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The classic Cornish hand pie: flaky, buttery pastry folded and crimped around skirt steak, potatoes, swede and onion that cook together in their own juices.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13384 · Hand-built original
Poached chicken in a curried mayonnaise and crème fraîche sauce with mango, apricot jam and toasted flaked almonds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-5362 · Hand-built original
Flaky puff pastry turnovers filled with coronation chicken salad — curried mayonnaise, rotisserie chicken, dried cranberries and scallions — baked until puffed and deep golden.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13386 · Hand-built original
Curry-marinated chicken thighs are fried in a semolina crust and layered into bread with chilli mayonnaise, pickled raisins, mango and cucumber. Toasted almonds and coriander leaves add crunch to the celebratory sandwich filling.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-18134 · Hand-built original
Leftover roast turkey folded through a curried creme fraiche, apricot and almond filling, sandwiched with salad leaves. A classic British sandwich and the best use for leftover turkey.
Main ingredient: turkey
HB-18113 · Hand-built original
Ground beef is braised with onion, celery, carrot, tomato paste, red wine and beef broth, with peas stirred in at the end, under a mashed russet potato topping enriched with milk, butter and Parmesan. The pie bakes until the potato peaks turn golden and the filling bubbles.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-6646 · Hand-built original
A British comfort classic of beef mince simmered in red wine and stock with onion, celery and carrots, baked under a blanket of creamy cheddar mash with fork-ridged peaks.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-17676 · Hand-built original
Cottage pie with parsnips is a British main course built around beef.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2843 · Hand-built original
A crab and leek tart in a plain and wholemeal pastry case: leeks under brown crab meat folded into crème fraîche and eggs, dotted with white crab meat and grated cheddar, baked until just set with a slight wobble.
Main ingredient: crab
HB-17811 · Hand-built original
Savoury scones with brown crab meat and gruyère baked into the dough, split and buttered, then piled with a fresh white crab, cucumber and apple topping.
Main ingredient: crab
HB-13398 · Hand-built original
Toasted jumbo oats sweetened with muscovado sugar are folded through whisky-spiked whipped mascarpone and cream with fresh raspberries. The cranachan is spooned into glasses and topped with the reserved crunchy oats and berries.
Main ingredient: butter
HB-6669 · Hand-built original
Shortbread bars inspired by the Scottish cranachan: a coconut shortbread case filled with raspberries and jam under an oat crumble, served with whisky whipped cream.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13404 · Hand-built original
A rich, boozy Christmas mincemeat of cranberries, raisins, currants, prunes and dates with grated apple, orange and warm spices, matured in jars for at least two weeks.
Main ingredient: cranberries
HB-13411 · Hand-built original
Cauliflower in a cream cheese and mustard sauce with blue cheese, topped with walnuts and cheddar and grilled until golden.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
HB-6678 · Hand-built original
Leeks softened with garlic and thyme, then simmered gently in milk and double cream until rich and tender.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-6681 · Hand-built original
Chicken breast served sliced over chickpeas simmered with leeks, garlic, herbs, chicken stock, crème fraîche, and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken breast
HB-6710 · Hand-built original
Butter beans simmered with leeks, garlic, fennel seeds, chicken stock, and Dijon mustard, finished with cream, lemon, and herbs.
Main ingredient: butter beans
HB-6711 · Hand-built original
A puff pastry pie of mushrooms in a creamy onion sauce, served as a meat-free centrepiece with roasted carrots and parsnips and peas.
Main ingredient: mushroom
HB-17442 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-0717 · Hand-built original
Air-fried crumbed haddock with oven chips, mushy peas, a curried apple and vegetable sauce, and a homemade tartare sauce.
Main ingredient: peas
HB-6750 · Hand-built original
Crispy pork belly with caramelised strawberries and cider sauce is a British main course.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-2872 · Hand-built original
Is there anything better than this British teatime classic, toasted and slathered in butter?
Main ingredient: flour
HB-1711 · Hand-built original
Homemade ring-cooked crumpets, buttered and topped with ricotta, runny honey and toasted walnuts.
Main ingredient: milk
HB-3440 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-0767 · Hand-built original
Duck breasts cured for three days in salt, sugar, citrus and warm spices, sliced thin and served with goats' cheese, endive, watercress and a port-poached cherry sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13537 · Hand-built original
Cauliflower simmers in milk and stock with curry powder before blending into a smooth, creamy soup. Poached eggs, golden bread croutons and herbs top each bowl.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
HB-18034 · Hand-built original
Air-fried chips with cod in a curried breadcrumb crust and a coarse minty pea mash — a fakeaway-style fish and chips with a gentle curry warmth.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-13543 · Hand-built original
Fresh mussels steam open with butternut squash and kale in a curried cider broth finished with cream, served with a honey soda bread baked from scratch.
Main ingredient: dusting
HB-6818 · Hand-built original
Parsnips roast with honey, curry powder and thyme before being blended with stock and cream into a smooth soup, served with whipped lemon cream and homemade vegetable chips.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-6819 · Hand-built original
A little cornflour helps to thicken the custard, but it also makes it much more stable so there's no risk of it splitting.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0773 · Hand-built original
A plain, perfect custard tart: milk and cream poured hot over eggs and sugar, baked in a ready-made pastry case with nutmeg grated over the surface. Just set, wobbling gently, served cool.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-18404 · Hand-built original
Grandpa's classic baked vanilla custard tart is served with autumnal ripe figs dressed with honey, Marsala and orange zest. Magnificent. You’ll need a 9½in tart tin.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-2883 · Hand-built original
Roasted Delica pumpkin served with a tomato and coco bean stew with chard and garlic.
Main ingredient: pumpkin
HB-4005 · Hand-built original
A whole chicken dry-brined in Dijon mustard for the crispest skin, roasted over vegetables and served with a tarragon gravy built from the pan drippings.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13571 · Hand-built original
A red velvet sponge is stacked and carved into a volcano, coated in chocolate buttercream and orange white-chocolate lava, and set on green coconut grass. A fondant dinosaur, candied popcorn rocks and chocolate shards complete the birthday showpiece.
Main ingredient: salted butter
HB-18190 · Hand-built original
A classic British apple cake scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, studded with tangy Bramley apple and finished with a crunchy demerara sugar top.
Main ingredient: greasing
HB-13581 · Hand-built original
An almond cake topped with pears poached in Earl Grey tea with cardamom and lemon.
Main ingredient: pears
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-4384 · Hand-built original
This is the easiest apple crumble recipe and an all-time favourite quick and easy dessert. See the recipe tips for little tweaks you can make to get your crumble perfect. For extra points, make your own homemade custard , too. Each serving provides 618 kcal, 6g protein, 83g carbohydrates (of which 43g sugars), 28.5g fat (of which 18g saturates), 3.5g fibre and 0.21g salt.
Main ingredient: flour
HB-0803 · Hand-built original
Whole apples baked around a spiced dried-fruit filling until soft, with their own caramel juices.
Main ingredient: butter
HB-17318 · Hand-built original
Milk infused with a clove-studded onion, bay and peppercorns is thickened with fresh white breadcrumbs and butter into the classic British bread sauce.
Main ingredient: large onion
HB-6883 · Hand-built original
Boiled potato, raw leek and cheddar bound with a milk and cream cheese sauce, baked under a sheet of puff pastry until golden.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-6888 · Hand-built original
Bone-in chicken thighs braised in the oven with bacon, mushrooms, carrots and leeks in a thyme-scented stock sauce thickened with flour.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-13616 · Hand-built original
A traditional Scottish chicken and leek soup, gently sweetened with shredded prunes simmered into the broth with carrots and celery.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17161 · Hand-built original
Beef mince in a red wine and thyme gravy, topped with buttery mash and grilled until golden, with buttered peas on the side.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-6895 · Hand-built original
This easy fairy cakes recipe is perfect for baking with children. Decorate with a little drizzly icing and plenty of sprinkles, or go for the full butterfly effect. Each serving provides 217 kcal, 1.9g protein, 35.3g carbohydrate (of which 29.4g sugars), 7.4g fat (of which 4.4g saturates), 0.3g fibre and 0.11g salt.
Main ingredient: temperature
HB-2900 · Hand-built original
The classic British flapjack can't be beat. This sweet and chewy lunchbox treat is made by sticking oats together with lashings of butter, sugar and golden syrup. It's a national treasure. Each serving provides 318 kcal, 3.5g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of which 25.5g sugars), 14g fat (of which 8g saturates), 2.5g fibre and 0.1g salt.
Main ingredient: butter
HB-0812 · Hand-built original
Condensed milk, brown sugar, butter and milk are boiled to the soft-ball stage, beaten until matt, then set and cut into 36 pieces.
Main ingredient: milk
HB-6901 · Hand-built original
Golden syrup ginger biscuits mixed in one pan, fork-marked and baked until they spread into crisp, gingery rounds.
Main ingredient: greasing
HB-17201 · Hand-built original
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