Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Mary Berry’s Spiced Dorset Apple Traybake is a muscovado sponge layered with sliced Bramley apples and cinnamon. It bakes at 180°C (160°C fan/Gas 4) for 40 minutes in a 30 × 23cm tin. It serves 12. Berry says in Cooks the Perfect (2014) it “makes a comforting pudding, served warm with clotted cream.” She adds …
Mary Berry’s apple and cinnamon loaf cake is a moist sponge made with diced dessert apples, muscovado sugar and cinnamon, brushed with warm apricot jam. It bakes in two 450g loaf tins at 180°C (160°C fan/Gas 4) for 40-45 minutes. Berry says in Mary Berry Cooks (2014) “this is a lovely moist loaf, which I …
Mary Berry’s toffee apple steamed pudding is a buttery sponge steamed over muscovado toffee sauce and chopped dessert apples. It cooks in a 1-litre pudding basin for 1½ hours, using 200g each of butter and light muscovado sugar for the sauce. In Mary Berry at Home, she notes the mixture “will also fill six timbale …
Hairy Bikers Spanish chicken bake is a one-tin roast of chicken thighs, chorizo, new potatoes, tomatoes and peppers with smoked paprika and oregano. It serves 4 at 370 calories per serving and bakes in three 20-minute stages over an hour. This comes from the Hairy Dieters series, and the headnote says “you’d think this dish …
Hairy Bikers jambalaya is a one-pan Creole rice dish with chicken thighs, chorizo and king prawns in a spiced tomato sauce. It serves 6 at 341 calories per serving and cooks in about 35 minutes. This comes from The Hairy Dieters (2012), and Si and Dave call it “a sort of Creole paella.” The diet …
Hairy Bikers beef goulash is a slow-braised chuck steak stew with three peppers and two paprikas, cooked in the oven for 2½ hours. It serves 6 at 306 calories per serving with just 1 tablespoon of oil for a whole kilo of beef. This comes from the Hairy Dieters series, and Si and Dave call …
Hairy Bikers prawn korma is a creamy, mild curry with tiger prawns in a blitzed onion and ginger sauce, finished with a splash of cream. It serves 4 at just 205 calories per serving and takes under 30 minutes from start to finish. This comes from The Hairy Dieters: Eat for Life (2013), and Si …
Hairy Bikers moussaka is a layered lamb and aubergine bake with a cornflour white sauce, spiced with cinnamon, mint and red wine. It serves 6 at 323 calories per serving and bakes in individual dishes for about 25 minutes. This comes from The Hairy Dieters: Eat for Life (2013). The two biggest calorie savings are …
Hairy Bikers enchiladas are corn tortillas filled with spiced beef and kidney bean mince, rolled, baked at 200°C, then topped with crème fraîche and salsa. They serve 4 at 468 calories per serving and take about an hour total from pan to table. This comes from The Hairy Dieters: Eat for Life (2013). Si and …
Mary Berry’s very posh fishcakes are smoked haddock cakes with a hidden Parmesan and mustard fondant sauce inside, coated in fine panko breadcrumbs. They’re pan-fried until golden, then finished in the oven at 200°C (180°C fan/Gas 6) for 15 minutes. The recipe makes 4. Berry’s headnote in Everyday (2017) explains the name. She says “when …
