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Bake with Lucie - September

(c) Lucie Wilson/the WI

Three fantastic recipes for September, courtesy of the WI.

Bake with Lucie - September

Our wonderful Hampshire WI supporter, Lucie, is back with some amazing recipes for September. Don’t be alarmed by the cheese suggested for the first recipe – let Lucie explain all! 

“Hello September! I hope you are all well? Did you enjoy August’s recipes? I hope you enjoyed making them too. I have got three delicious recipes for you this September and all are made with seasonal ingredients too.  

The first is one of my absolute favourites, Highland Tartiflette. Tartiflette originally comes from the French alps but by using Minger cheese (much nicer than it sounds I promise) - it gives it a delicious Highland twist. Just a side note, I couldn’t find Minger cheese in any supermarket but there is a company called ‘Highland Fine Cheeses’ where you can buy it and bonus if you sign up to their newsletter which you get via email, you get free delivery on your first order! If you can’t get Minger cheese, then Camembert is a great alternative. This recipe is oh so yummy and very seasonal as potatoes are in season in September!  

My second recipe is my spiced ginger pear upside-down cake. Pears are in season in September too, so this recipe is perfect. The pears are deliciously baked in caramel and the gingery spices in the sponge are beyond divine. Scrummy!  

My third recipe this month is again using seasonal ingredients for September and that is carrots. My recipe is my spiced carrot cake muffins. These muffins are heavenly. The cream cheese glaze that tops the muffins just adds the final touch of deliciousness! 

I really hope you enjoy my recipes and I will see you all in October where I have got some marvellously delicious and spooky seasonal recipes that I can’t wait to share. Until October, have fun baking!” 

Highland Tartiflette

(c) Lucie Wilson/the WI

Highland Tartiflette

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Spiced Ginger Pear Upside-down Cake

(c) Lucie Wilson/the WI

Spiced Ginger Pear Upside-down Cake

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Spiced Carrot Cake Muffins

(c) Lucie Wilson/the WI

Spiced Carrot Cake Muffins

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Lucie

Hi, I’m Lucie and it’s so very lovely to meet you. I’m your food and cookery baker, maker and writer and I love creating recipes that are new, exciting, seasonal and made with home grown ingredients for you all. I am 23 years old and I live in Hampshire with my lovely mum and our beautiful cats.

During my childhood I was brought up around food as my mum was a cookery teacher, (now French teacher), for schools and as soon as I was able, I had a wooden spoon in my hands. Me and my mum have always been close and cooking with her is one of my favourite things. My dad was a very good cook too but he sadly passed away from dementia when I was 8 years old. I have 2 sisters but they weren’t too interested in cooking so me and mum would spend hours in the kitchen baking and creating together.

Still to this day me and mum spend a good few hours every week shopping for ingredients and then cooking delicious things together. I think time spent cooking as a family is really important, it is wonderful to simply spend time with the ones you love and for an opportunity to develop new skills. I am part Scottish and Italian so home cooked food is a massive part of my family just as it is in the WI. Cookery is very important in the WI. Whether its jam making or cake baking it is one of the things that we all associated with the WI. My Grandmother and Godmother were both part of the same WI as me and mum, so it really is a family affair.

The WI is a wonderful community of people who join together with a collective view. Togetherness to learn and develop new skills and create a community that welcomes all. The WI is a wonderful way to meet new people and create long and lasting friendships. I really do love creating and baking for you all and I hope you enjoy my recipes and have as much fun making them as I do. 

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