CHRISTMAS BAKES Stunning festive

TIFFIN & CO BAKEHOUSE’S FESTIVE BAKES

If you’re entertaining this festive season, if you’re looking to give the gift of delicious cakes or you’d just like to treat yourself, let us introduce Tiffin & Co Bakehouse’s Shannon Riglin whose new festive bakes are, in a word...

Delicious!

SOMETHING smells amazing...! Upon turning up to meet one of Lincolnshire’s newest luxury confectioners, it’s clear we’re in for a treat. And surely enough, Shannon Riglin’s studio is full of the latest products she’s created as part of her Christmas range, ready to offer to those seeking festive treats for guests to enjoy over the season. Her showstopper is a stunning looking four-layer marbled chocolate cake heaving with ganache and chocolate curls. ‘That must have taken ages!’ We remark, but Shannon’s been baking since she was a youngster and assures us it’s just a case of utilising her experience to approach even the most ambitious bake with patience and attention to detail. You could give Shannon the credit she deserves... or... if you were feeling particularly nefarious, you could just pass it off to guests as your own creation. Either way, Shannon’s just happy that hundreds of people this Christmas will be enjoying her ranges of tray bakes, blondies, cookies, cakes, cheesecakes and cookie pies. And it’s a nice change of pace from the rigours of academia, like the masters degree she completed at the University of Lincoln last September, just prior to setting up her business, Tiffin & Co Bakehouse.

“I’ve lived in Lincolnshire most of my life and have always had the ambition of baking for a living. Previously, I’ve baked for family and friends, but I knew it would be a leap of faith to turn a personal passion into a business.” “After pursuing a Business Studies & Management degree with the Open University and then completing my Masters, we were in the throes of lockdown and I finally had the time to set up a business. I’ve designed the branding, made the website and set about creating a range of products that I thought everyone would love.” >>

From Lincolnshire To Anywhere

Shannon’s products are available in Gary Simpson’s butcheries across Lincolnshire, and from the county’s leading garden centres... but her mail order service means you can send a delicious gift anywhere in the UK.

>> “That was seven months ago and the response has been really rewarding. I’ve some core products that are popular all year round but I also try to create new ranges, like my Christmas products, which are just about ready to go.” “My ranges are available at all six of Gary Simpson’s shops in Lincoln, Sleaford and Stamford, as well as Baytree Garden Centre, Stamford Garden Centre and Boston’s Sack Store, but most products can also be delivered nationally too.” “I’m already receiving orders for mixed boxes of brownies, blondies, cookies and festive products like cranberry flapjacks and white forest blondies; limited edition products.” “I’m taking orders for Christmas delivery until mid-December, and already people are

Top: Shannon’s sumptuous salted caramel cheesecake. Left: Selection of brownies, blondies and cookies.

really happy to have found a gift for loved ones, up and down the country, which are more personal, really indulgent and a present that comes from a small local business.”

“Our chocolate and Lotus Biscoff products are the most popular at the moment, but we’ve hot cookie dough trays, dipping sauces and cookie pies too, and we’re also taking orders for completely bespoke eight-inch celebration cakes.”

“More involved cakes need about a week’s notice, but often for products that I bake daily I can send out with a courier for next day delivery.” “After all, nobody should have to wait to enjoy something delicious this season!” n

Find Out More: Shannon is the founder of Tiffin & Co Bakehouse, delivering brownies, blondies, cakes and cookies nationwide. She can create bespoke cakes and other goodies to order. Order at www.tiffinandcobakehouse.co.uk, email enquiries@tiffinandcobakehouse.co.uk or enquire via social media @tiffinandcobakehouse.

Just the thing to warm up your winter...

Carollers’ Reserve Winter Gin Liqueur, a winter warmer from Bandsman Gin... Only available for a couple of months a year, you’ll need to be quick to secure a few bottles of this spiffing winter warmer. It’s a warming gin liqueur made using sloes picked from fertile land near the River Trent, damsons from the farm of a local brass banding family and honey from an apiary in the village of Doddington near Lincoln. Drink it over ice or with lemonade as a long drink. n £25 / 50cl / 30% ABV, See bandsmangin.co.uk.

The Wine Cellar

Wine of the Month

Passion by Punks, by Some Young Punks, £13 / 75cl / 14.5% ABV

This absolutely ripping wine was once known by the name Passion Has Red Lips. Its makers, Some Young Punks, produced funky bottles with 1950s pulp artwork. That branding has been dropped in favour of a different looking label and arguably some of the charm of the original has been lost, but happily, the wine remains the same. Produced in Australia’s Clare Valley region, it’s a rather heavyweight Cabernet Sauvignon (45%) and Shiraz (55%) blend that’ll easily lay waste to winter nights with a hefty mix of cherry, smoke, tobacco and vanilla flavours. Buy from www.all aboutwine.co.uk n

WARMING UP YOUR AUTUMN AND WINTER THIS MONTH WITH A SEASONAL TIPPLE, A CELEBRATION OF BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU DAY AND A SUPER AUSTRALIAN RED...

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU DAY: 18th November 2021...

A friend with mead is a friend indeed...

1. Rochegrès’ Moulin-À-Vent is a Beaujolais beauty, whose charm will only develop with 2021’s new wine release. Cherry, spice and oak on the nose, ideal with poultry or red meat, £19.99 / 75cl / 13% ABV.

2. Produced by the Cru of Morgon, by Dominique Piron on his 50-year old Gamay estate. Cherries and plums meet roasted coffee beans and tobacco yielding soft tannins and a really well-rounded flavour overall, £14.99 / 75cl / 13% ABV.

3. And finally, a remarkably good value midweek Beaujolais whose quality belies its modest price. Quite a jolly wine, with plenty of raspberry and cherry flavours, £6.29 / 75cl / 13% ABV. The term honeymoon derives from the custom of leaving newlyweds alone to enjoy mead or honey wine – thought to aid fertility – for a lunar month immediately after their wedding. Mead is still produced, most notably on The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland. However, Matt and Nicola Brauer have created their own take on the medieval drink, combining a honey spirit with Perthshire whisky... ably assisted by about 8,000,000 bees. It’s a lovely, sweet winter warmer. £31 / 50cl / 30% ABV, www.beeble.buzz.

n Our featured wines are available from the best local independent wine merchants, supermarkets and online, prices are RRP and may vary from those stated.