Easter recipes

Enhance the flavour of roast lamb with herbs and garlic, or you could try slices of anchovy, slivers of chilli or nuggets of feta pushed into the slits

Lamb with beans is a French classic for Easter. Perfect for a crowd, this celebratory centrepiece would also work well with canned cannellini or haricot beans

Bake this classic Easter simnel cake. Top with 11 balls of marzipan – said to represent 11 of Jesus’s disciples, leaving off Judas – or with spring flowers

Make our citrussy cookies for an afternoon tea. You could make them look like fried eggs at Easter simply by dusting icing sugar around the edges

Bake these pretty vanilla and chocolate biscuits for Easter and get the kids to help decorate them. It's a fun project for the school holidays and they taste great too

Turn a simple traybake into a floral masterpiece with some clever piping – the perfect cake for a springtime gathering

Follow this slow-cooked leg of lamb recipe for melt-in-the-mouth meat. It needs seven hours in the oven but only fifteen minutes prep time from the cook.

A chocolatey tea-time treat that kids will love to help out with

Try this simple method for a dry-brined, crispy bird. Top any leftover stuffing with an egg fried in sage butter, and serve for brunch the next day

Achieve the perfect hot cross buns with master baker, Paul Hollywood's ultimate guide to baking and decorating these delicately spiced, fruity Easter treats.

Make these fun Easter Mini Egg brownies with the kids for a colourful, festive centrepiece. Gooey brownies are loaded with chocolate eggs and fluffy Easter chicks.

Make these savoury bunny buns with the help of cheddar and chives. Great to make with kids in the kitchen, they make ideal snacks for a family Easter picnic

Make this adorable Easter wreath using cinnamon cookies decorated with Maltesers Mini Bunnies, Maltesers and floral icing. It's the perfect treat to accompany a cup of tea

Make a showstopping cake this Easter. Top chocolate sponge with peanut butter frosting, ganache drip, pretzel bark and chocolate eggs for a divine dessert

Got leftover Mini Eggs to use up? Try incorporating them into an easy no-bake vanilla cheesecake. Chill the cheesecake overnight for the best results

Follow our recipe for classic hot cross buns (see 'goes well with' below), then throw chunks of milk, dark and white chocolate into the mix for added decadence

Stretch your Easter lamb further by using it in a stew that’s bulked out with pearl barley and cheesy dumplings. Or, swap lamb for mutton, hogget or goat

Try something new with your Sunday roast this weekend with these garlic and rosemary hasselback potatoes. Using same-sized potatoes will help them cook evenly.

Roast a leg of lamb for a family feast. It's ideal served with roasties and your favourite spring vegetables for an Easter dinner or Sunday roast

Rustle up these easy meringue-topped tarts for a celebration. They don’t require cooking, so they’re ideal for young children to get involved with making

Celebrate Easter and the start of spring with these easy currant biscuits flavoured with lemon and nutmeg. They're perfect served with a cuppa

Round off the Easter weekend with this stunning showstopper cake. The sponges taste even better after a day or two, so it’s a great get-ahead recipe