Price Points: Unusual Easter flavours

Unusual Easter flavours | H is for Home

There are some strange people out there that prefer savoury to sweet. There are some even weirder people who don’t really care for chocolate. So, if you’re one of those, or know someone that’s like that, these unusual Easter flavours might appeal more than the usual fare.

  1. Hot cross bun tea: £3.99, teapigs
  2. Cheese Easter eggs: £8.50, Marks & Spencer
  3. Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice: £17.90, Sous Chef

We actually got sent some of the limited-edition hot cross bun tea to try out from teapigs. So we did a little afternoon tea taste test.

Teapigs hot cross bun tea bags

When I took one of the bags out of the box, I took a little sniff… am I the only one that does that? The scent was delicious, good enough to eat! The tea is flavoured with apple and cinnamon and completely caffeine-free. I made a brew, nice and strong; the taste was like a comforting dessert in a mug.

In fact, the dessert aspect might be expanded upon. I think I’ll make an afternoon tea loaf with dried fruit steeped in this tea… the flavours will be absolutely perfect.

Teapigs hot cross bun tea

The tea bags and packaging are all plastic free and recyclable or compostable. As it’s made from plant starch, you can pop the used bag or ‘tea temple’ as teapigs call it, in your food waste bin.

Have you come across any unusual Easter flavours? Tell us below!

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Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
£17.90
Cheese Easter eggs
Cheese Easter eggs
£8.50
Hot cross bun tea
Hot cross bun tea
£3.99
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
£17.90
Cheese Easter eggs
Cheese Easter eggs
£8.50
Hot cross bun tea
Hot cross bun tea
£3.99
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
£17.90
Cheese Easter eggs
Cheese Easter eggs
£8.50
Hot cross bun tea
Hot cross bun tea
£3.99
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
£17.90
Cheese Easter eggs
Cheese Easter eggs
£8.50
Hot cross bun tea
Hot cross bun tea
£3.99
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
Lakrids by Bülow Ægg – crispy caramel chocolate coated liquorice
£17.90
Cheese Easter eggs
Cheese Easter eggs
£8.50
Hot cross bun tea
Hot cross bun tea
£3.99

Price Points: Vegan Easter treats

Trio of vegan Easter treats | H is for Home

Have you given something up for Lent? Have you decided to carry on after the end of Veganuary? If you have – well done to you – we’ve picked out a trio of vegan Easter treats for you.

The three things we’ve chosen are each a little different to the usual Easter eggs, and probably even more delicious!

  1. Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit: £6.50, Hotel Chocolat
  2. Dairy free Easter fudge selection: £18.00, NOTHS
  3. Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate: £55, OCTO Chocolate

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Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
£55.00
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
£18.00
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
£6.50
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
£55.00
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
£18.00
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
£6.50
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
£55.00
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
£18.00
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
£6.50
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
£55.00
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
£18.00
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
£6.50
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
Set 5 OCTO six bars + 1 figs coated in raw chocolate
£55.00
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
Dairy free Easter fudge selection
£18.00
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
Rabbert dark chocolate rabbit
£6.50

Cakes & Bakes: Paasstol

Slices of home-made paasstol | H is for Home #recipe #paasstol #Dutch #DutchCuisine #Easter #baking #sweet bread

It’s Maundy Thursday so we’ve chosen a lovely Easter recipe to share today. In past years, we’ve made a hot cross loaf and simnel cupcakes – today it’s paasstol.

Dried fruit soaking in dark rum | H is for Home

Paasstol is a traditional Dutch sweet bread eaten around Easter. For some reason, now lost in the mists of time, when the exact same bread is eaten at Christmastime, it’s referred to as kerststol.

Ingredients to make almond paste | H is for Home

It’s a yeasted loaf full of mixed, dried fruit with a log of almond paste or marzipan enveloped in the middle.

Sweet bread dough | H is for HomeKneading sweet bread dough | H is for HomeWrapping paasstol dough around almond paste | H is for Home

I used a combination of raisins, currants and sultanas. However, you can choose to add candied peel, dried cranberries or succade. People sometimes add chopped or nibbed nuts to the equation – the choice is yours!

Uncooked paasstol | H is for Home Cooked paasstol | H is for Home

To finish, brush the top generously with warm, melted butter and dust with icing sugar. To consume, slice whilst still warm, spread with even more butter and enjoy with a lovely cup of tea!

Paasstol brushed with melted butter and dusted with icing sugar | H is for Home

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Paasstol
Serves 12
For the almond paste
  1. 100g/3½oz ground almonds
  2. 100g/3½oz icing sugar
  3. 1 large egg white
For the dough
  1. 600g/21oz mixed dried fruit (I used raisins, currants and sultanas)
  2. 3tbsp dark rum
  3. 500g/18oz plain or strong bread flour
  4. 10g salt
  5. pinch of cinnamon
  6. pinch of ground cardamom
  7. 25g/1oz dried yeast
  8. 200ml/7 fl oz milk, lukewarm
  9. 100g/3½oz sugar
  10. 100g/3½oz melted butter
  11. 1 egg, beaten
  12. zest of ½ lemon
To finish
  1. melted butter to brush
  2. icing sugar to dredgeHome-made paasstol ingredients
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For the almond paste
  1. Put the ground almonds, icing sugar and egg white into a food processor and, using the chopping blade attachment, combine for about a minute until a ball of marzipan is formed
  2. Cover in cling film and set aside while you make the dough
For the dough
  1. Soak the dried fruit in the rum for at least an hour, stirring every so often so all the fruit comes into contact with the liquid
  2. In a measuring jug, stir the yeast into the lukewarm milk until dissolved.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt and sugar
  4. In another small measuring jug, mix the egg with the melted butter and lemon zest
  5. Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients and mix using the dough hook. Knead for 5-7 minutes on a low setting, until the mixture comes together to form a soft, smooth and slightly sticky ball of dough
  6. Cover the mixer bowl with a damp tea towel or cling film/plastic bag and leave in a warm place to prove for half an hour
  7. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough into a rectangle
  8. Discarding any rum that hasn't been absorbed, sprinkle the soaked fruit evenly across the dough
  9. Roll the dough up and gently knead by hand for about 5 minutes until the fruit is evenly distributed throughout
  10. Put the fruited dough back into the mixer bowl, recover with the damp tea towel or cling film/plastic bag and leave in a warm place to prove for a further hour
  11. After rising, turn the dough out onto a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  12. Form the dough into a rectangle about 3cm thick
  13. Shape the almond paste into a log around 1cm shorter than the rectangle of dough
  14. Place the almond paste log in the centre of the dough and fold all four sides of the dough over. Roll gently back and forth to seal the edges
  15. Recover with the damp tea towel or cling film/plastic bag and allow to rise for another half an hour
  16. Brush the bread with milk and put it in a preheated oven at 180ºC/ºF/Gas mark
  17. Bake for 40 minutes
  18. Allow to cool on a wire rack
  19. Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the icing sugar
  20. Slice and serve
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Alternative Easter

Alternative Easter | H is for Home

Delicious though they are, there’s more to Easter than chocolate eggs. We don’t want Easter to lag behind Christmas and Halloween in the decoration stakes! Easter is a time of spring renewal and optimism – and these fresh, cheery alternative Easter choices fit the mood perfectly.

  1. Create your own Easter bunny bunting: from £2.05
  2. ‘Bunch of Carrots’ reusable bubble bar: £6.50 each, Lush
  3. Egg & flower Easter wreath by The Chicken and the Egg: £30, Notonthehighstreet

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Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
£6.50
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
£2.05
Egg & flower Easter wreath
Egg & flower Easter wreath
£30.00
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
£6.50
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
£2.05
Egg & flower Easter wreath
Egg & flower Easter wreath
£30.00
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
£6.50
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
£2.05
Egg & flower Easter wreath
Egg & flower Easter wreath
£30.00
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
£6.50
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
£2.05
Egg & flower Easter wreath
Egg & flower Easter wreath
£30.00
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
Bunch of Carrots reusable bubble bar
£6.50
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
Create your own Easter bunny bunting
£2.05
Egg & flower Easter wreath
Egg & flower Easter wreath
£30.00