Learn about World Baking Day 2023 and check out delicious recipes to inspire
World Baking Day is a day dedicated to – you guessed it – baking!
Created to celebrate the joy of baking, World Baking Day is celebrated on either 17 May or the third Sunday in May depending on who you ask.
For those would prefer to celebrate World Baking Day on the third Sunday this year, that means that 21 May 2023 is the date to mark in your calendar.
While different folks choose to celebrate the day on different dates, nobody can deny the magic of baking. After all, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as whipping up your own delicious breads, cakes and cookies to enjoy with your friends and family (or on your own – we won’t tell!)
To help inspire your celebratory baking this year, we’ve rounded up ten amazing sweet and savoury recipes to help channel your love of baking.
Happy World Baking Day!
10 amazing sweet and savoury baking recipes
1. Beetroot, caraway and goat’s cheese bread
From Ottolenghi SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi
‘Making a bread which requires no yeast and no kneading has got to be the definition of simple! The texture is more ‘cakey’ as a result, best eaten with some salted butter (rather than used to make sandwiches). If you are warming it through, do so in the oven rather than in the toaster, as it’s quite crumbly. Once baked, it will keep in an airtight container for a week or in the freezer for up to a month – thaw before slicing and grilling.’
2. Awamat (Lebanese doughnut balls)
From Lebanese Cuisine by Samira Kazan
‘Bring the Middle East to you with these crisp and crunchy Lebanese doughnut balls. They’re a sweet end to lunch or a treat with a cup of unsweetened tea.’
3. The ultimate chocolate chip cookie
From Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook by Joshua Weissman
‘Ah, the humble chocolate chip cookie. Not only is it the greatest type of cookie in the cookie world, but also one of my favourite sweets of all time. This one is my ideal version.’
4. Brown sugar meringue roulade with burnt honey apples
From Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad
‘If the flavours of autumn could be rolled into one, this meringue roulade would be the result: warming cinnamon, burnt honey, sweet apples and tangy orange come together to make a dessert fit for the festive season. Make sure all your individual components have completely cooled before assembling – you don’t want to create any excess moisture in the roulade. Get ahead by preparing the apples and cream the day before, keeping them refrigerated until needed.’
5. The Saturday white bread
From Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
‘This recipe is designed for someone who wants to make good, crusty loaves of white bread from start to finish in one day.’
6. Famous chickpea brownies
HealthyGirl Kitchen: 100+ Plant-Based Recipes to Live Your Healthiest Life by Danielle Brown
‘If there was one recipe I had to include in this cookbook, it was going to be my famous chickpea brownies. These have the richness and indulgence of a traditional brownie, but healthier-for-you ingredients. Guess what? You can’t taste the chickpeas at all.’
7. Mary Berry’s glazed French peach tart
Cook and Share by Mary Berry
‘This dessert is as impressive as it is delicious! The recipe works just as well with nectarines or apricots. It takes a little time to do but is so worth it, and is a dish you will be proud of.’
8. Banana puffs
From Fast Family Food by Rebecca Wilson
Naturally sweet banana discs wrapped in a vanilla and cinnamon flaky pastry swirl, these sweet little mouthfuls are super easy to make with minimal ingredients.
9. Pão de queijo
From Guga: Breaking the Barbecue Rules by Gustavo Totsa
‘From my hometown in Brazil, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, I bring you the world-famous Pão de Queijo, also known as Brazilian cheese bread. This bread is made in just about every Brazilian churrascaria (a Brazilian style steak restaurant). It’s easy to make and is really an amazing recipe.’
10. Baked lemon cheesecake
From One by Jamie Oliver
Buttery Biscoff base, cream cheese and raspberries . . . what more could you want?
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