So simple and delicious with rhubarb or other seasonal fruit, plus a biscuit for dipping. The brandy, white wine and lemon infusion improves with time, so could be made in advance.

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

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Lemon Dainty

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Lovely, old-fashioned self-saucing pudding - light sponge on top and lemony curd below. Suits a cold spring day. Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before you begin.

Serves: 6-8

Prep Time: 20 minutes

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Burley Buns

Made using a scone technique, gently spiced and flavoured with mixed peel. These are just amazing with a cup of tea, and best eaten warm from the oven.

Serves: 12

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

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Beef Stew

A traditional braised beef casserole with thick, rich gravy and chunky veg – an ideal recipe for cheap cuts, as slow-cooking guarantees a tender dish.

Serves: 5-6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3 hours 50 minutes

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The Hughes Boiled Fruit Cake

This is the boiled fruit cake we've had every excuse we can - generally Christmas and Easter - made lovingly by Mum.

Serves: 8-12

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 90 minutes

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Delia's Chunky Apple Cake

Apples are superb in cakes, so in the autumn when there are lots of windfalls around, why not make a few of these and freeze them.

Serves: 8-12

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 60 minutes

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Grandma's Apple Cake

The perfect everyday cake-not too sweet, and it gets more pleasingly dense and gunky the longer you keep it. Great with a cuppa.

Serves: 12

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 90 minutes

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Fruity Flapjacks

If anyone knows fuel for fell races, it's the locals of Hutton. Try this homemade speciality for size.

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

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Lemon Surprise Pudding

The 'surprise' of this pudding is the way it stays soft underneath the set surface It's a lovely, indulgent consistency you only have to slide your spoon in to find out... #Pudding

Serves: 4-6

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

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Fish Pie

A fish pie makes an ideal family dinner. With this recipe, you can prepare the pie in advance, and put it in the oven at the last minute. It's good to serve with plenty of fresh, green vegetables

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Serves: 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

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Apple Coble Cake

This really tasty, wholesome cake is best eaten as a pudding, warm with a generous helping of double cream and a dusting of cinnamon. The name comes from a type of boat, found in Scotland and the North East of England. It's flat-bottomed - just like the cake!

Serves: 8

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes + cooling time

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Yorkshire Curd Tart

The curd makes this tart lovely and moist, with a taste and texture you won't find in any other cake or pastry. It's perfect with morning coffee or afternoon tea.

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Serves: 8

Prep Time: 15 minutes

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Yorkshire Pudding

Yorkshire pudding recipes can be quite controversial. Everybody thinks theirs is the best one- and of course, think mine is too! add a little mustard for extra flavour, which works brilliantly with roast beef.

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