A slice of cake with your cup of tea or coffee makes a perfect morning or afternoon tea. Winter brings us an abundance of oranges and apples and we also have recently harvested pecans. This loaf can take advantage of the bounty and freshness of our seasonal fruits. This loaf brings together spices, dates and fruit macerated in brandy, pecan nuts, orange and apple and … Continue reading Date, Apple and Pecan Loaf
Cape Gooseberry and Apple Pie The cape gooseberry, also known as the ground apple and tomatillo is now ready for harvest and perfect to use in this apple pie. The slight tang of the cape gooseberries balances the sweetness of the apple perfectly. Cape Gooseberry and Apple Pie Ingredients: Pie Crust: 230 g plain flour 30 g cornflour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 125 g … Continue reading Cape Gooseberry and Apple Pie
Summer fruits have been abundant this year and I have made this pie using the wonderful peaches and apples from Rod and Boris, farmers from Orange, who sell their fruit direct to the public at Parklea Markets. It is a lovely blend, marrying the tartness of the apples with the sweet peaches and spices. Peach and Apple Pie Ingredients: Pastry: 230g plain flour 30g … Continue reading Peach and Apple Pie
Our mulberry tree is groaning under the weight of fruit this spring and this recipe is the first of a series that use this luscious fruit. These simple and healthy muffins are easy to make and full of fruit. Apple and Mulberry Muffins Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg 1/2 cup of orange juice 3/4 cup milk … Continue reading Apple and Mulberry Muffins
We still have lots of pecans from this autumn’s harvest and the choko vine is giving us a bountiful crop of its fruits. The humble choko, also called chayote in the US, is a much maligned fruit that can be bland when not prepared well but it has its uses. It takes the flavour of any ingredient that it is cooked with and so makes … Continue reading Choko and Apple Pie with Streusel Topping
Red Cabbage is in season in Sydney and baked with peppery Italian pork sausages, apple, Spanish onion and roast pumpkin and herbs, is a delicious and colourful autumn dish. Roasted Red Cabbage, Sausage, Apple and Pumpkin Ingredients: 6 Italian pork sausages 1/2 head of red cabbage, sliced 1 Spanish onion, sliced 1 granny smith apple, core removed and thickly sliced 1 sprig rosemary, chopped thinly … Continue reading Roasted Red Cabbage, Sausage, Apple and Pumpkin
This light tea cake has the tangy flavour of lemon and the sweetness of the new season Granny Smith Apples with a whisper of cinnamon. Apple and Lemon Tea cake Ingredients: 2 eggs 3/4 cup castor sugar 1 1/2 cups Self Raising flour 3/4 cup of milk 60 g butter the zest of 1 lemon juice of 1 lemon 1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled, cored … Continue reading Apple and Lemon Tea cake
This is a variation on the traditional French Tourte de Blettes Nicoise. It is an interesting way to use silverbeet and make a surprisingly delicious pie. Sweet Silverbeet, Apple and Brandy Pie Ingredients For the dough 2 cups plain flour 2 eggs 200 g butter 150 g brown sugar pinch of salt For the filling 135 g silverbeet 140 g brown sugar 3 tablespoons of … Continue reading Sweet Silverbeet, Apple and Brandy Pie
This is a variation on a previous cake but this time including sultanas and apple to the ripe banana. The sultanas and orange juice cut through the rich banana flavour and the apple adds a little texture. Apple, Banana and Sultana Cake Ingredients 3 cups Self Raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed down firmly 2 medium overripe bananas, mashed 100 … Continue reading Apple, Banana and Sultana Cake
This is a great pie that can be adapted to use any fruit that you may like. It makes a great pie for the Christmas season with the colour of the blood plums and the flavour of the spices. You could also use raspberries or rhubarb. The sweetness of the apple is balanced by the lightly tart flavour of the blood plums. Plum and Apple … Continue reading Plum and Apple Pie
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