In British culinary terms, Bakewell refers to a, usually, baked dessert originating from the Derbyshire market town of the same name, typically featuring shortcrust pastry, strawberry or raspberry jam, frangipane (almond-flavored sponge), and flaked almonds. It most commonly appears as a Bakewell Tart (iced) or a Bakewell Pudding.
Bakewell is known for the Bakewell pudding, a jam pastry with a filling enriched with egg and ground almond. Bakewell tart is a different confection, made with shortcrust pastry, an almond topping and a sponge and jam filling. Mr Kipling also made "Cherry Bakewells", often also known as Bakewell tarts.
There was an abortive bid in the 18th century to develop Bakewell as a spa town similar to nearby Buxton. The name Bakewell means a spring or stream of a man named Badeca or Beadeca, so deriving from a personal name with the Old English suffix wella.
It was said that Jane Austen visited Derbyshire in 1811, staying at the Rutland Arms in Bakewell, where she revised the final chapters of Pride and Prejudice.
Bakewell tart is named after the Derbyshire town of Bakewell, where the Bakewell pudding (later to evolve into the Bakewell tart) was first served in the (no longer standing) White Horse Inn.
What is the history behind the Bakewell tart and Bakewell pudding?
What's the difference between frangipane and Bakewell?
Frangipane is a rich almond cream filling, while a Bakewell Tart is a complete dessert that uses frangipane as a key ingredient, layered with shortcrust pastry and jam, typically topped with flaked almonds or icing and a cherry. The main difference is that frangipane is a component (the filling), and the Bakewell tart is the finished product, incorporating the frangipane within its structure.
In the 19th century, tart was British slang for "pretty woman." Some believe it is a shortening of "sweetheart." But by the end of that century, tart described a prostitute, something many language scholars trace back to the tart that you get at the bakery.
The town is home to a unique five-arched bridge, which crosses the River Wye. The bridge was built in the 13th century and is one of the oldest still standing in Britain. It is an excellent example of medieval engineering.
Bakewell, well known for its Bakewell tart, was a confection made by mistake. In around 1860, a cook at the Rutland Arms was baking a jam tart but misunderstood the recipe and created what is now known as the Bakewell Pudding.
Bakewell Tart's sweet, nutty flavors and rich texture pair well with wines that offer both complementary flavors and balancing acidity. Recommended wines include Moscatel de Setúbal, Constantia, Sauternes, and dry Canadian Riesling.
Frangipane (/ˈfrændʒɪpæn, -peɪn/ FRAN-jih-pa(y)n) is a sweet almond-flavoured custard, typical in French pastry, used in a variety of ways, including cakes and such pastries as the Bakewell tart, conversation tart, Jésuite, and galette des rois.
No visit to Bakewell is complete without sampling the ubiquitous Bakewell Pudding, not to be confused with a Bakewell Tart! Legend has it that the town's famous Pudding was created by mistake by a local cook in the mid-19th century.
Travel site Muddy Stilettos, which compiled a list of the best places to live across the country, highlighted Bakewell's strong sense of community, access to schools, variety of shops and cultural offerings, and its location relative to other areas as key factors in its appeal.
The real answer is, some of it. The majority of the characters are based on real life historical characters. Cassandra was Jane Austen's older sister and she really was engaged to a man named Tom Fowle, who is depicted in the series.
Very genuine, very loyal; expressing Australian values; Australian. This derives from a British English sense of true blue, recorded from the 17th century with the meaning 'faithful, staunch, unwavering in one's commitments or principles; extremely loyal'.
