British recipes
We’ve rounded up Britain’s finest fare to pay homage to the nation’s favourite grub. Which British favourite is your cup of tea?
From fish and chips, to pies, roasts, fry-ups and ideas with seasonal ingredients, you’ll find plenty to love. Go all out with Yorkshire pudding canapés, or dive into a bit of baking with our old-school vanilla slice, or summery gooseberry loaf cake.
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Giant recipes
Giant banoffee eton mess
This symphony of sweet treats combines banoffee pie flavours with Eton mess for a spectacular sharing dessert to feed a crowd.
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Pasties
Mutton and olive pasties
Bold, briny flavours from olives, capers and anchovies cut through robust mutton in this tapenade-inspired take on the classic pasty.
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Strawberries
Clotted cream cheesecake with roast strawberries
This rich and silky clotted cream cheesecake is the perfect make-ahead dessert, especially when served with roast strawberries.
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Chips
Ham, egg and chips
Ham, egg and chips with a twist is an laid-back dinner party winner. Think sour cherry glaze, perfect egg and homemade chips.
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Elderflower
Elderflower drizzle cake
Lemon and elderflower are a match made in heaven, and this easy drizzle cake with fresh elderflowers proves it. The perfect bake for late spring.
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Asparagus
Asparagus, chorizo, pea and pickled cockle salad
Slice raw ribbons of asparagus to make this easy and filling salad. Serve with smoky chorizo, pickled cockles and peas for a light dinner.
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Gooseberries
Elderflower and gooseberry tart
Delicate elderflower lifts tart gooseberries in this elegant riff on tarte au citron. This seasonal bake is the perfect late spring dessert.
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Teatime traybakes
Tottenham cake
Tottenham cake is a simple vanilla traybake topped with pink icing. Learn how to make this nostalgic bake from London with our easy recipe.
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Easter lamb
Lemon, garlic and rosemary leg of lamb with mint sauce
You just can’t beat the flavours of lamb leg roasted with lemon, garlic and rosemary. Our method rewards you with perfectly tender pink meat.
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Sausage rolls
Bedfordshire clangers
Learn to make a traditional Bedfordshire clanger. This pasty-style bake has a savoury pork filling at one end and sweet filling at the other.
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Rice puddings
Rice pudding brûlée with caramel bananas
If you love rice pudding, you'll love this indulgent rice pudding brûlée with caramel bananas from dinner party expert Rosie Mackean.
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Welsh
Bara brith
Bara brith is a tea-soaked fruit loaf cake from Wales. Learn how to make this traditional Welsh bake with Anna Higham's simple recipe.
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Oats
Staffordshire oatcakes
Learn how to make traditional Staffordshire oatcakes with this easy recipe. Fill the savoury griddle cakes with bacon and melted cheese.
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Scottish
Barley bannock breakfast sandwiches
Make your own traditional Scottish bannocks then transform them into epic breakfast sandwiches filled with black pudding, cheese and egg.
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Hot cross buns
Orange hot cross bun treacle tart
Treacle tart gets an Easter makeover in this impressive pud recipe. The tart filling is enriched with hot cross bun crumbs, spice and citrus.
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Air fryer
Air fryer fishcakes
Learn how to make golden fishcakes in the air fryer with our easy recipe. These fish cakes are packed with white fish and sardines.
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