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Neen's Kitchen
Seasonal, sweet, rustic recipes from deepest Doncaster


Caramelised Biscuit Cheesecake
Everyone loves Lotus Biscoff, don't they? Any brand of biscuit described as Speculoos, or 'caramelised' will work perfectly in this recipe.
Janine Ogden
Sep 20, 20253 min read


Caramel Brownies
These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.
Janine Ogden
Sep 17, 20252 min read


Beery Date & Walnut Rich Fruitcake
I used to sell about 1000 various fruitcakes per year in the food hall of Doncaster market.
This recipe evolved over a few years to make i
Janine Ogden
Sep 13, 20252 min read


Blackberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake
The sharp tartness of blackberries teams perfectly with creamy white chocolate. Full disclosure: I froze the one in the photo in slices,...
Janine Ogden
Sep 10, 20253 min read


Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
This recipe makes classic style cookies - they're flat, chewy in the middle and crispy at the edges. Try to eat at least one while the PB chips are still a bit melty.
There's no need to chill this dough, but you can prepare it a couple of days ahead and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to bake. It freezes well too, so you can form it into flattened balls and bake straight from the freezer.
Janine Ogden
Sep 7, 20252 min read


Lemon & Poppy Seed Scones
The secrets for a nicely shaped, well risen scone:
Handle the dough as little as possible - you shouldn't really be kneading it, other than to just bring it together.
Janine Ogden
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Brazil Nut Brownies
These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.
Janine Ogden
Aug 30, 20252 min read


Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies
This recipe makes classic style cookies - they're flat, chewy in the middle and crispy at the edges. Try to eat at least one while they're still warm.
There's no need to chill this dough, but you can prepare it a couple of days ahead and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to bake. It freezes well too, so you can form it into flattened balls and bake straight from the freezer.
Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies
Makes 10 if weighed out at 100g each - that's a large s
Janine Ogden
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Raspberry Blondies
For me, Blondies should be made with melted white chocolate in the mixture - just as a Brownie has melted dark chocolate.
This recipe gives a fudgy texture. If you prefer them more cakey, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and leave them in the oven a little bit longer.
Janine Ogden
Aug 23, 20252 min read


Rustic Lemon & Raspberry Layer Cake
This would be great for a summer celebration.
Serve with crushed meringues, and some warmed lemon curd or raspberry sauce drizzled over each slice.
This cake is a great beginner recipe, introducing the 'egg weigh method' of creating the perfect sponge.
If your eggs weigh 370g, or 430g, just measure out the other main ingredients to that weight as well.
For perfect results, have EVERY ingredient
Janine Ogden
Aug 20, 20254 min read


Banana, Chocolate & Hazelnut Loaf Cake
Banana cake was one of the first recipes I adapted and perfected to my own tastes, back when I opened my little sandwich shop in 2008.
The addition of the dark muscovado sugar was a chance I took, when I ran out of caster sugar - and it became my secret ingredient from then on. It elevates it from a decent cake, to a really bloody luvvley cake. By all means use whatever sugar you have, but something brown and unrefined gives the best flavour and texture, in my humble opin
Janine Ogden
Aug 16, 20252 min read


Lemon & Thyme Scones
The secrets for a nicely shaped, well risen scone:
Handle the dough as little as possible - you shouldn't really be kneading it, other than to just bring it together.
Cut with a sharp metal cutter, or a sharp, flat-bladed knife that's been dusted with flour, and don't twist when you cut - just straight down and lift straight back up.
Glaze/wash on the very top only - don't paint the sides, and try not to let it drip either.
I prefer to cut into triangles for t
Janine Ogden
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Hazelnut Brownies
These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie
Janine Ogden
Aug 9, 20252 min read


Embarassingly Easy Eton Mess
I feel like a chuffing fraud even uploading this one, it's barely even a recipe. But it's been requested, so why not, eh?
Eton Mess
Makes 6, in those 60p glass tumblers from Asda. This is a decent portion, so you could be a bit tighter with it - maybe 8 portions in standard size wine glasses.
Janine Ogden
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Coffee, Date & Walnut Cookies
This recipe makes classic cookies - they're flat, chewy in the middle and crispy at the edges. Try to eat at least one while they're still a bit warm.
There's no need to chill this dough, but you can prepare it a couple of days ahead and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to bake. It freezes well too, so you can form it into flattened balls and bake straight from the freezer.
Coffee, Date & Walnut Cookies
Janine Ogden
Aug 2, 20252 min read


Classic Vanilla Buttercream Layer Cake
An absolute, proper, classic cake you've got here - and you can dress it up however you like. Add fruit, nuts, chocolatey bits or sugary sprinkles between the layers, scatter them over the top, and serve with any sweet sauciness you like.
This is a great beginner recipe, introducing the 'egg weigh method' of creating the perfect sponge.
If your eggs weigh 370g, or 430g, just measure out the other main ingredients to that weight as well.
For perfect results, have EVERY
Janine Ogden
Jul 30, 20254 min read


Walnut Brownies
These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.
Janine Ogden
Jul 26, 20252 min read


Cherry Scones
The secrets for a nicely shaped, well risen scone:
Handle the dough as little as possible - you shouldn't really be kneading it, other than to just bring it together.
Cut with a sharp metal cutter, or a sharp, flat-bladed knife that's been dusted with flour, and don't twist when you cut - just straight down and lift straight back up.
Glaze/wash on the very top only - don't paint the sides, and try not to let it drip either.
I prefer to cut into triangles for t
Janine Ogden
Jul 23, 20253 min read


Pecan Blondies
For me, Blondies should be made with melted white chocolate in the mixture - just as a Brownie has melted dark chocolate.
This recipe gives a fudgy texture. If you prefer them more cakey, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and leave them in the oven a little bit longer.
Janine Ogden
Jul 19, 20252 min read


Banana & Walnut Loaf Cake
Banana cake was one of the first recipes I adapted and perfected to my own tastes, back when I opened my little sandwich shop in Donny town centre in 2007.
The addition of the dark muscovado sugar was a chance I took, when I ran out of caster sugar - and it became my secret ingredient from then on. It elevates it from a decent cake, to a really bloody luvvley cake. By all means use whatever sugar you have, but something brown and unrefined gives the best f
Janine Ogden
Jul 16, 20252 min read
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