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April 06, 2018
Apple and Blackberry Crumble
Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients
For the filling
- 300g frozen British Bramley Apple Slices
- 150g frozen British IQF Blackberries
- 60g demerara sugar
- 60g butter
For the topping
- 160g plain flour
- 80g butter
- 80g demerara sugar
Vanilla ice cream, to serve.
Total time required: 34 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20-30 minutesMethod
- Preheat the oven to 220°c/gas mark 7.
- Place the apples into a pan with the butter and gently cook until the apples soften.
- Add the sugar – stirring gently until dissolved.
- Add the blackberries.
- To make the topping, lightly rub the butter in
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April 06, 2018
Organic Blackcurrant Jam
Makes 450ml (1-2 Jam jars)
Ingredients
- 300g (Organic) Blackcurrants defrosted
- 300g sugar - granulated or caster
- 1 lemon – juice only
- 250ml water
Total time required: 1 hour 30 minutes
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 mins – 1 hourMethod
- Place the fruit into a saucepan and cover with 250ml water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the blackcurrants are tender and the liquid has nearly evaporated.
- Add the sugar and juice of the lemon bring to the boil and cook until the jam reaches 105°c on a sugar thermometer.
- Leave to cool for a few minutes and pour into clean, sterile jars and seal immediately.
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April 06, 2018
Simple Blackcurrant Ice Cream
Serves 10
Ingredients
- 400g British (Organic) Blackcurrants defrosted
- 175g sugar
- 150ml water
- 550ml double cream
Total time required: 20 minutes + cooling, churning & freezing
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Method
- In small batches place the defrosted blackcurrants through a sieve and press until the pulp is extracted – leaving the pips and skin behind.
- Place sugar and water in saucepan over a medium heat stirring until sugar crystals have dissolved, then let it come to the boil and boil for 3 minutes exactly. Remove from the heat.
- Whip cream until it just begins to thicken – be careful not to over whip.
- Stir sugar syrup into fruit pulp, then fold cream into fruit mixture until thoroughly blended.
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April 05, 2018
Raspberry and White Chocolate Blondies
Makes 14 Blondies
Ingredients
- 100g British IQF Raspberries defrosted
- 115g unsalted butter, melted
- 200g soft light brown sugar, sifted
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 200g plain flour, sifted
- 100g white chocolate (30g small chunks and 70g finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Total time required: 1 hour 10 minutes
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 35-40 minutesPrepare Ahead
Serving:
Use a square cake tin and line with grease proof paper; this will stop the blondie from sticking to the tin. To remove you will need to