Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Nigella Lawson’s toasty olive oil granola is a less-sweet, fruit-free granola of oats, nuts and seeds baked with extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup and warm spices. It makes enough to fill a 1.5 litre jar, from her book Simply Nigella. It’s the granola she makes and savours most these days. It has no dried …
Nigella Lawson’s waffles are light, crisp waffles made from a batter lifted with whisked egg whites, served with maple syrup and berries. The batch makes about 20 small square waffles, from her book At My Table. She confesses she caved and bought a waffle iron after being distracted by all the waffle-eating in an American …
James Martin’s banana cake blends ripe bananas with maple syrup into a smooth purée, folds it through a creamed butter-and-sugar batter with chopped pecans, bakes it in a springform tin at 170°C (150°C fan, gas 3) for 45-60 minutes, then glazes it with a boiled-down maple cream. It serves six to eight. The recipe comes …
James Martin’s maple pancetta cauliflower cheese blanches cauliflower in a rich Dijon and extra mature cheddar sauce, grills it golden, then tops it with butter-fried brioche crumbs and crisp pancetta glazed in maple syrup. It grills in 4-5 minutes, the toppings take another five, and it serves four as a side or a standalone supper. …