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Rustic Looking English Breakfast

By Xana
Lay the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes on a foil-lined tray
- 4 rashers good-quality lean unsmoked back bacon
- 4 brown-cap portabello mushrooms
- 12-16 cherry tomatoes on the vine, room temperature
- 6 tsp olive oil
- 2 slices bread cut on the diagonal
- 2 good-quality free-range pork sausages, minimum 86% pork
- 2 free-range, omega-3 rich eggs, room temperature
- few drops cider vinegar
- 1 cup Baked beans
- 1 large potato
- Cake tin
- small mason jar
- Potato ricer or garlic press
Easy Peasy Cottage Pie

By naiey123
Have your daily does of comfort with this pie recipe!
- 250g Butcher's Selection Lean Beef Steak Mince or Lean Beef Steak Mince
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. tomato ketchup
- 100ml beef stock (made with half a stock cube)
- 1 tbsp. brown sauce
- Half 400g pack Fresh Tastes Carrot and Peas
- 2 level tsp. corn flour
- 300g Maris Piper, Desiree or King Edward potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 300g Sweet Potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 2 tbsp milk
- 15g butter
- 15g grated Cheddar cheese
- Trimmed Fine Beans, to serve
Rock buns

By 123hemsworth
My mum made these when I was young & now I make them for my kids
- 1lb s/r flour
- 6oz sugar
- 6oz margarine
- 6oz currants
- 2 beaten eggs
- A little milk if needed
Family Toad in the Hole

By HappyChappy11
Perfect for family get-togethers, this one-dish meal will allow you to kick back and relax with your loved ones!
- 24 uncooked cocktail sausages
- 2tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 eggs
- 150ml plain flour
- 150ml milk
Chocolate and Mocha Chantilly Mini Trifles

By ynasira
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F
- For the cake :
- 5 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp water
- 2 cold eggs
- 1 cold egg white
- For the mocha chantilly:
- 1½ cups whipping cream
- ¼ cup French-roasted coffee beans, coarsely crushed
- 150 g milk chocolate, finely chopped
Shepherd's Pie (beef mince)

By Mrstilly
Peel potatoes and set on stove to cook
- 3 large potatoes
- 1lb organic beef steak mince
- 1 large onion
- 1 organic beef stock cube
- Dash of Worcester sauce
- Enough water to cover ingredients in saucepan
- Organic Cheese for topping
- Knob of butter and dash of milk for mashed potatoes
Strawberry Eton Mess with vanilla and fresh mint

By Sandrine , blog La table de Sandrine
The strawberry sauce with mint: Heat the water in a saucepan with the sugar over high heat, until boiled to a syr...
- The eton mess:
- 180g fromage blancs
- 2 sheets of gelatine
- 50 g of caster sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 250 g strawberries
- 200 ml of whipping cream
- The strawberry sauce with mint:
- 150 g strawberries
- 40 ml of water
- 15 g of caster sugar
- 8 mint leaves
- Dressage:
- 2 large meringues
- 1 bunch of mint
- 150 g strawberries
- crystallized mint leaves
- silver leaf
Cute Apple Crumble

By lawriemc2013
this is a recipe that has been passed down through the family for 6 generations, modern updates
- 125g plain white flour
- 75g butter
- 25g sugar
- 50g porridge oats
- 20ml honey or 50 ml golden syrup
Spiced Cupcakes

By diddledumplings
Perfect for Winter
- For the Cupcakes
- 175g (6 oz) Self Raising Flour
- 175g (6 oz) Butter
- 175g (6 oz) Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- ½ tsp Mixed Spice
- Juice of 1 Clementine
- 12 tsp of Mincemeat
- For the Frosting
- 125g (4 oz) Butter
- 125g (4 oz) White Shortening (Trex)
- 450g (1lb) Icing Sugar
- Splash of Brandy (to taste)
- Fondant holly leaves and berries to decorate.
The ultimate makeover: Fish & chips

By hanzvallance
Scrub the potatoes, cut into 1
- 800g unpeeled, even-size Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- For the peas
- 300g frozen garden peas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- For the fish
- 650g (approx) skinless haddock, hake or cod fillet from a sustainable source, cut into 4 equal-size pieces
- 50g self-raising flour, plus 1 tbsp
- 50g cornflour
- 1 egg white
- 125ml ice-cold sparkling water
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 600ml sunflower oil, for frying.
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- 750g potatoes,
- 1 small turnip,
- 500g lentils,
- 6 medium sized carrots,
- 150g salted butter,
- bunch of fresh parsley,
- 3 large onions,
- half a bunch of celery,
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Le yogurt et fruit whip
- A poor man's Eton mess. Quick and easy for a dash pudding.
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- 250g / 10oz fruit eg. bananas / strawberries / snozzcumber (may be a vegetable but it goes well in this - promise)
- 1 tbsp honey
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Classic toad in the hole
- 3-4 large eggs
- 200 ml plain white flour
- 200 ml milk
- 10 small pork sausages
- salt, pepper
- fresh chives, chopped into little pieces (opt.)
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Approved byThe Chef Miso Pie
- For the Pastry
- 250g plain flour, with extra for rolling
- 125g vegetarian Suet
- Water
- For the Miso
- 1 litre of water
- 4tbsp of Miso paste
- 1 cubed carrot
- 1/4 cup of peas
- 1/4 cup of kidney beans
- 1 cup of sweet potato
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good and proper steak pie
- Serves: 6
- 6 rump steaks
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 glasses red wine
- 1 litre beef stock
- 2 egg yolks
- 500g puff pastry
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Yorkshire Pudding
- 150g flour
- 2 eggs
- 150ml milk
- 100ml water
- Lard
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CHERRY SCONES
- 480g self raising flour
- 5 tablespoons caster sugar
- 200ml semi skimmed milk
- 2 eggs beaten
- 200g cherries (chopped)
- 100g butter
- Heat oven to 180 degrees centigrade
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Sheperd's pie, Rogan Josh style
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green cardamom pods, 1 black cardamom pod
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 onions, 2 finely chopped and 1 sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 500g boned leg of lamb, diced
- 1½ tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 200ml stock or water
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 700g lean lamb mince
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 25g plain yoghurt
- ½ sweet potato, finely diced
- 100g celeriac, finely diced
- 100g turnip, finely diced
- 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander leaves and stalks
- For the potato topping
- 200g floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- pinch of salt
- 25g butter
- 15g cheddar, grated
- For the spice mix
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 2 star anise
- 2cm piece of cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
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Cod & Chips
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 6 large Floury Potatoes cut into chips
- 4 thick Cod fillets (6oz each)
- Batter
- 8 oz self raising flour - plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 tsp salt
- tsp Paprika
- tsp Turmeric
- Tbsp Corn Flour
- 300ml Cold Lager
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Approved byThe Chef Steak Pie
- 800g diced steak
- 1 large onion diced
- 3 large parsnips
- 6 carrots
- 400ml red wine (or 1 bottle of ale)
- butter for frying
- tsp of marmite
- tbs of balsamic vinegar
- tbs of honey
- tbs of brown sauce
- gravy browning
- 1 cube chicken stock
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- cornflour to thicken
- puff pastry (if you're feeling ambitious use homemade salted croissant dough)
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Easy Scones
- 450g self-raising flour
- 100g margarine
- 225ml milk
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