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Recipe: Rhubarb shortbread
Remember that excess rhubarb you harvested earlier in the year and stashed in the freezer? Well now’s your chance to use it up! Garden volunteer Gail’s rhubarb shortbread is the perfect summer treat – delicious and super easy to make. Makes 9 -12 pieces Ingredients For the shortbread 125g unsalted butter, softened 125g plain flour…
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Recipe: Fat rascals
Looking for a treat to have with a cup of tea? Shop volunteer Lynda shares a recipe for deliciously indulgent fat rascals – a Yorkshire favourite popularised by Betty’s in York – which her mum taught her. Full of currants, they’re perfect served warm with butter. Ingredients Method 1. Sieve the flour and salt together…
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Recipe: Channa Patora
Naresh Sahota, from the Winterbourne team, shares this delicious recipe for summer evenings. Ingredients 2 tins of chickpeas (channa) 3 onions I can chopped tomatoes Turmeric Salt ½ teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon paprika Fresh ginger, a small block 4 cloves of garlic Green chillies to taste (I use 4) Coriander Method Dice your onions…
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Recipe: Carol’s orange savarin
June’s recipe of the month is a gorgeously sticky and sweet orange savarin, brought to us by shop volunteer and patron Carol. Carol discovered this recipe when taking a cookery class in Brussels and is now bringing it to Birmingham for you to try at home. Ingredients For the cake 2 eggs 125g/4oz caster sugar…
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Eat like it’s 1440: ‘Checkins in Brothe’
May’s recipe of the month is ‘Chickens in Broth’ – a 15th century recipe brought back to life courtesy of our Visitor Engagement Manager-cum-medieval cook, Tessa. Packed with timeless flavours, it’s sure to delight even the most discerning of today’s palates. Published by Richard Pynson in 1500, the Boke of Cokery is thought to be…