I was born in Derbyshire, but have had little opportunity to go back there since, and explore. It's a county of contrasts. In the south, you have the industrial city of Derby, and further north, Chesterfield with its' twisted spire. To the east you have Sheffield and Nottingham. To the very north, the High Peaks give way to the Yorkshire Dales, and to the west lie Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent with yet more industry. In the middle of this is the beautiful Peak District National Park, and the Derbyshire Dales.
Local Recipes
Bakewell Thumbprints
175g butter
175g caster sugar
zest and juice of either 1 lemon or 1 orange
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
150g ground almonds
150g self-raising flour
80g raspberry conserve
80g icing sugar
20g flaked almonds, toasted
Cream together the butter, caster sugar, zest and vanilla, beat in egg.
Add ground almonds and flour, mixing well.
Take a teaspoon of mixture and roll into a ball. Space the balls out on lined baking trays. Make a dent with your thumb in the top of each one and fill recess with 1/2 teaspoon of the jam.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 10 - 12 minutes and leave to cool
Mix icing sugar with the citrus juice of choice and drizzle over the cookies. Top with flaked almonds.
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