Monthly Archives: September 2020

Blackberry and Apple Jam

There is nothing better in the mornings than a hot piece of buttered toast slathered with some homemade jam.  Blackberry and Apple Jam on toast makes breakfast feel cosy and autumnal.   But don’t just stop at spreading this jam on toast or crumpets.  This jam is a great all rounder.  Try it sandwiched in sponge cakes and atop scones, but it also works really well with savoury dishes.  It’s lovely alongside pork or venison, and I particularly like it served alongside a hunk of tangy cheddar.

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Irish Apple Cake

Irish Apple Cake is an ideal recipe  to use up windfall apples.   Not that you can’t make it with perfect fruit.   It makes a wonderfully moist cake, spiced with cinnamon and has a crunchy top   It’s a great pudding cake when served slightly warm with cream/custard/icecream; though I confess I like it best as a plain slice with a cup of tea in the afternoon    It’s comforting and very “moreish”, and somehow makes me think of something your great-aunt would have served – an apron tied round her middle and bustling around making tea in her Brown Betty teapot (with a tea cosy of course!)

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