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British Pastries

British Pastries

1

Cornish pasty

Cornwall, England
3.8
Most iconic: Sarah's Pasty Shop (Looe)

Cornish pasty is a popular dish that is a specialty of Cornwall. Shaped into a form of the letter D or a half-moon, this crispy and juicy pastry is filled with beef and various root vegetables and seasonings. The golden color of the pastry is achi... READ MORE

2

Pasty

United Kingdom
4.0
Most iconic: Sarah's Pasty Shop (Looe)

A pasty is a traditional pastry. It consists of a pastry case that’s filled with desired ingredients and then baked until golden brown. Once baked, the pasty can be served warm, but it can also be enjoyed later when it cools down. Although t... READ MORE

3

Eccles cake

Eccles, England
3.5
Most iconic: St. John Bar and Restaurant (Islington)

Eccles cake is a specialty of the eponymous city in the Greater Manchester region. The dish consists of a crispy puff pastry filled with cinnamon, raisins or currants, and brown sugar, the whole concoction glazed with honey to develop its characte... READ MORE

4

Bakewell pudding

Bakewell, England
3.9

Bakewell pudding is a traditional dessert consisting of a pastry base that is filled with fruit jam and a paste made from ground almonds, butter, and eggs. The first Bakewell pudding was created by accident at a local inn around 1860. It is recomm... READ MORE

5

Banbury cake

Banbury, England
3.2
Most iconic: The Granary (Banbury)

Banbury cake is a traditional thin pastry filled with fruit and spices, originating from the town of Banbury. The pastry is made with a combination of puff pastry, butter, currants, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, ginger, rose water, beaten egg whi... READ MORE

6

Forfar Bridie

Forfar, Scotland
3.3
Most iconic: McLaren's The Bakers (Forfar)

Named after the county town of Angus, where they originated in the 18th century as Scotland's answer to the already famed Cornish pasty, bridies are shortcrust pastry turnovers traditionally filled with chunks or strips of beef that was browned in... READ MORE

7

Bedfordshire clanger

Central Bedfordshire, England
n/a
Most iconic: Gunns Bakery (Bedford)

Bedfordshire's answer to the popular Cornish pasty is called Bedfordshire clanger, an old dish dating back to the 19th century. This delicacy originally started as a boiled suet pudding with a savory meat filling on one end and a sweet fr... READ MORE

8

Borrachuelos

Gibraltar
3.5

Borrachuelo is a traditional dessert originating from Málaga. The word borracho in the name means drunk, referring to the fact that the biscuits are soaked in wine and anisette. Although the cookies have a few versions, depending on their f... READ MORE

9

London cheesecake

England
n/a

London cheesecake, despite its name, is not a cheesecake, nor is it from London. This British sweet pastry is made with puff pastry that’s filled with almond cream and a dollop of jam. Once baked, the puff pastry is brushed with icing consis... READ MORE

10

Jersey Wonders

Jersey
n/a

Warm and fragrant Jersey wonders (also known as des mervelles) are tasty snacks similar to doughnuts, made with a combination of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs. The dough is traditionally twisted before being fried in hot oil until golden... READ MORE

11

Isle of Wight doughnuts

Isle of Wight, England
n/a

Isle of Wight doughnuts are traditional doughnuts originating from the Isle of Wight. The doughnuts are either filled with currants and tied in a knot or filled with apples and shaped in a turnover (half circle). The dough for these doughnuts is o... READ MORE