Bonnag is the traditional Manx soda bread — no yeast, quick to make, and the smell of it fills the kitchen the way it filled Manx farmhouses for centuries.

Make a batch of bonnag together, and while it bakes, hear the story of the Buggane of St Trinian’s — the monster who tore the roof off the church every time it was built.

Timothy the tailor took on the challenge, stitching a pair of breeches while the buggane rose from the ground in front of him. “Do you see my great head, large eyes, and long teeth?” the buggane demanded. Timothy kept stitching. He finished the last stitch and leapt to consecrated ground just in time. The church remains roofless to this day.

Once your bonnag is done, use the offcuts to make buggane biscuits — shape them with great heads, large eyes, and long teeth.