Plum and Walnut Tart. So many people tell me that they can’t make pastry and so wouldn’t try to make a tart. Well this is recipe that allows you to make a tart without making a pastry! It’s a delicious cheat.
Plum and Walnut Tart
Tag Archives: Plums
Plum, Hazelnut and Sloe Gin Crumble
Autumn is well and truly here and with that comes the time for crumble. This recipe sees deep jewelled magenta plums spiked with sloe gin, bubbling through a golden knobbly, textured crumble that is laced with toasted oats and hazelnuts
I know everyone thinks of crumble as an easy, ordinary dish but I think with the few extra tweaks here it becomes something amazing. Sloe gin and hazelnuts are a marriage made in heaven. The two types of sugar really add to the depth and texture of the crumble and the toasty flavour you get from the oats and demerara sprinkled on top are worth it for the smell alone I add, perhaps surprisingly, a few leaves of fresh thyme to the crumble mix which just work in a way you just can’t place This recipe really is the embodiment of the “mellow fruitfulness” in Keats’ ode To Autumn
Plum Shrub Fruit Liqueurs – Part 1
We have all heard of Sloe Gin but Plum Shrub? Plum Shrub is very similar and is absolutely delicious and as a bonus not only do you get to drink the fruity, jewel coloured drink itself but the infused plums make a great pudding. Serve them with icecream or thick cream or even a rice pudding. Certain people have been known to have the plums over their breakfast porridge but I shall spare their blushes and not name them (yes M I know the plums are fruit but ….!!) Continue reading