Celebrate special occasions with recipes that make the most of our favourite spreads and conserves

■ Makes 16 ■ Prep 1 hr plus cooling and 10 mins chilling ■ Cook 12 mins 100g unsalted butter, softened175g caster sugar, plus extrafor sprinkling1 egg1 tsp vanilla paste200g plain flour, plus extrafor

These all-star puds are just the ticket for cosy winter nights

Dive into one of these nostalgic sweet treats

What’s sweeter than homemade bakes? Ones filled with nostalgia, of course! Take inspiration from TV presenter and The Great British Bake Off star Briony May Williams

Next time someone asks what you’d like for a birthday or Christmas, don’t tell them not to bother or to get you something dull: tell them to get you a microplane. Kitchen life will thenceforth be divi