Discover What’s Streaming On: If there’s one place The Great British Baking Show likes to torture its bakers the most, it’s in the Technical Challenge. And for this week’s episode — “Dessert Week” — ...

Lightly dust the work surface with flour and then roll out the dough to a 30cm (12in) circle. Cut one-quarter out of the circle and set aside for the lid. Thickly butter the pudding basin and then ...

Louise Acford's piece about Sussex pond pudding (The Argus, July 25) reminds us how many of our regional recipes have been forgotten. I applaud the Bull at Ditchling for reviving the Sussex pond ...

Lemon is the citrus fruit that normally features in a Sussex pond pudding, but the thin-skinned clementine makes a delightful alternative, says Olivia Potts. As they steam, the clementines almost ...

I've a great idea for a programme, it's just like Bake Off but people get enough time to finish things. It was Hermine who got the most praise from Prue and Paul Hollywood, being named Star Baker for ...

Not much looks lovelier than a bride on her wedding day, but this oozing, calorific number is pretty stiff competition even for Meghan. British stodge at its best, the Sussex pond pudding ...

Like a lot of suburban American kids, I cheerfully raised my voice in song every Christmas, imploring that I be brought a figgy pudding. I especially liked the part where I threatened not to leave ...

Mix flour and salt together, and then stir in the suet, grated butter and lime or lemon rind. Make the egg up to 150mls with milk and add to the suet. Quickly mix to soft, but not sticky, dough. Knead ...