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A light ginger traybake made by rubbing margarine into flour, then stirring in egg, golden syrup and hot water before baking.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6902 · Hand-built original
This simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to bake and perfect with an afternoon cup of tea. It's made in a food processor, so in 10 minutes you'll have it in the oven! Each serving provides 401 kcal, 5.3g protein, 47.5g carbohydrate (of which 31.3g sugars), 20.9g fat (of which 12.4g saturates), 0.9g fibre and 0.29g salt.
Main ingredient: greasing
HB-0818 · Hand-built original
A no-cook British mincemeat of suet, chopped apple, dried fruit and candied peel soaked in orange juice and brandy, ready to pack into jars for mince pies.
Main ingredient: suet
HB-13656 · Hand-built original
A smooth blended soup of peas, potato and onion enriched with milk, finished with torn ham and fresh mint.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13668 · Hand-built original
A quick British pea soup made with frozen peas, scallions and garlic oil, finished with Parmesan. It is green, smooth and savoury.
Main ingredient: peas
Pairs well with: crusty bread, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad
HB-3942 · Hand-built original
A soft almond sponge made by the all-in-one method is topped with chunks of young rhubarb and a crunchy sugar finish.
Main ingredient: greasing
HB-6925 · Hand-built original
Herby sausages are wrapped in lightly knocked-back puff pastry, chilled, egg-washed and baked into sixteen crisp little rolls.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6927 · Hand-built original
Lamb mince simmers with tomatoes, stock and a finely chopped anchovy for depth, then bakes under a buttery potato mash ridged with a fork.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6928 · Hand-built original
Braising steak, smoked bacon and root vegetables tossed with flour and herbs, then slow-cooked in a tomato and yeast extract stock until tender.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13682 · Hand-built original
A classic five-ingredient sponge is creamed, folded and baked in two small tins, then sandwiched with jam, lemon curd or cream.
Main ingredient: greasing
HB-6936 · Hand-built original
Frozen summer fruit is set into an apple-juice jelly over Madeira cake slices, then covered with mascarpone custard and whipped cream.
Main ingredient: caster sugar
HB-6940 · Hand-built original
It’s quick and easy and fairly foolproof. Get creative with the sprinkles or add a few drops of food colouring to brighten them up. Need more?
Main ingredient: unsalted butter
HB-2911 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: butter
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-0834 · Hand-built original
Sticky and packed with fruit, with extra flaky and light pastry, these Eccles cakes are just about perfect
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0835 · Hand-built original
Gently broken boiled eggs are folded with mayonnaise, spring onions and cornichons, served in bread with lettuce, toasted seeds and a mustard-honey dressing.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6947 · Hand-built original
This deliciously creamy eggnog recipe is a little taste of Christmas history. George Washington, the first American president, even made his own eggnog, and is very clear about ageing it for a few days to let the flavour mellow.
Main ingredient: separated
HB-0843 · Hand-built original
Thick slices of bread soaked in seasoned beaten egg and fried in oil until golden on both sides, served with ketchup or brown sauce.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13709 · Hand-built original
A floral elderflower cordial steeped with oranges and lemons, diluted with still or sparkling water to serve.
Main ingredient: elderflower
Pairs well with: sparkling water, gin and tonic, lemon cake, fruit salad
HB-5082 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: strawberries
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-0858 · Hand-built original
A British dessert of crushed meringue, softly whipped cream and strawberries with a strawberry purée ripple.
Main ingredient: strawberries
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-3470 · Hand-built original
Cooking apples are stewed with lemon and sugar, covered with a light sponge and baked until puffy and golden.
Main ingredient: total
HB-6963 · Hand-built original
An open puff pastry pie piled with lemon-curd-coated apple and pear, its folded edges brushed with egg and scattered with crunchy demerara sugar.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-17237 · Hand-built original
Fresh breadcrumbs seasoned with paprika and garlic powder coat strips of white fish for a short, hot bake. The crumb turns golden while the fish stays tender inside.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-18046 · Hand-built original
A feathered Bakewell: homemade raspberry jam under almond frangipane, capped with white almond icing dragged through with pink lines. The jam is quick, the feathering is easier than it looks.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-18398 · Hand-built original
A Boxing Day bake of sliced potatoes layered with pigs in blankets, roast ham, stuffing and leftover cheeseboard cheeses in a garlic cream sauce, dotted with cranberry sauce and baked until golden and bubbling.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-6981 · Hand-built original
Seared beef fillet tails brushed with Dijon mustard and roasted to pink, served with a tarragon béarnaise and a rocket, broccoli and Parmesan salad under balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13748 · Hand-built original
Dover sole fillets sandwiched around a prawn and lobster mousse, beer-battered and fried, served with a pressed layered potato chip, fried capers and lemon and lobster mayonnaises.
Main ingredient: lobster
HB-13750 · Hand-built original
A British dish of battered fried cod or haddock with twice-fried chips, mushy peas with mint and tartare sauce.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-3476 · Hand-built original
Chunks of cod in a Parmesan, ground almond and paprika crumb, baked on the same tray as parboiled potato wedges, and served with peas and lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-6993 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: potatoes
Pairs well with: lemon wedges, tartar sauce, rice pilaf, coleslaw
HB-0909 · Hand-built original
This flaky sausage rolls are a British delicacy, and now you can make them in your own kitchen.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0918 · Hand-built original
Apple crumble topped not with rubble but with a flapjack layer of toasted oats bound in butter, muscovado sugar and golden syrup, baked over cinnamon apples and raisins and served with a homemade vanilla custard.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7001 · Hand-built original
A British tart with an oaty flapjack base, raspberry jam and vanilla custard topped with coconut and cherries.
Main ingredient: oats
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-3478 · Hand-built original
A smooth, bright soup of ripe fresh tomatoes softened with onion, carrot, and celery, blended and finished with shredded basil.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-13805 · Hand-built original
Lean smoked back bacon fried with cherry tomatoes and topped with a vinegar-poached egg over watercress and a balsamic drizzle.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13808 · Hand-built original
A British pear, apple and blackberry crumble served with a spiced yoghurt and mascarpone cream.
Main ingredient: pear
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-4044 · Hand-built original
A tea-soaked fruited loaf served in slices with a sweet plum compôte.
Main ingredient: breakfast
HB-17323 · Hand-built original
A hob-made crumble for the stovetop: oats, peanuts, cinnamon and sugar toasted in butter in a frying pan, then scattered over apples softened in butter and sugar and warmed through with custard. No oven is needed for the soft fruit or the crunchy topping.
Main ingredient: butter
HB-7051 · Hand-built original
Fluffy American-style pancakes stacked with the full English works: roasted mushrooms, sausages, fried eggs, creme fraiche tomatoes and maple-glazed bacon. A clash of cultures that works beautifully at brunch.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-18123 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: bacon
Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast
HB-0965 · Hand-built original
A full Scottish breakfast built around homemade lorne sausage and tattie scones, fried with black pudding, haggis, mushrooms, a slice of fried bread and a sunny-side egg. Baked beans on the side complete the skillet.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-17773 · Hand-built original
A pecan pastry shell filled with gingerbread-spiced custard infused with cloves, cinnamon, orange, and fresh ginger, topped with coffee-honey whipped cream.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13871 · Hand-built original
Gingerbread biscuits cut as snowmen, baked and decorated with white icing, fondant features, an orange chocolate nose and silver ball buttons.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7102 · Hand-built original
Welsh vegetarian sausages of leek, Caerphilly cheese and breadcrumbs, crumbed and deep-fried until crisp.
Main ingredient: cheese
HB-3504 · Hand-built original
Deeply chocolatey gluten-free cupcakes made with cocoa, ground almonds and cooled coffee, ready for a drizzle of salted caramel or a swirl of chocolate buttercream.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13882 · Hand-built original
A rich gluten-free slow cooker beef stew with carrots, parsnips and leek under light, fluffy gluten-free dumplings flavoured with thyme.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13884 · Hand-built original
Gluten-free sausages baked in a cornflour batter until crisp and risen, served with a gluten-free gravy.
Main ingredient: sausages
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3505 · Hand-built original
Fluffy gluten-free vanilla cupcakes made by the all-in-one method, crowned with vanilla buttercream and colourful sprinkles.
Main ingredient: unsalted butter
HB-13886 · Hand-built original
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