Bakewell Tarts
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poliphiloI like cherry bakewells, but they have evolved (or degraded) a long way from the authentic bakewell tart or (more correctly) pudding- as invented and retailed in the very pretty town of Bakewell in the Derbyshire Peak district.
The true Bakewell doesn't have anything to do with fondant icing or glace cherries; the defining ingredients are eggs, almonds and raspberry jam.
When I lived in Sheffield I used to catch the bus out to Bakewell so I could buy myself a bag of authentic Bakewell puddings and eat them on the spot.
Autres temps, autre moeurs.
I have just discovered (to my delight) that Marks and Spencer do a very fair stab at an authentic bakewell.
The true Bakewell doesn't have anything to do with fondant icing or glace cherries; the defining ingredients are eggs, almonds and raspberry jam.
When I lived in Sheffield I used to catch the bus out to Bakewell so I could buy myself a bag of authentic Bakewell puddings and eat them on the spot.
Autres temps, autre moeurs.
I have just discovered (to my delight) that Marks and Spencer do a very fair stab at an authentic bakewell.
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Re: Large vs. small "puddings"
Date: 2006-03-17 11:54 am (UTC)That big lop-sided thing in the publicity photo is what a "real" pudding looks like- all rough and rural. The M&S tarts would be frowned on by a purist (not by me.)