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Comfort Foods, Dessert Recipes, Fruit Recipes, Quick & Easy, Super Foods

Easy (and Delicious) Blueberry Crumble

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This week we had quite a treat in our co-op basket, blueberries!  Native only to North America, blueberries are considered a “super food.”  With high levels of manganese, dietary fiber and vitamins C, B6 and K, this fruit makes a wonderful addition to any healthy diet.

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh blueberries
1/4 cup sugar

Crumble:

1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
Dash of salt


Place berries in buttered casserole dish.  Sprinkle ¼ cup of sugar over berries.  To make crumble mix sugar, butter, flour and salt in a bowl with a fork until well mixed.  Crumble dough over blueberries.  Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 – 35 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.  My favorite way to serve this scrumptious delight is warm with vanilla ice cream.  Enjoy!


Blueberry Tip:

To freeze fresh blueberries: 

Place berries on a cookie sheet in a single layer.  Place the cookie sheet in the freezer until berries are frozen.  Transfer berries to freezer containers.  Rinse berries before use.  Do not rinse berries before freezing.

 

Dessert Recipes, Fruit Recipes, Heirloom Fruits and Veggies

Easy Forelle Tart – Sweet Juicy Little Pears

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 Forelle pears in a cereal bowl
Another little gem we received from the co-op were Forelle pears.  These little treasures are perfect treats as a snack or in lunches, edible centerpieces or dessert recipes.

The Forelle adapts well to most pear recipes, the sweet, smooth textured fruit is as beautiful as it is delicious.  Another heirloom fruit from the 1600’s it made it’s way from Germany to the United States in the 1800s through German immigrants.

Give this little treat a try; you’ll be glad you did!

  

 Easy Forelle Tart

1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, defrosted according to package directions
4-6 Forelle pears, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh works great, about ½ an orange worth)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons brown sugar

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.  Lay the sheet of puff pastry on the prepared baking sheet. Arrange the pear slices on the puff pastry.  Leave approximately 1/4-inch uncovered around the edges to create a border (this is optional, it depends on how you plan to serve it).

Combine melted butter, orange juice and brown sugar.  Evenly drizzle the sugar mixture over the top of the pears. Bake for 30 minutes or until the pears are golden brown. Allow to cool before cutting.  A pizza cutter works great for slicing into bite size pieces.

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Breads, Dessert Recipes

Kathy’s Favorite Banana Bread/Muffins

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This bread smells great and is a yummy treat!  It’s the best Banana Bread recipe I’ve come across.  It also makes good use of our regular supply of delicious bananas through the Co-op.

 

Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten                                           1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup buttermilk                                       1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup vegetable oil                                    ½ teaspoon salt

3 mashed ripe bananas                             ½ cup chopped pecans (more if desired)

1 ½ cups white sugar

 

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Spray one 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with
         non-stick spray coating or prepare muffin pans using foil baking
         cups (foil cups work best).

2.      Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas.

3.      Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.  Add to banana
         mixture and stir in pecans.  Mix well.

4.      Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or
         until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.  Muffins will
         take considerably less time, approximately 20 – 30 minutes.