Tier 3 Summer Fruits Cheesecake

Tier 2 Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

Tier 2 Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

Tier 1 Oreo & Vanilla Cheesecake

Tier 1 Oreo & Vanilla Cheesecake

Tier 3 Chocolate Mousse Gateaux

Tier 3 Chocolate Mousse Gateaux

Tier 2 Black Forest Gateaux

Tier 2 Black Forest Gateaux

Tier 1 Sacher Torte

Tier 1 Sacher Torte

Tier 3 Pistachio Cake

Tier 3 Pistachio Cake

Tier 2 Almond & Orange Cake

Tier 2 Almond & Orange Cake

Tier 1 Lemon Cake

Tier 1 Lemon Cake

Tier 3 Coffee Brioche

Tier 3 Coffee Brioche

Tier 2 Kanelbullar (Cinnamon Rolls)

Tier 2 Kanelbullar (Cinnamon Rolls)

Tier 1 Classic Donut

Tier 1 Classic Donut

Tier 3 Opera Cake

Tier 3 Opera Cake

Tier 2 Chocolate Praline Finger Cake

Tier 2 Chocolate Praline Finger Cake

Tier 1 Strawberry Roll Cake

Tier 1 Strawberry Roll Cake

Tier 3 Sourdough Country Loaf

Tier 3 Sourdough Country Loaf

Tier 2 Sourdough Focaccia

Tier 2 Sourdough Focaccia

Tier 1 Sourdough Starter

Tier 1 Sourdough Starter

Tier 3 Passionfruit Soufflé

Tier 3 Passionfruit Soufflé

Tier 2 Chocolate Moelleux

Tier 2 Chocolate Moelleux

Tier 1 Vanilla Panna Cotta

Tier 1 Vanilla Panna Cotta

Tier 3 Strawberry Popsicle

Tier 3 Strawberry Popsicle

Tier 2 Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Tier 2 Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Tier 1 Chocolate Parfait

Tier 1 Chocolate Parfait

Tier 3 Brioche Feuilletée

Tier 3 Brioche Feuilletée

Tier 2 Vanilla & Blueberry Danish

Tier 2 Vanilla & Blueberry Danish

Tier 1 Puff Pastry

Tier 1 Puff Pastry


Welcome to Bake it Better

This month: Seeded Bloomers

It’s been a while since we’ve dived into the world of bread, so I thought this month we could tackle two new bread recipes. These are two of my favourite loaves that get baked in my house. You can’t beat having freshly baked bread at home, and these versatile recipes are great for toast, eggs in the morning or sandwiches.

I always seem to eat an entire loaf in about 2 days, so it might be sensible to double the recipes and store some in the freezer!

Tier 1

This dough is relatively low hydration so simple to work with – by hand or in your mixer. The great technique here is lightly soaking the dough and then coating it in sesame seeds. It is a technique I use to get perfect coverage of seeds over the loaf, rather than spilling seeds everywhere! This is a slightly softer loaf than Tier 2 so great for sandwiches. Feel free to swap out sesame seeds for poppy seeds too.

Tier 2

In this class we are looking at the importance of soaking seeds in dough. Seeds suck up a lot of moisture so it’s important to pre-soak them before they go into the dough to ensure they don’t draw out moisture from the bread itself, making it dry. The final loaf is proofed in a banneton basket, and then baked in a cast iron dutch oven which gives a really rustic, bakery style finish. This bread is heartier and is great for toast and eggs!

If you have any questions, please email me or ask them on the private Facebook group. As always, I’d love to see your creations!

Matt x

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TIER 1
Sesame Bloomer

TIER 2
Multigrain Bloomer

Previous months

TIER 1
Chocolate Orange Tiramisu

TIER 2
Berry Charlotte Cake

TIER 1
Boston Cream Pie

TIER 2
Raspberry Sachertorte

TIER 1
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

TIER 2
Espresso Burnt Basque Cheesecake

TIER 1
Chocolate Orange Swirl Cookies

TIER 2
Salted Caramel Cookies

TIER 1
Kugelhopf

TIER 2
Pandoro

TIER 1
Sablé Viennois

TIER 2
Gâteaux Basque 

TIER 1
Raspberry & Strawberry Jam

TIER 2
Raspberry Jam Frangipane Tart

TIER 1
Chausson Aux Pommes

TIER 2
Latticed Raspberry & Pistachio Mille-Feuille

TIER 1
Chocolate & Raspberry Soufflé

TIER 2
Raspberry Soufflé Tartlets

TIER 1
Vanilla Glazed Donuts

TIER 2
Lemon Meringue ‘Longboys’

TIER 1
Basic Lemon Sorbet

TIER 2
Advanced Raspberry Sorbet

TIER 1
Chocolate Mousse Cake

TIER 2
Chocolate Praline Mousse Cakes

TIER 1
Rhubarb Pavlova

TIER 2
Tropical Pavlova

TIER 1
Bagels

TIER 2
Vienna Bread

TIER 1
Tiramisu Cake

TIER 2
Red Velvet Cake

TIER 1
Chocolate Babka

TIER 2
Tarte Tropézienne

TIER 1
Lemon ‘Babka’ Bundt Cakes

TIER 2
Salted Caramel Bundt Cake

TIER 1
Maritozzi

TIER 2
Raspberry Maritozzi Marchigiani

TIER 1
Decadent Baked Chocolate Tart

TIER 2
Chocolate and Caramel Tartlets

TIER 1
Blueberry and Almond Financiers

TIER 2
Brown Butter and Hazelnut Financier

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Matt x

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