33 english traditional Recipes

lean ground beef or 600 g cooked beef, shredded, onions, peeled and diced, carrots, peeled and finely diced or 1 large cooked carrot, diced, butter or 1 oz dripping, cooked peas (optional), dried herbs or 1 -2 tbsp fresh mixed herbs, chopped, flour, tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, beef stock (or 250 ml red wine mixed with 2 tsp sugar) (optional), salt, pepper, potato, peeled and cut into small even sized pieces, leeks, cleaned and finely shredded or 2 large cooked leeks, sliced into rings, butter, milk, mature farmhouse cheddar cheese, grated, salt, pepper

lean boneless pork, boneless lean veal, shredded suet, fresh breadcrumbs, lemon , rind of, grated, freshly grated nutmeg or 5 ml mace, chopped fresh mixed herbs or 5 ml dried herbs, chopped fresh sage, salt and pepper, egg, lightly beaten, plain flour, for coating

coarse sausage meat, spanish strong onions, garlic cloves, fresh parsley, chestnut puree (unsweetened ), salt, pepper

trifle sponge cakes or 8 -12 oz stale sponge cakes, raspberry jam, sweet sherry, frozen raspberries, partially thawed or 12 oz fresh raspberries, ratafia biscuits or 4 oz amaretti or 4 oz macaroons, milk, vanilla pod, egg yolks, caster sugar , plus a little, caster sugar, for sprinkling, cornflour, whipping cream, sliced almonds, toasted, glace cherries or fresh raspberry, to decorate, silver dragees, to decorate

plain flour, salt, grated nutmeg, tps ground cinnamon, rind of 1 lemon, grated, glace cherries, chopped dried citrus peel, golden raisins, plain raisins, currants, butter, golden caster sugar or finely ground demerrara sugar, eggs, beaten, milk, almond paste (marzipan), apricot jam

cooking apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks, pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks, plums, halved and stoned, fresh gingerroot , bruised and tied in a muslin bag, sugar, lemon , juice and zest of, grated, butter (optional)

beaten egg, plain flour, milk, water, salt, pepper, cooking oil or 1 -2 tbsp dripping

allspice, cinnamon sticks, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cardamom (optional), ground coriander (optional)

fine oatmeal, wholemeal flour, milk, water, sachet quick-rising yeast, sugar, salt

pillsbury brownie classics fudge toffee pieces or 1 (19 1/2 oz) box traditional fudge brownie mix, instant coffee granules or 1 tsp instant coffee crystals, butter, melted, water, eggs, chopped chocolate-covered english toffee bar (two 1.4-oz bars), almonds , toasted, cream cheese, softened, brown sugar, instant coffee granules or 1 tsp instant coffee crystals, whipping cream, vanilla, chopped toffee pieces, candy bar bars (four 1.4 oz), almonds, toasted

all-purpose flour, cold unsalted butter, diced, vegetable shortening , in teaspoonfuls (use a good shortening such as crisco), eggs, beaten, lemon juice, rose water (optional) or 1/8 tsp orange flower water (optional), salt, vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla extract), heavy cream , plus 2 tbsp, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, ground almonds, egg, beaten, minced fresh lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, rose water (optional) or 1/4 tsp orange flower water (optional), fresh ground nutmeg, icing sugar , for dusting