Celebrate the best of British

Celebrate the best of British

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Indulge in British food! Seek out in-season fruits and vegetables, quality British meat and some of our country's fabulous cheeses and dairy produce when you are out shopping and use these to create delicious meals at home. What about trying some of our most traditional dishes, such as Shepherd's Pie or Apple Crumble, and giving them a modern twist?!

If you have children, consider involving them in the preparation of the meal - British Food Fortnight is a great opportunity to teach them a few cooking skills as well as an appreciation of the pleasures and health benefits of eating good food.

There are lots of recipe ideas for you to try. Follow the Recipe menu options to find the one that tempts you most!

 
Glazed Strawberry Tarts with Elderflower Cream PDF Print E-mail
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This month The Sauce tests a recipe of Glazed Strawberry Tarts with Elderflower Cream

  • How readily available were the ingredients?
    Seasonal British berries are available all over the place at the moment. Raspberries are still behind the strawberries, so they are more expensive.  I bought them from the local Farmer's Market and the variety of strawberries used was Florence - a nice change from Elsanta. All the other ingredients I bought from Waitrose with ease.

  • How easy was it to make and how much time did it take?
    The recipe gives a preparation time of 30 minutes. However, it took me a full 30 minutes to get the pastry made and into the muffin tray. The rest of the assembly took around 15 minutes. I made the pastry totally by hand. I would have saved about 10 minutes if I'd used a processor. You also have to allow for chilling and cooking time. It was a bit fiddly putting the pastry into the deep muffin tray then adding the baking beans for blind baking. Once the pastry cases were made it was simple to make them up.

  • What was the sum total cost of this meal
    £5.06 (it would have been £4.06 if I had only used strawberries). So much cheaper than if I had bought the tarts ready-made.

  • How many people did it actually feed?
    Five people and they scoffed them.

  • What did you do with the leftovers?
    There were no left-overs.

  • Is there anything you would have done differently?
    Next time I make them I'll opt for making slightly wider and more shallow tarts, so that the pastry cases will be less fiddly to prepare.

  • What did your guests think of the meal?
    They gave it 8 out of 10.  Prior to this test, I would have always bought ready-made strawberry tarts because I would have presumed they were too complicated and lengthy to make.  This is not the case at all.  It is lovely to know that every ingredient was British.  As a result they tasted so fresh.  Also there was no portion-envy as everyone had an identical sized tart!  I will definitely cook these again.

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