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Helen Goh

Helen Goh

Columnist

Helen Goh is a chef and regular Good Weekend columnist.

Baking in an ovenproof serving dish makes for a beautiful dessert to serve at the table on Father’s Day.

Sticky date pudding with tahini butterscotch sauce

The sesame paste imparts a deliciously nutty flavour to this classic dessert.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Saint Phanourios cake includes walnuts and orange and spiced with cinnamon and cloves.
EASY

Saint Phanourios cake (aka fanouropita) with orange, apple and walnut

You won’t easily forget this cake “for lost things”.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s French onion loaf.

French onion loaf

Helen Goh transforms the classic French soup into a soft and tasty loaf.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Kale and ricotta rolls.
EASY

Kale and ricotta rolls

This simple vegetarian snack uses ready-prepared leaves and shop-bought pastry sheets.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s tartiflette galette.

Tartiflette galette (cheese and potato tart)

Two classic French recipes combine to create this open-faced, cheese-and-potato pie.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
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You can use any kind of jam here, but Stephanie Alexander’s mum’s kumquat marmalade is a must try.
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Almond shortbread jam (or marmalade) drops

You can use any kind of jam, but I recommend a particular kumquat marmalade for these thumbprint biscuits.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Yuzu and lemon self-saucing pudding.

Helen Goh’s lemon self-saucing pudding with extra zing

This pudding works equally well as a soothing, warm dessert on a cold night or as a satisfying end to a Sunday-lunch roast.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s banana, rye and cocoa tart with miso caramel.

Helen Goh’s next-level banoffee pie with miso caramel, double banana and rye-cocoa crust

The only downside to this banana and caramel tart is you’ll end up eating more of it than you’d planned.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s Morning glory loaf cake.
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Morning Glory breakfast loaf

The hefty, healthy apple, pecan, carrot and raisin muffins never go out of style, says Helen Goh. Here she adapts her recipe into a loaf cake.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s pear and cinnamon tea cake.
EASY

Helen Goh’s melt and mix cinnamon tea cake topped with pears (or plums)

This quick and easy cake batter only requires a mixing bowl and a whisk (OK, and a small saucepan).

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh