Blackberry Muffins – heard of them? No? We all seem to go mad for muffins made with blueberry but not the humble blackberry. Why is that? They are simply delicious!
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Blackberry Muffins with Lemon & Ginger Crunch Topping
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Blackberry Fool
Blackberry Fool used to be one of my favourite treats towards the end of the Summer Holidays. We would have been out with a picnic to go blackberry picking and have returned home with lots of blackberries. Some would be frozen, ready to be used in crumbles later in the year. Some would be held in the fridge ready to make jam the next day. But a few, a precious few, would be magicked into a fool for that night’s supper. Bliss.
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Granny’s Shortbread
Granny’s Shortbread. People seem to fall into two camps about shortbread. My Granny liked hers on the thicker side, buttery and very crumbly. My Dad liked his thinner and crisper, more like a biscuit.
This is the recipe for Granny’s Shortbread. It’s very easy to make, even by hand. You’ll need a 20cm square cake tin for the amount given here. Double the quantities and it will fit a Swiss roll tin. Completely up to you. I try to restrict myself from devouring it by making this smaller quantity. I must add, just to be completely fair, that this shortbread does keep well in an airtight tin and it makes a great present.
Fig and Earl Grey Jam
Everybody seems to have a favourite jam in our household Fig and Earl Grey Jam is our goddaughter’s, Chloé’s absolute favourite. Our fig tree seems to have good and bad years dependant on the weather so it makes it extra special when there are enough to make her some.
It is, of course, glorious on toast, and wonderful next to a blue or goats cheese. But I think if Chloé had her way she’d just eat it straight from the jar! I am with her on this one, although I’d probably alternate mouthfuls of jam with squares of dark chocolate!
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Blackberry and Apple Almond Crumble
Blackberry and Apple Almond Crumble is surely one of the best puddings going! Early in the season when the blackberries are at their plumpest is the time to pick, cook, pickle, freeze as many as you can. These are the heady days of foraging and harvesting from the garden when you just want to make the most of everything and prepare for the colder and leaner months ahead. But that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a treat and to miss out now – and this comforting, homely crumble is just that, taken to a whole new level with the addition of almonds to the crumble.
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