Make puffed rice aliens

So scarily tasty, the trick-or-treaters won’t get a look-in!

■ Serves 16 ■ Prep 45 mins plus cooling ■ Cook 30 mins 140g unsalted butter, plus extrafor the tin100ml grapeseed or anotherflavourless oil200ml milk3 tbsp yogurt1 tsp vanilla extract2 eggs, at room t

Expect lots of admiring comments when you round off your celebratory meal with an impressive prep-ahead dessert

Get the mixing bowls out for traditional cakes and bakes that will fill your home with warming aromas as they cook

By Phil Khoury Makes 1x23cm quiche or 5x10cm quiches | Prep 20 mins | Cook 30-50 mins 800g mixed mushrooms, such as button, chestnut and shiitake 2 garlic cloves 40g olive oil 1 tsp chopped thyme leav

They all started out on different paths – from sales offices to science labs – but each of these professional bakers found purpose and joy in baking. Here, they tell Jill Foster why it has become a passion that continues to nourish their souls