Breakfast

Tang Zhong Chocolate Babka // The Sugar Hit

You can’t beat a Babka

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  Long before I even knew what a babka was, I saw that fateful Seinfeld episode. I don’t want to go on about it, because even I get bored of the way people talk about food sometimes. Making madeleines? You…

Tang Zhong Chocolate Babka // The Sugar Hit

Tang Zhong Chocolate Babka

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  Let me answer the question which is probably on the tip of your tongue. What is Tang Zhong? Tang zhong, my friends, is a cooked mixture of water and flour, which is added to bread dough, resulting in an…

Quark Pancakes with Thyme Peaches // The Sugar Hit

Quark Pancakes with Thyme Peaches

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  Ricotta cheese has been hogging the breakfast pancake spotlight for too long. It’s time to let another mass of curds have a chance. Enter, Quark. It’s the Ricotta of the German speaking countries. A beautiful, soft, mild cheese, most…

Lemon Cardamom Spiced Longjohns // The Sugar Hit!

Lemon Cardamom Spiced Longjohns

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  Pouring raing, the sound of sizzling dough, the scent of lemon and cardamom, the grit of the sugar between my fingers. I think you need to experience these things. I think you need to make a batch of Lemon…

Panettone French Toast Waffles // The Sugar Hit

Panettone Waffle French Toast

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  This may come as a surprise to some of you…or maybe not at all…but I’m not a rich lady. I mean, I’m rich in a lot of ways – I have a boyfriend who I love, great friends, I’m…

Coconut Rice Porridge with Passionfruit // The Sugar Hit

Coconut Rice Porridge with Passionfruit

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  I’m writing to you from the middle of summer in subtropical Queensland. So, if you’re somewhere cold right now, sorry if this Coconut Rice Porridge with Passionfruit seems somewhat jarring. But I’m doing a new thing this year! Usually…

Fruit Salad That Doesn't Suck // The Sugar Hit

Fruit Salad That Doesn’t Suck

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  One of the things that has stuck with me most from ‘Yes Please’ by Amy Poehler is the idea that when people are trying to choose a career, instead of asking ‘What do you want to do?’, we should ask ‘What…