Make your muesli exactly the way you like it. Feel free to stick to the cereals, nuts and fruits that you like. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. Place the oats, flaked bran or wheat germ ...

For the bircher muesli, soak the oats and dried fruits in the milk for at least 4 hours or better still overnight in the fridge. To finish, slice the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds ...

Bircher muesli only requires a bit of assembly, and makes the most of bountiful summer berries. This recipe is an adaptation of my friend Anne's, which I got addicted to on a holiday a few years ...