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    Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding

    If you’ve got a pack of hot cross buns sat in the back of the cupboard beginning to go stale, then this deliciously hearty recipe is just what you need. A simple twist on the traditional bread and butter pudding, using leftover hot cross buns, provides a seasonal burst of flavour. Ingredients: Method

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  • A bowl of Burns Night Cullen Skink
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    Burns Night Cullen Skink

    Ingredients Method Finely chop your onion. Heat your butter on the pan and once frothing, add the onion. Fry on a medium heat for around 5 minutes, or until translucent – but careful not to let it colour. Whilst your onions are frying, peel and roughly chop your potatoes into small chunks. Add these to

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  • Tasty minestrone soup served with whole grain bread.
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    Recipe: Minestrone soup

    Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 brown onion 2 sticks of celery 1 clove of garlic 1 medium carrot 1 medium courgette  400g tin of tomatoes Vegetable stock cube 1tsp mixed herbs 400g tin of cannellini beans 200g uncooked ditalini, orzo or any small pasta Salt Black pepper Method: Heat your oil in a large

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  • Honey cake
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    Recipe: Honey cake

    If you visited the Birmingham Honey Show, your taste buds may well have been inspired by the honey cakes lovingly baked by competitors. Have a go at baking one yourself at home using Birmingham and District Beekeepers’ simple recipe. Make sure to use locally sourced honey to celebrate the deliciously sweet flavours of the region.

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  • Lemon and Elderflower Drizzle Cake
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    Recipe: Lemon and elderflower drizzle cake

    Clutch onto the floral and citrus flavours of summer with this luscious lemon and elderflower drizzle cake. This recipe is a firm favourite of our Communications and Events Supervisor Jenny, who cooked it regularly with her grandma growing up. Ingredients: For the cake: 113g caster sugar 113g butter 2 medium eggs 113g self-raising flour 1tsp

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