Yorkshire is full of anomalies. It contains huge cities and towns, tiny little hamlets of less than 100 people, and vast open spaces. From the gently rolling Yorkshire Dales to the bleak cragginess of the North Yorkshire Moors, it seems that there's a surprise around every corner.
Local Recipes
Wensleydale Apple Pie
Hawes in Yorkshire is home to the amazing Wensleydale Cheese Creamery, and this recipe makes good use of their beautiful cheese.
4-5 large Bramley apples
100g granulated sugar
1 teaspoon lard
300g shortcrust pastry
150g Wensleydale cheese, sliced
N.B. I haven't included the instructions for making the pastry. Every cook will have their own favourite version, and if you aren't confident making your own, it can be bought ready-made from any UK supermarket.
Peel and core apples, and slice thickly. Cook in a large saucepan with 2 tablespoons water over a medium heat until soft.
Pour off any excess liquid and add all the sugar, retaining 1 teaspoon for later. Allow apples to cool.
Grease pie dish with the lard and line with just over half of the pastry.
Put half of the apples in the pie and cover with cheese slices. Add the remaining apples and cover the pie with the remaining pastry.
Brush with milk or egg and sprinkle remaining sugar on top.
Cut slits in top and bake 35 minutes at 180 degrees C (check after 20 mins., and if browning too quickly, reduce oven temperature to 160 degrees.)
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Yorkshire Tea Loaf
3 tea bags (Yorkshire Tea, of course!)
30g sultanas
15g raisins
15g currants
10g glace cherries, chopped
60g butter
85g light brown soft sugar
1 egg, beaten
100g plain flour
1/4 teapoon bicarb of soda
1/4 teaspoon mixed spice
soak tea bags in 250ml of boiling water for 10 minutes. Mix fruits together and pour tea over. Stand for 1 hour.
Drain fruit but keep liquid.
Grease and line 1lb loaf tin
Cream together butter and sugar and mix in egg. Fold in dry ingredients.
Fold in the fruit together with 60ml of the tea liquid. Pour into loaf tin and level top.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from tin and cool on rack.
Delicious spread with butter!
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