Stargazy pie Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 150g/5oz fresh white breadcrumbs 50ml/2fl oz milk Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 3-4…
Cheshire pork pie Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 1kg/21⁄4lb pork loin or loin steaks, diced 3 Cox’s eating apples, cored and sliced 1 small onion, peeled and chopped…
Coffee and walnut cupcakes Ingredients (makes 12 cupcakes) 175g/6oz butter, softened 175g/6oz Fairtrade unrefined golden caster sugar 3 large eggs 175g/6oz self-raising flour,…
An honest loaf Ingredients 500g of flour 300ml warm water 7g sachet of dried yeast 1 tsp clear honey or sugar 1 tbs salt 1 tbsp of olive oil Method Mix yeast and…
Mini peppadew and goat's cheese tarts Ingredients (Makes about 12) 350g/12oz ready-rolled shortcrust pastry, defrosted if frozen Flour for dusting 2 egg yolks 2 whole eggs 150ml/1⁄4pt…
Szechuan roast gammon with pear and port chutney Ingredients (Serves 8-10) 1 x 1.75kg/4lb gammon joint 1 onion, peeled and quartered 1 carrot, peeled and chopped 2 bay leaves 12 black peppercorns…
Christmas cake by Anthony Worrall Thompson Ingredients (Serves 20) 1kg/21⁄4lb mixed dried fruit 100g/4oz glacé cherries, halved 150ml/5fl oz brandy or dark rum, plus 3 tbsp extra 175g/6oz…
Gammon florentine from Lesley Waters Ingredients (Serves 2) 25g/1oz butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4 beef tomatoes, sliced thickly A good pinch of sugar Salt and freshly ground black…
Ham, spinach and gruyere ring by Tana Ramsay Ingredients (Serves 4) Oil for greasing 250g/9oz fresh spinach, washed 10 slices of honey-roast ham Zest of 1 unwaxed lemon 10 cherry tomatoes,…
Game pie Ingredients (Serves 6)For the filling 1 tbsp vegetable oil200g/7oz diced braising venison350g/12oz mixed game, such as pheasant, partridge, rabbit,…
Carrot cake Ingredients (Serves 12) 400g/14oz carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 1 piece stem ginger in sugar syrup, plus 1 tbsp of the sugar syrup 2 tbsp cold…
Toad in the hole Ingredients (Serves 2) 1 pack Smithfield No1 Outdoor Reared Pork Sausages with Nutmeg, or sausages of your choice For the batter 25g/1oz butter…
Aunty Mary's Slow-cooked pie by John Torode Ingredients (Serves 4) 2kg/41⁄2lb stewing steak, such as skirt, shin or brisket, trimmed of excess fat but with the gristle left in 80g/31⁄2oz…
Gingerbread cupcakes recipe Ingredients (makes 8-10 cupcakes)175g/6oz butter, softened175g/6oz caster sugar4 eggs350g/11oz plain flour2 tsp baking powder1⁄2 tsp allspice1⁄2…
Easy bramley and sultana teabread from Phil Vickery Ingredients (Serves 6-8)25g/1oz porridge oats 50g/2oz muscovado sugar 2 medium Bramley apples, cored, peeled and grated 6 tbsp apple juice 4 tbsp…
Chef Aiden Byrne's banana and peanut crumble with roasted pineapple Ingredients (Serves 4) 1 quantity palm sugar ice cream (see below) Caster sugar to coat Half a pineapple 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp ground star…
Toad in the hole Ingredients (Serves 4) 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, peeled and finely sliced 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 8 Freedom Food labelled sausages 2 tbsp Dijon…
Spiced plum crumble Ingredients (Serves 4) 900g/2lb Red Tractor plums, halved and pitted 100g/4oz granulated sugar Finely grated zest and juice of 1 small orange 1/2 tsp…
Almond cake with orchard fruits Polenta or Semolina lends a nuttiness to this cake. Eat as is or serve warm with cream or custard.Ingredients (Serves 6-8) 100g/4oz butter, at room…
Quick fruity scones from Gary Rhodes Ingredients (Serves 24) 450g/1lb self-raising flour 100g/4oz Flora Original 50g/2oz sugar Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 100g/4oz sultanas…
