British Recipes
The dishes that anchor a British table — written the way they are actually cooked, with exact ingredients, honest timings and steps you can follow while your hands are full.
28 recipes
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Battenberg Cake
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line the base and sides of a 20cm square tin with baking parchment (the…
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Dundee cake
Put the almonds into a small bowl and pour over boiling water to just cover. Leave for 5 mins then drain in a…
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Carrot Cake
For the carrot cake, preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. Grease and line a 26cm/10in springform cake tin…
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Sticky Toffee Pudding Ultimate
Stone and chop the dates quite small, put them in a bowl, then pour the boiling water over. Leave for about…
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Madeira Cake
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease an 18cm/7in round cake tin, line the base with greaseproof paper…
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Chocolate Caramel Crispy
Grease and line a 20 x 20cm/8" x 8" baking tin with parchment paper. Put the mars bars and butter in a heat…
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Bakewell tart
To make the pastry, measure the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the…
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Pie Crust: In a food processor, place the flour, salt, and sugar and process until combined. Add the butter…
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Parkin Cake
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a deep 22cm/9in square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Beat…
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Eton Mess
Purée half the strawberries in a blender. Chop the remaining strawberries, reserving four for decoration…
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Eccles Cakes
To make the pastry, dice the butter and put it in the freezer to go really hard. Tip flour into the bowl of a…
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Classic Christmas pudding
Get everything for the pudding prepared. Chop the almonds coarsely. Peel, core and chop the cooking apples…
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Christmas Pudding Flapjack
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4 and grease and line a 25cm x 20cm tin. Melt the butter, sugar…
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Christmas cake
Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm round, 7.5 cm deep cake tin. Beat the…
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Chelsea Buns
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the yeast. Meanwhile, warm the…
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Apple Frangipan Tart
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Put the biscuits in a large re-sealable freezer bag and bash with a…
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Butter a wide shallow 1.7-litre/3-pint ovenproof dish. Put the…
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Rock Cakes
Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Mix the flour, sugar and baking…
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Bread and Butter Pudding
Grease a 1 litre/2 pint pie dish with butter. Cut the crusts off the bread. Spread each slice with on one…
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Blackberry Fool
For the biscuits, preheat the oven to 200C/180C (fan)/Gas 6 and line two large baking trays with baking…
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Apple & Blackberry Crumble
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip the flour and sugar into a large bowl. Add the butter, then rub into…