Desserts

American pancakes with cherry syrup

  • 350g self-raising flour    
  • 2 tsp baking powder    
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon    
  • 2 tsp caster sugar , plus 2 tbsp    
  • 2 large eggs    
  • 150g buttermilk or plain yogurt    
  • 325ml milk    
  • 200g fresh or frozen blueberries    
  • 150g frozen or canned pitted cherries    
  • 1 tsp cornflour    
  • 1 vanilla pod , or 1 tsp bean paste or extract    
  • 200g thick-cut smoked streaky bacon &

Fabulous Christmas Pudding

  • 50g blanched almonds
  • 2 large Bramley cooking apples
  • 200g box candied peel (in large pieces) 
  • 1 whole nutmeg (you'll use ¾ of it)
  • 1kg raisins
  • 140g plain flour
  • 100g soft fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 100g light muscovado sugar, crumbled if it looks lumpy
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp brandy or cognac, plus extra to light the pudding
  • 250g packet  butter, taken straight from the fridge
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