2159 traditional british sponge Recipes

self raising flour, salt, shredded vegetable suet or 50 g grated frozen butter, caster sugar, currants, mixed citrus peels, egg, beaten, milk

sausage or 8 s, plain flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, drippings or 1 tbsp vegetable oil

bread (white is traditional, but i use low-carb rye), heinz baked beans in tomato sauce (both products come in a blue can, do not use american pork & beans or bush s beans etc. only heinz), worcestershire sauce

icing sugar , sifted, ground almonds, egg yolk, beaten lightly, orange juice, drops almond essence, plain flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, currants, sultanas, butter, caster sugar, eggs, milk, to mix

shredded beef suet (or grated butter) or 2 cups shredded vegetable suet (or grated butter), light brown sugar, raisins, cooking apples, currants, candied lemon peel, candied orange peel, citrus mixed candied peel, ground nutmeg, mace, almond essence, blanched almonds, brandy or 2 tbsp apple juice, lemon , juice and rind of, sherry wine

butter, bread, dried fruit, eggs, milk , blended with cream, cream , blended with milk, sugar, nutmeg

trifle sponge cakes (or a ready-made lb cake or similar), english custard , made from bird custard powder, whipping cream (heavy ), frozen raspberries (better than fresh), strawberry jam, peach slices or 2 very ripe fresh es, skinned and sliced, cooking sherry, sliced almonds, toasted

sponge cakes, water, corn syrup, sugar, rum (i like to use more ), cream (optional)

sponge cake , split into two layers, cornstarch, equal sugar substitute, water, frozen coconut milk, thawed (or noh s haupia mix), cool whip lite, shredded coconut

ground lean pork, lean ground veal or 1/2 lb lamb, suet, fresh breadcrumb , made from 3 slices of white bread,including crust, seasoning salt, lemon pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, grated nutmeg, mace, dried thyme, dried marjoram, dried sage, onion powder, grated lemon , rind of, egg, prepared hog casing (can tsp get sausage casings, shape the sausage mixture into patties instead of link sausages) (optional)

rice flour (coarse , available packed as ground rice in the uk), low-fat milk (my mum would have used whole milk), caster sugar (to taste)

bread, buttered and crusts removed, sultanas, sugar, eggs, milk, sugar

butter (3 1/2 tbsp us), margarine (4 tbsp us), brown sugar (2/5 cup us), honey, oats (3 1/10 cup us), salt, banana, medium to large in size, chocolate (optional)

plain flour, plus extra for rolling, cold unsalted butter, roughly cubed, egg yolk, egg whisked with 1 tbsp milk, for the egg wash, ox kidney , about 400g/14oz, get it fresh from your butcher. pig s and lamb s kidneys aren tsp suitable as they on, trimmed british top rump beef, flat mixed mushrooms , unpeeled but wiped with a damp cloth, peanut oil or 3 tbsp vegetable oil, unsalted butter, onion, peeled and thickly chopped, plain flour , depending on how thick you like your gravy, off-the-boil water, marigold swiss vegetable bouillon granules, bay leaf

russet potatoes, enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, paprika, kosher salt, lager beer (the lighter and fizzier, the better), skinless, boneless large-flake white fish (we use wild alaskan cod because of its quality and sustainability), enough canola oil to half fill your largest cooking pot or deep-fat fryer, kosher salt, good-quality malt vinegar , for serving

dried split green peas, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, fish and chips, for serving

victoria sponge cake, sliced, raspberry jam, cream sherry, drambuie (can substitute brandy), eye custard or 1 (3 oz) package jell-o custard or 1 (3 oz) package egg custard or 1 (3 oz) package vegetarian egg custard, raspberries, bananas, thinly sliced (optional), double cream, caster sugar, toasted almond, to garnish, fresh soft fruit slices, to garnish, milk, double cream, egg yolks, caster sugar, drops vanilla essence