British recipes

Serve this comforting side dish with cooked meats, such as ham. Traditionally, this classic British dish is simply made using yellow split peas, water and spices

Make homemade chicken parmo, with breaded chicken and a cheesy béchamel topping. A great dish for lunch or dinner, serve with salad or your favourite sides

Made from pork shoulder and pigs liver, meatball-like faggots are a blast from the thrifty past - serve with mashed potatoes

Save time and energy with these easy, no-fuss baked ham hock pots as a starter. They’re great to begin a Christmas menu and set the festive mood

Good Food reader Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice. Serve sliced and spread with butter

Sticky and packed with fruit, with extra flaky and light pastry, these Eccles cakes are just about perfect

End dinner on a retro note with this Manchester tart recipe. It's easy enough to make midweek, and with a pastry base and custard filling, it's also super-comforting

Unsure how to make a pork pie? This traditional hot water crust pastry filled with pork shoulder and belly will ensure success

Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Yorkshire, flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices. Bake it for Bonfire Night or an afternoon tea treat.

This Liverpudlian dish is similar to an Irish stew, with tender lamb and slow cooked veg. It's a real winter warmer and counts as 2 of your 5 a day

A famous traditional Scottish fruitcake with cherries, sultanas and almonds, and a sweet glaze

A spin on the traditional Cornish pie- sardines 'gaze' out of puff pastry parcels filled with a bacon, egg and parsley mix

This enriched, spiced, sweet bread is layered up with currants, sultanas, apricots and cherries - serve in wedges for a delicious tea time treat

Good with bacon or thick slices of ham and, although not traditional, splendid with fish

Edd Kimber's Dorset apple cake recipe combines chunks of sweet apple and a crunchy demerara sugar topping. Perfect for a teatime treat or dessert, served with custard

Enjoy these speciality pancakes from Staffordshire – made from oatmeal, flour and yeast, we've filled ours with mushrooms and gruyère

This classic, easy Chelsea bun recipe is the perfect sweet bake to enjoy with your afternoon cup of tea. Who could resist a fruit-filled bun, hot from the oven?

Serve this Scottish classic with plenty of butter. If you have any leftover, toast it for breakfast or use for a bread & butter pudding

Make this classic Scottish chicken and leek soup for the perfect winter warmer. Prunes add a sweet contrast to the rich savoury broth

Make some simple Scottish shortbread squares for the biscuit tin using just four ingredients. They're perfect enjoyed with a mid-morning cuppa

Celebrate St Patrick's Day with soda farls – an Irish soda bread flattened into a circle and divided into four 'farls'. Eat warm with butter

This twist on a classic steamed pud has a sweet sponge topping with a puddle of sticky lemon sauce underneath. Finish with a splash of cream

The Banbury cake reigns in the Midlands. Try this quick recipe for a teatime treat, lovely with a cup of Earl Grey

Part of Good Food's British treasures series, this traditional tart makes a wonderful teatime treat