• LesE on July 11, 2022

  Thyme and Lemon Basbousa Buns on page 40 look interesting except that there is no lemon anywhere in the recipe!

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Thyme and apricot butter loaf cake

  • Astrid5555 on August 09, 2025

    Loved the herbal note from the - in my case - lemon thyme, moist crumb, delicious!

• Rose and pistachio little buns

  • EmilyR on January 25, 2026

    reicpe here : https://www.stylist.co.uk/food-drink/dessert-recipes-dee-rettali-baking-with-fortitude/579877

• Orange and almond little buns

  • EmilyR on January 25, 2026

    recipe here : https://www.stylist.co.uk/food-drink/dessert-recipes-dee-rettali-baking-with-fortitude/579877

• Thyme and lemon basbousa buns

  • Futuregirl23 on August 25, 2023

    These were lovely, but only realised when making it that there’s no lemon in the recipe?! Next time I’d put some zest in the cake batter, and maybe some juice in the syrup. Definitely needs a lift.

• Raspberry and coconut little buns

  • EmilyR on January 25, 2026

    recipe here : https://www.stylist.co.uk/food-drink/dessert-recipes-dee-rettali-baking-with-fortitude/579877

• Sticky cinnamon buns with molasses sugar

  • TinyCitiKitchen on April 07, 2025

    To my surprise, almost as good as the one I had in the bakery. A couple of lessons learned. (1) may it’s the difference in how they mill in US vs UK, locations but 500 g flour gave me so me thing halfway between dough and batter. I added an unweighed scoop (about half a cup) to get a sticky dough I could scoop into my proving bucket and that was fine. (2) unless you have large muffin tins, 3” will overflow. I remembered the size of the bakery buns, so used 2 6-cup silicone trays and staggered. But next time I make these, I’ll cut 9 2” buns instead of 6 3”.

• Pineapple, banana and star anise loaf cake

  • Astrid5555 on March 07, 2025

    While the star anise made for an interesting taste I would not have needed the pineapple which sank to the bottom of the cake anyway.