Our favorite English desserts - 19 recipes
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Orange Cake

By Olga Klesch
Clotted cream gives this cake a lovely richness
- 225 Gram Butter, softened (8 oz)
- 175 Gram Caster sugar (6 oz)
- 3 Medium Eggs, beaten
- 275 Gram Plain flour (10 oz)
- 1 Heaped tsp Baking powder
- 1 1/2 Oranges, zest and juice
- 110 Gram Clotted cream (4 oz)
- 3 Tablespoon Marmalade, stirred until sof
- 225 Gram Icing sugar (8 oz)
Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding

By rapm155, Tasty Delights
MMMmmm warm and creamy Apple Ciinnamon Bread Pudding
- 400g loaf of cinnamon & raisin swirl bread, crusts trimmed
- 3 egg yolks + 1 egg
- 500 ml half & half cream
- 1 orange, zested
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
- 1 Macintosh apple, peeled, cored and diced 1/2" cubes
- 3 tbsp chocolate chips
- 1 can apple filling (540ml)
Blueberry Scones

By lwallace66
Light and biscuit like scone
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp cold butter
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp milk, divided
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Shortbread Cookies

By BrendaFlood
Shortbread Cookies. Discover our recipe
- 1 ½ cups softened butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 cup corn starch
- ½ tsp salt
Banana Trifle

By sarahsinagel
Whisk pudding mix with milk until smooth
- 2 3.5 ounce packages instant banana pudding mix
- 1 quart cold milk
- 2 bananas, chopped
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 12 ounce package prepared pound cake, cubed
- 1/2 12 ounce box vanilla wafers, crushed
Gum's Whipped Shortbread

By alexscharft
Combine all ingredients. Beat well until it is like whipped cream
- 1 pound softened Butter
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 cups Icing Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Nana's Shortbread

By elizabethmackay1
mix all ingredients together until soft, place in fridge until hardened
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 cup fine sugar
- 1/4 vanilla
- 1lb butter
Ginger Shortbread

By msalas
Ginger Shortbread. Discover our recipe
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger
- 1 Cup Butter
English Shortbread Cookies

By gigit65
Cream butter and sugar till mixed
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
Red beet, apple and pistachio scones

By Simona, Briciole
The recipe started with a batch of small red beets freshly harvested and promptly roasted
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons buckwheat flour + 2 tablespoons cornmeal + enough all-purpose flour to make 1 cup OR 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ultra-fine or granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup grated roasted red beet (use the medium side of your grater)
- 1/4 cup grated apple (use the extra-coarse side of your grater)
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 cup [homemade] kefir or buttermilk or plain yogurt (low-fat or non-fat)
- 1/4 cup roasted and lightly salted pistachios, chopped
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Dessert scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, diced
- 1 egg, beaten
- 5 tbsp milk
- 1 egg beaten, to glaze the tops of the scones
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English Toffee
- 1 Pound Almonds, finely chopped
- 1 Pound milk chocolate, grated
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
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Red Fruits Charlotte
- Bavarian vanilla mousse
- 20 g of gelatin sheets (10 sheets)
- 540 g of whole cream
- 1 pod of vanilla
- 30 cL of whole milk
- 160 g of egg yolks (about 8 eggs)
- 180 g of sugar
- Lady fingers
- 4 eggs
- 90 g of sugar
- 50 grams of flour
- 50 grams of fécule
- a little bit of powdered sugar
- a few drops of red food coloring
- Raspberry gelatin
- 4 g of gelatin sheets (2 sheets)
- 30 g of water
- 30 g of raspberry syrup
- a few drops of red food coloring
- Syrup
- 50 g of water
- 50 g of raspberry syrup
- Dressing
- 400 g of in-season red fruits
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Maple-Glazed Bacon Apple Scones
- Scones:
- 3 ounces bacon, cut into small cubes
- 2 medium-sized baking apples (such as pink pearl, pink lady, or granny smith), peeled, cut off the core, and cubed
- 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces) all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (2 1/4 ounces) whole spelt (or whole wheat pastry) flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons reserved, chilled bacon fat (see directions)
- about 3 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (preferably grade B)
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream, more as needed, plus 2 tablespoons for brushing the scones
- Glaze:
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- about 2 tablespoons maple syrup
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Sophie's English Scones
- 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 85g butter, cut into cubes
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 175ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice (see Know-how below)
- beaten egg to glaze
- jam and clotted cream to serve
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Easy Orange-Cranberry Dessert
- 1 package (3 ounces) vanilla pudding and pie filling mix (not instant)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 package (10.75 ounces) frozen pound cake, thawed
- 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
- 3/4 cup frozen cranberry-orange sauce (from 12-ounce container),
- thawed
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin orange segments, drained
- Additional fresh raspberries, if desired
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SIMPLE BERRY AND VANILLA CREAM...
- 1 Purchased butter loaf cake (11.5 oz), sliced
- 1 Box (6-serving size)vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Cups whole milk
- 1/2 Cup sour cream
- 1 Container (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, stems removed, sliced
- 1 Pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries
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White Spot Butterhorns
- ¼ Cup Warm Water
- 3 Tablespoons active dry yeast
- ¼ Cup shortening
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 ½ Cup Milk
- 6 Cups Flour
- 1 ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Egg beaten
- 1 Cup Icing Sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon melted butter
- Small splash of milk
- 1 ½ Cup flaked almonds
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Fruit Cake
- 1/2 butter
- 1/2 sugar
- 1/2 flour
- 6 Eggs
- Nutmeg
- Essence
- 2 tsp baking powder
- fruits
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