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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Savoury bread recipes
Simple wholemeal loaf
Learn how to make a simple free-form loaf with our easy recipe. Diverse wholemeal wheat flour, such as YQ, isn’t...
Spring onion recipes
Spring onion soup with green oil
A seasonal twist on leek and potato, this spring onion soup has a fresher flavour. Show off by decorating it...
Baking recipes
Hot cross banana bread
Banana bread meets hot cross buns in this delicious Easter loaf – or ‘bunana’ bread. A brioche-style dough is spread...
Carrot cake recipes
Best of the best carrot cake
Carrot cake is a crowdpleaser and one every keen baker should have in their arsenal. This is our best ever...
Baking recipes
Malt iced buns with raspberry icing
Who doesn’t love an iced bun? Even better, how about a homemade iced bun. These ones temper the sometimes over-sweet...
Retro puddings
Rum and raisin spotted dick
You can’t get a more traditional British pud than spotted dick – something that’s fallen out of fashion in recent...
Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky Yorkshire parkin is taken to chocolate town with this indulgent bake – but the sauce definitely shares star billing....
Custard tart recipes
Fennel seed custard tarts
A custard tart is a wondrous thing – but chef Joe Laker’s version has to be the best we’ve tasted....
Easy cake recipes
Ginger marmalade cake
Debora Robertson’s ginger marmalade cake will make your home smell wonderful and is so easy to make. Just weigh out...
Toad in the hole recipes
Chipolata toad in the hole with creamed butternut squash
There are few things more comforting than a toad in the hole for dinner – this chipolata version means a...
Apple recipes
Traditional Dorset apple cake
Learn how to make a traditional Dorset apple cake with Sue Quinn’s trusty recipe, inspired by a 1932 compendium of...
Pie recipes
Fidget pie
If you’re looking for a hearty, comforting recipe for winter that won’t cost a bomb, this pie is pretty brilliant....
Savoury bread recipes
Bread sauce rolls
Use up leftover bread sauce from Christmas dinner or your Sunday roast to make these rolls. The butter-enriched dough incorporates...
Best of the best recipes
Best of the best fish pie
There are fish pie recipes, and then there’s our best of the best fish pie recipe. delicious. food producer Pollyanna...
Game recipes
Game terrine with brandy-soaked prunes
Nicholas Balfe’s game terrine makes for a special Christmas dish. The rich, warming festive spices go beautifully with seasonal game...
Wellington recipes
Tom Kerridge’s curried monkfish wellington
If you’re looking to make a spectacular burnished-pastry-encased centrepiece, you can’t beat the majesty of a wellington. This version from...
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