Salted honey fudge & chocolate tart

Layer salted caramel and thick chocolate cream on a chocolate pastry base and top with crunchy honeycomb for a dessert with a difference

Pigeon pies with bramble gravy

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
These puff pastry parcels are packed with rare cooked game, Savoy cabbage and pancetta. Serve with a blackberry gravy

‘Butter pie’ with apples & cheese

This hearty potato pie hails from Lancashire and is a little like a giant cheese pasty. Our version contains apples and thyme

Curly twirlies

Use ready-to-roll croissant pastry to create these chocolate and toffee-filled treats that are gooey and sticky when eaten warm

Creamy leek, potato & ham pie

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Make your own shortcrust pastry then fill with sweet leeks, Lancashire cheese, cooked ham and a chive and crème fraîche sauce

Butternut ricotta tart with fiery rocket salad

A sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry makes for a simple speedy supper- we top ours with cream cheese, sage, nutmeg and squash

Stargazy pasties

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A spin on the traditional Cornish pie- sardines ‘gaze’ out of puff pastry parcels filled with a bacon, egg and parsley mix

Tomato tarts with roasted garlic & goat’s cheese

Use up cherry tomatoes in these little puff pastry tartlets – get ahead by roasting the three whole garlic bulbs the night before

Pea & bacon pasties

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Fill puff pastry with a mascarpone, smoked bacon, peas and Parmesan mix, shape into parcels and bake until crisp

Berry, rose water, almond & meringue tart

A showstopper pud with a secret layer of chewy marzipan baked into the shortcrust base- impressive but so simple

Roasted tomato tart with double-cheese crust

A quick and simple tin-free tart with vibrant tomato topping and homemade cheddar and Parmesan pastry

Leek & Caerphilly crumble tart

Use Caerphilly or Wensleydale cheese and a nutty topping in this make-ahead, lunchtime tart