Similar to the American food thread, what about British food? ?

Hi nanna8 😊

That sounds like a lovely idea! For easy sweet treats that still feel traditional, you could try:

Rock cakes – very quick to make, no rolling or shaping, and always popular.

Shortbread – just a few ingredients and hard to go wrong with. You can cut it into fingers or wedges.

Scones (plain or with raisins) – simple, and you can serve them with jam and cream.

Victoria sponge – straightforward and great for sharing if you bake it as a tray cake.

Bread and butter pudding – easy, comforting, and perfect if you’re feeding a group.

All of these are much simpler than Eccles cakes and still feel very “British”. Hope your international day goes well! 😊

nanna8

We sometimes have international days with a group I am in . Apart from the savoury things like Lancashire hotpot can you tell me any easy to make sweet things ? I know about Welsh Girdle cakes and have made those. Eccles cakes are a bit too hard I think!

Peach Melba
Created in London on 13th January 1893 by a French chef to celebrate Australian soprano, Nellie Melba!

Manchester Tart.
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Layer of raspberry Jam
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Banoffee Pie or Peach Melba or Eton Mess

Ahh yes, traditional banofee pie 🤨🥴🤣

vegansrock

I wouldn't make a hot steamed pudding for an Australian buffet - wouldn't get many takers methinks. Noone eats them anymore in the UK do they? A trifle or a jelly ( yuk) might be better or a plate of digestives . Lets face it, most British food doesn't travel well, most people here would rather have a curry or sushi rhan a hotpot these days.

Really? Not sure where you live or what you and your friends eat.....

Bread pudding (not bread and butter pudding) or trifle

Banoffee Pie or Peach Melba or Eton Mess

nanna8

I have a memory that Mum used to make Eve’s pudding which was a sort of upside down apple cake. She was Yorkshire.

My mother used to make that too.

I have a memory that Mum used to make Eve’s pudding which was a sort of upside down apple cake. She was Yorkshire.

My mum used to make Maids of Honour and Manchester Tart

KKOB

What about Cornish splits or yeast buns ? Plenty of recipes on t'internet.

Saffron cake!
With Cornish butter.

What about Cornish splits or yeast buns ? Plenty of recipes on t'internet.

Thunder and Lightning is another way of serving Cornish scones. Black Treacle and clotted cream. Very delicious.

JamesandJon33

It’s a Griddle cake*nanna8*. A girdle is something other. If you are doing z Welsh, cawl is good. A stew of lamb’s neck, carrots ,leeks, celery and potatoes.

It all depends on which part if the country you are in, both girdle or griddle are correct.

Chelsea buns? Slightly more complicated recipe than a straight sponge cake.

i made eccles cakes once - very easy and very yummy!

Reading all these posts will show you several, and there are numeraous other regional delicacies which certainly are not "wishing to lose the contest"

what British food ?

How about a clootie dumpling? Can feed a lot of folks. Serve warm on its own or with custard.

I wonder if anyone remembers Caramel pudding. (I loved it as a child in the 50s). Not the slimy wet one, but the one that came out exactly like blancmange, but nicer. It formed a skin on top, and to my mind, was the best dessert in the world! Needless to say, it got discontinued.

It's true witzend even here in the depths of rural France many restaurants serve le crumble also fish and chips is on many menus now.

I just looked up Dorset apple cake ,it looks lovely and easy,too so thanks for that Goodafternoontea Can’t get Bramleys but I’ll use some different ones.

Coconut jam sponge, Eve"s pudding, Queen of puddings, Chocolate up and over Pudding.

And good custard!

Dorset apple cake

I'd forgotten that, GoodAfternoonTea
One I used to make with Bramleys from our tree. It is delicious.

Apple Pie, lemon meringue pie, Dorset apple cake, summer pudding, treacle sponge.