Take about a pound of ripe but firm plums and cut a small cross in the bottom of each fruit (opposite the stem end)
Cover with boiling water and allow to stand for several minutes, until the skin starts to split
Drain (reserving the water) and cover in fresh cold water, which will encourage the skins to [...]

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This is an unusual combination, but not without precedent. My daughter’s Canadian Godfather used to devour this for breakfast with maple syrup.
Feel free to take out the bacon and serve with poached plums and yoghurt, if you wish.
Breakfast pancakes (drop scones)
Sift together:

1 cup (250ml) organic plain flour
a pinch of Maldon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 [...]

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My darling Ren, for you a special day and an extra special cake. Not for you the ordinary. So I present to you the extraordinary Birthday Breakfast PanCake, decorated with organic ricotta and crispy smoked bacon ribbons, and drizzled (okay drenched) with spiced plum syrup! Yep, like you kiddo, it’s a little unusual but confident [...]

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This is the full recipe as supplied by Marce of Pip in the City, for the September 2007 Daring Bakers Challenge.
Cinnamon and Sticky Buns
(from Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice)
Days to Make: One (1)Active/Resting/Baking Time: 15 minutes to mix, 3 1/2 hours fermentation/shaping/proofing, 20 – 40 minutes to bakeRecipe Quantity: Eight(1) – twelve (12) large [...]

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