Dayna Hoskin
Bio
Hobby baker, chicken wrangler and passionate eater of all things sweet. Coming to you from a humble half an acre in Australian suburbia. www.hoskinshens.com
Stories (16/0)
Apple and Rhubarb Baked Rice Pudding
When I originally created this recipe back in 2018, My friend Sarah and I had eaten 90% of it before I thought to take a recipe photo, so this baked rice pudding recipe was in desperate need of a re-shoot, and what better time to bake a coconut rice pudding than in the middle of winter, and amidst our apple feature!
By Dayna Hoskin5 years ago in Feast
Applesauce Cookies
I have a love-hate relationship with baking cookies. They’re both my favourite thing to bake, because I can easily trial multiple different baking styles, times, ect… but I ALWAYS end up with a stomach ache because I’ve eaten too much dough. I know, why don’t I try practising some self control… it’s not that easy ok, cookie dough is my FAVOURITE! I remember whenever we would bake cookies when I was a kid, my little sister and I would roll a cookie and then sneakily (well we thought we were being sneaky) turn around and eat it instead of putting it on the baking tray. Cookie dough has been a problem of mine for a really long time, ok!? Don’t judge! And this applesauce cookie dough, is EPIC!
By Dayna Hoskin5 years ago in Feast
Speculaas Spiced Pear Scrolls
Well, last nights weather was a little wild! From about 9:00 PM we were battered with 100km per hour winds and non-stop rain. Safe to say that the puppies were not happy with this weather arrangement, and neither was I when I had to trudge 50kg of chicken feed across the sloshy backyard this morning! BUT now, as I sit snuggled under countless blankets waiting for our little house to warm up, these warm, fluffy Speculaas spiced little scrolls are warming my soul! If you've ever eaten anything containing the spice mix that is Dutch Speculaas, you know exactly what I mean, it's such a warm, homely, comforting spice, and no matter what you put it in, be it cake, cookies or pear scrolls, it's the perfect weapon to fight off those Winter blues. Last year, a family member came from Egypt to visit us in Australia, and during her time here she made what was by far the most delicious cinnamon scroll recipe I’ve EVER had the pleasure of eating! What made her cinnamon scrolls so great? Well, they were really small, so the bread didn’t dull the taste of the gorgeous filling, which was PACKED with god only knows which spices, but there was definitely copious amounts of cinnamon in there! And then it was all drenched in a thick, gooey glaze, and I mean DRENCHED! So when I decided that I was going to bake Speculaas Spiced Pear Scrolls, I knew that Latifas little masterpieces were to be my inspiration. So, I kept the scrolls small, I almost tripled the recommended amount of spice for a LARGE scroll, yes you heard right, these little babies are packing a real spice punch! and then I drenched the finished product in an oober sticky glaze. The result? Does my spiced pear scroll recipe stand up to Latifas’ originals? y turned out to be quite the treat if I do say so myself! The small chunks of pear nestled within this pear roll offer a welcome burst of sweetness in amongst the powerful Dutch spices, and the freshly baked bread makes for a soft and fluffy base on which all the flavours can be happily married. But you’ll just have to bake them and be the judge of that yourself.
By Dayna Hoskin5 years ago in Feast
Ballarat's Pub with Two Names
3/5 Dayni Rating The Pub with Two Names—it was an absolute joy watching this place come together last year as the old Peter Lalor Hotel was given a, technically third, lease on life by the new joint owners, Donatellos Ballarat hospitality group and renowned artist David Bromley and his wife Yuge. Trucks filled with quirky art pieces, mirrors, statues, and glass-work came and went constantly while the building underwent renovations, so we knew from the get-go that when it re-opened, it was going to be one hell of a quirky joint, and we weren’t wrong! If quirky is what you’re looking for, you definitely won’t be disappointed! Even the floor tiles are crazily creative! The atmosphere in this ‘pub’ is exquisite. It feels high end, but not soo high end as to feel uncomfortable; artsy, but not so much so that it’s overwhelming. Although there is so much going on inside this space, everywhere you look there’s something new, something you completely overlooked just a moment ago, but now, there it is! It’s eclectic in the classiest of ways. And the servers and bar staff are just as bubbly and quirky as the building itself, which I adore!
By Dayna Hoskin5 years ago in Feast