The Recipe Blog» Yorkshire

Meatball & Potato Pie

Eliza — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:42:46 +0000

I have to say that the vast majority of food programmes of late seem to do little else but rehash the same recipes over and over again with very few changes. Whilst there is a lot of be said for keeping some of our traditional recipes “as is”, there is also a need to create [...]

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Traditional Yorkshire Pudding

Eliza — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:42:15 +0000

When my mother was young the joint of meat was not cooked in a roasting tin, but placed directly onto the oven runner with a roasting tray underneath so that the juices could drop into the tin. The Yorkshire pudding was poured into this dish just before the rest of the meal was ready and [...]

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Yorkshire Teacakes

Eliza — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:16:32 +0000

Yorkshire Teacakes. I remember these from when I was young. They would always be available, stored in a large wooden breadbin. I´d have one on a morning with a cup of tea (Yorkshire of course), it would be spread thickly with butter and my Mum would always joke if I´d like a bit of teacake [...]

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Ethel´s Beef Stew

Eliza — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:51:14 +0000

I am celebrating the latest reincarnation of The Recipe Blog with my Grandmother´s recipe for beef stew – a wonderfully warming and hearty stew, perfect for the cold winters of Yorkshire! Ingredients 1 lb shin beef – diced Seasoned flour – plain flour, salt and white pepper 2 tbsp beef dripping 2 large onions, quartered [...]

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Yorkshire Dumplings & Stew

Mizmoe — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:57:10 +0000

This is not a recipe for Southern Spain in June, it is simply far too hot, but I do enjoy the odd meal of my favourite “comfort food”, which is usually similar to the dinners cooked by my mother. 50 grams of self raising flour 1/2 tsp baking powder A little freshly ground black pepper [...]

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Yorkshire Bilberry Pie

Eliza — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:54:06 +0000

Ingredients 1Â½ lb bilberries 8oz puff pastry 4 cooking apples 1 bundle herbs 8oz sugar 2 tablespoons thick cream 1 egg, beaten Method Bake the apples and scrape out the pulp. Mix it with the bilberries and sugar. Line a pie plate with pastry, fill with fruit and sugar, and cover with pastry. Do not [...]

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Yorkshire Curd Tart

Eliza — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:29:45 +0000

There are several things I miss about Yorkshire, one of the main things being Yorkshire Curd Tart. It is delicious mid afternoon with a nice pot of coffee [I dont drink tea!] Ingredients: 2 pints fresh full cream milk 2 tablespoons rennet * see notes 4 oz butter, softened 2 oz caster sugar 2 medium [...]

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Yorkshire Fat Rascals

Eliza — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:04:29 +0000

Ingredients 8 oz Plain Flour Â¼ tps Salt 4 oz butter 1 oz currants 1 oz soft brown sugar â€“ light 3 tbs milk Caster Sugar Method Sieve flour and salt, rub in the butter. Add the currants and sugar. Stir in the milk and about 1 tablespoon of water. Mix to a firm dough. [...]

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