english regional classics

These meat-free pasties are relatively quick and easy to make, but are full of flavour with smoked cheese, mustard and spring onions. 

Smoked cheese and onion pasties

250 grams/9 ounces floury potatoes, peeled

milk

cheese,

tsp English mustard

spring onions, finely chopped

x 320 grams/11½oz ready-rolled puff pastry

egg,

salt and black pepper

Nothing beats a warm, sticky Chelsea bun fresh from the oven. These are drizzled with icing for an extra naughty treat. 

Paul Hollywood's Chelsea buns

salt

sachet fast-acting yeast

300 milliliters/10fl oz milk

grams/1½oz unsalted butter,

free-range egg

vegetable oil, for greasing

unsalted butter, melted

orange, zest only, grated

75 grams/2½oz soft brown sugar

cinnamon

grams/3½oz cranberries

grams/3½oz sultanas

100 grams/3½oz dried apricots, chopped

apricot jam

200 grams/7 ounces icing sugar, sifted

For those that only like a little icing, Mary's drizzled version of the classic Bakewell tart will be a hit at tea time.

Easy Bakewell Tart

flour

grams/2½oz butter

water

raspberry jam

grams/4½oz butter

grams/4½oz caster sugar

125 grams/4½oz ground almonds

almond extract

grams/1¾oz almonds

80 grams/2¾oz icing sugar

2½ tsp cold water

Easy Bakewell tart

Mary Berry's Yorkshire pudding recipe is foolproof. She's been making them to serve with Sunday lunches for many years. Watch the video and she'll show you how to make Yorkshire puddings too!

Equipment and preparation: you will need a 12-hole deep bun tin, or two four-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or a large roasting tin.

Each serving provides 197 kcal, 7g protein, 14.5g carbohydrates (of which 2g sugars), 12g fat (of which 3g saturates), 0.7g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Yorkshire pudding 

grams/3½oz plain flour

eggs

225 milliliters/8fl oz milk

tbsp sunflower oil

Mary Berry reveals her clever trick for making perfect Yorkshire puddings ahead of time. You reheat them when it's time to serve and they're as good as if you'd just made them.

Yorkshire Puddings

An all-in-one meal that’s portable, filling and delicious. 

Classic Cornish pasty

bread flour

vegetable shortening

margarine

175 milliliters/6fl oz cold water

free-range egg, beaten

beef

potatoes

swede

onions

butter

Watch Paul Hollywood show you how to make a classic Cornish pasty in his video recipe.

Battenberg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers' recipe makes it foolproof.  

Battenberg cake

175 grams/6 ounces softened butter, plus extra for greasing

golden caster sugar

free-range eggs

vanilla extract

red food colouring paste

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces ready-made marzipan

2–3 tbsp icing sugar, for rolling.

The Manchester tart is an easy custard and fruit tart adorned with toasty coconut. Fresh raspberries elevate it to a dinner party pudding. 

Manchester tart

butter,

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces ready-made shortcrust pastry

flour,

coconut,

raspberries

500 milliliters/17fl oz full-fat milk

vanilla pod, split, seeds

tbsp icing sugar,

Rich yeast buns, with a vivid yellow colour, can be found in most Cornish bakeries. Serve warm with salted butter or, of course, lashings of clotted cream. 

Cornish saffron buns

300 milliliters/½ pint whole milk

saffron strands

90 grams/3¼oz clotted cream

grams/1¾oz butter,

bread

1¼ tsp fine sea salt

grams/1¾oz

sachet fast-acting dried yeast

grams/2½oz raisins

mixed peel

Creamy chicken with a taste of the South West: apples and cider. This is comfort food at its finest. 

Somerset chicken

chicken breasts, skin on

olive oil

onions, peeled, sliced

tbsp plain flour

tbsp wholegrain mustard

dessert apples, peeled, cores removed,

110 grams/4 ounces button mushrooms, sliced

250 milliliters/9fl oz chicken stock

300 milliliters/10½fl oz cider

tbsp finely chopped fresh sage

250 milliliters/9fl oz double cream

300 grams/10½oz cheddar, grated

potatoes,

Pan haggerty is a traditional one-pot wonder or bacon, potatoes and carrots, perfect for warming you up on a cold evening. Or serve as a side with some leftover roast chicken.

Panhaggerty

vegetable oil

bacon

onions, thinly sliced

carrots,

500 milliliters/17½fl oz chicken stock

150 grams/5 ounces cheddar, grated

My STP is altogether deeper and darker than the original version: it is still sweet, but the muscovado sugar and black treacle give it an almost savage intensity. It seems redolent of ginger, cloves, allspice – and yet none of these spices are used. It’s a miracle. I don’t understand it – but then, miracles are not to be questioned.

Equipment: You will need a 23x23cm/9x9in square baking dish. 

Nigella's sticky toffee pudding

200 milliliters/7fl oz water

tsp bicarbonate of soda

grams/2½oz unsalted butter, softened,

tbsp black treacle

grams/1¾oz dark muscovado sugar

free-range eggs,

150 grams/5½oz plain flour

tsp baking powder

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, softened

300 grams/10½oz dark muscovado sugar

200 milliliters/7fl oz double cream,

Nigella embraces the cosiness of tradition with a Christmas Classic, Sticky Toffee Pudding. The muscovado sugar and black treacle give her version an almost savage intensity

Nigella's Sticky Toffee Pudding

Staffordshire oatcakes are wholemeal oat pancakes. Here they are filled with bacon, mushrooms and melted cheese. This makes a big batch – ideal for when you have guests, but the cooked oatcakes also freeze beautifully.

Staffordshire oatcakes

oatmeal

grams/3½oz wholemeal flour

tsp quick-action yeast

tbsp baking powder

rashers streaky bacon

150 grams/5¼oz chestnut mushrooms,

300 grams/10½oz mature cheddar cheese, grated

Here’s an easy, homemade chicken parmo recipe that's a Teesside classic.  Put tomato sauce on the bottom to keep the chicken nice and juicy.

Chicken parmo

chicken breasts,

eggs,

grams/2½oz Parmesan, grated

breadcrumbs

oregano

few basil leaves, finely chopped

onion, finely chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

100 milliliters/3½fl oz red wine

tomatoes (or fresh equivalent)

sugar (optional)

garlic

balls mozzarella, sliced

basil leaves

Baking a batch of fruity little scones for tea is really easy... though maybe less so if you rope in the little ones! 

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Panhaggerty

Nigella's sticky toffee pudding

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Chicken parmo

Fat rascals

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