This dessert appears to be loosely based on or derived from banoffee pie. It combines bananas and caramel sauce with pre-made dough for convenience. The ingredients are simple, the time it takes to prepare is short, and the dessert is…
Acid drops are a hard candy or confection made very sour through the addition of acid. Citric acid and tartaric acid are commonly used. Ingredients 2 cups (480 mL) white granulated sugar 1 cup (240 mL) water ½ tsp (2.5…
Roast beef, or a roast dinner, is a traditional and classic meal across Britain, the Commonwealth, and Ireland, with the focus on some form of roasted meat, vegetables, gravy, and Yorkshire puddings. Roast dinners are traditionally served on Sunday, but…
Yorkshire pudding is a dish popular across the UK but originating in the county of Yorkshire in England. It’s traditionally eaten with beef or lamb with vegetables. Ingredients 1 cup (240 g) unbleached white flour 1 cup (240 g) whole…
The Victoria sandwich (also known as the Victoria sponge) is a Victorian cake that is popular in the UK. Ingredients 170 g (⅔ cup or 6 oz) self-raising flour 170 g (⅔ cup or 6 oz) unsalted butter or margarine…
Toad in the hole is a baked Yorkshire pudding or thick pastry round, with sausages or pieces of meat in it. This recipe is for a sausage toad. A further variation is made using fine chopped potatoes in a pudding-basin…
Pease pudding, sometimes known as pease pottage or pease porridge, is a simmered pea preparation, which mainly consists of split yellow or carlin peas, water, salt and spices, often cooked with a bacon or ham joint. It is similar in…
An oatcake is a type of pancake made from oatmeal, cooked on a griddle. North Staffordshire oatcakes are a local delicacy in the North Staffordshire (Stoke-on-Trent) area of England, and so may be known to non-locals as a North Staffordshire…
Mushy peas is a popular and characteristic British dish that has helped to give British cooking its well-deserved reputation. Mushy peas are often served with fish and chips. Ingredients Dried marrowfat peas Water 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp sugar…
Mincemeat is a spiced fruit preserve that does not in fact contain meat, although it may contain animal suet. The name is a throwback to Middle English from when “meat” was a word for all food, or to Victorian and…
This is a traditional recipe for Liverpool scouse, also known as “lobscouse”. The sauce is not thickened, and it is usual to serve with preserved beetroot or red cabbage and white bread with butter. An even more impoverished variety of…
Alexandra soup is a puréed vegetable soup, containing lentils, barley, and tomato. It makes for a warming meal. Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) lentils 2 heaped tablespoons (30 ml) barley 1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter 1 onion, diced 3 cups…