When the sun’s out, the last thing you want to be doing is faffing about with fiddly food. That’s where these easy savoury bakes come in. They’re relaxed, reliable and gloriously satisfying – the sort of thing you can knock up in the morning, take on a picnic or serve up in the garden with minimal effort and maximum reward.
There’s something inherently summery about baking that doesn’t demand perfection. Think golden brioche buns, ready to be piled high with whatever’s fresh from the BBQ. Or a batch of everything bagels, chewy, salty, crisp on the outside – ideal for stuffing with cold ham or cream cheese and tomato. And then, of course, there are sausage rolls – but not just any sausage rolls. These ones come with the genius addition of bacon, giving you all the joy of pigs in blankets, but wrapped in flaky, buttery pastry and best eaten warm from the oven with a blob of mustard on the side.
