The Cinnamon Tiger

I make the kind of food that your mother warned you about

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Food in Edinburgh 💕

LoveCrumbs Fudge House Marys Milk Bar (?)

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Photos from work! I’ve been in charge of bread for the past 9 days because the head baker is away.

We specialise in slow proved artisan breads, using local produce where possible. Our plain bread has a maximum of 4 ingredients; flour, water, salt and yeast (if using). We always have white sourdough, white tins and wholemeal round loaves or tins and soft white honey and wheatgerm batch loaves. We often have granary, wholemeal or light wholemeal sourdough, occasionally we do flavoured sourdough such as olive or walnut as well. Focaccia and ciabatta or baguettes at weekends. We’ve also been experimenting with rye, brioche and porridge breads. If you’re in Liverpool, it’s well worth the short walk to visit us.

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Hey, the blog here has been pretty inactive because ive been really busy. I went to Scotland to work as a pastry chef in a michelin star restaurant but it didn't work out and now I'm back in the northwest working as a baker at the place i did work experience. (It's full time for the summer, down to 1/2days p/w after that). As a result I've not been experimenting at home either. I can't promise anything in terms of content because this is primarily just a sort of portfolio for me, but I'll be getting pictures from work on here when possible, as a minimum

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a few snaps from saturdays trip to the 2014 manchester cake and bake show

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Floral wedding spray. Handmade from edible flowerpaste, over the course of 2 months of classes.

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Inspiration for upcoming final African themed cake decoration project. I have chosen a Moroccan subtheme. All images found via Tumblr and Google when searching for "morocco/moroccan" with the exceptions of pictures 4 & 8, which appeared when "Castello di Sammezzano" was searched for. None of these images are my own.

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Chocolate soufflés as practise for next weeks trial

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It rather amuses me that one of the places I work uses cast iron frying pans as keyrings. Other obscure items used as keyrings that I have come across include folded up music stands and small chopping boards...

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First ever macaroons. Need to add lots more colour and bake less. Also need to space them out more. Didn't have time to sandwich them, etc.

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Fougasse, a crisp french bread, ideal for dipping.

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Just to let you all know, starting tomorrow, I'm doing 6 days work experience at The Baltic Bakehouse ( http://balticbake.tumblr.com ). I'm really excited and incredibly grateful for this opportunity. Baltic are a small, independent bakery and cafe in Liverpool city centre, that are well know for their sourdough breads, which are made using locally sourced ingredients. I was thinking about documenting the experience, or maybe just a single day of it, for you guys to see what being a professional baker is all about. Let me know if you would like to see that? Otherwise, wish me luck! :)

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<p>Puff Pastry! <br/> For most of the class, including myself, it was our first time making puff pastry,.<br/> Anyway, we made Eccles cakes (a regional product from the Manchester area of North-West England, filled with currants and ground almonds. They’re a great way to use up scrap puff paste) and custard slices. Custard slices are like a larger, less delicate version of millefeuille. Unfortunately the chocolate set almost instantly so the feathering was a total disaster.

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All butter croissants from today as well. Some are chocolate filled. We only had 3 hours to make these so they're not great. Could have done with 2 more turns and more time to prove. They were slightly doughy and on the small side as a result...

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Hey guys, sorry I’ve not been posting much. There wasn’t much baking to be done over xmas and I’ve been busy with my new chefs job, but I’ve got plenty of pictures to post so I’ll try to get them out asap. X

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Cinnamon swirl breads. Cinnamon and cardamon on top, cinnamon and custard below.

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Trying out a Miniamo cupcake set that was sent from America. Tried to take some more professional looking photos than normal, I'm not happy with these but let me know what you think?