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Organic Berries in a Lemongrass Syrup with Natural Yoghurt

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 lemon grass stalks, finely chopped
  • 225g sugar
  • Juice and zest of 1 lime
  • 300g blackberries
  • 300g raspberries
  • 300g strawberries, halved and quartered
  • Organic natural yoghurt

To Cook

Put the lemongrass into a saucepan with the sugar and 1/2 litre of water, stir until the sugar dissolves, then bring to the boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.  Cool, cover and chill overnight for the flavours to infuse.  Strain the syrup and add the lime juice and half the lime zest.

Serving Suggestions

Divide the fruit between 4 bowls, pour over some syrup and scatter the remaining lime zest.  Any leftover syrup will hold in the fridge for up to three weeks.  Serve with a bowl of natural yoghurt.
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Odlums Blackberry & Walnut Teabread #homebaking

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Ingredients:

350g/12oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
50g/2oz Margarine (room temperature)
150ml/¼ pt milk
2 Eggs
125g/4oz Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
50g/2oz Shamrock Chopped Walnuts
Rind of Lemon
150g/5oz Blackberries

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°F/375°F/Gas 5. Grease and base line a 900g/2lb Loaf tin.
  2. Put the margarine, milk, eggs and sugar into a bowl and beat well together.
  3. Stir in the flour, baking powder, walnuts and lemon rind. Finally fold in the blackberries.
  4. Transfer to prepared tin and smooth top.
  5. Bake for about 40 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. Gently insert a knife into the deepest part of the bread and it should come out clean.
  6. Turn onto a wire tray to cool.

http://odlums.ie/recipes/blackberry-walnut-teabread/

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Odlums Blackberry & Apple Crumble

odlums blackberry crumble

Ingredients:

Crumble

50g/2oz Odlums Porridge Oatflakes
50g/2oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
150g/5oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
200g packet Shamrock Ground Almonds
175g/6oz Butter
50g/2oz Pine Nuts (optional)

Filling

175g/6oz Blackberries
450g/1lb Stewed Apples

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Sugar to sweeten apples and blackberries

Method:

  1. Place the flour, sugar and oatflakes into a bowl.
  2. Add butter and rub into the dry ingredients with tips of your fingers to form a crumble. Mix in the ground almonds and finally stir in the pine nuts, if used.
  3. Mix the blackberries and apples together and place in an oven-proof dish. Sweeten with sugar to taste.
  4. Spread crumble over the fruit.
  5. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190°C/375°F/ Gas 5 for 15 to 20 minutes approx.
  6. Serve hot with cream, ice cream, custard, yoghurt or crème fraiche.

To stew apples

  1. Peel, core and roughly chop apples. Place in saucepan with a little water (3 tablespoons approx) and place over a low heat, stirring occasionally until apples are softened. When apples are soft, if liked, add a pinch of cinnamon at this stage.

    Recipe Notes:

    Apples can also be stewed in a microwave. Place apples and water in a deep microwaveable bowl and cook on HIGH for approx 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Blackberry & Apple Crumble

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Apple and Yoghurt Pancakes with Blackberry and Honey Sauce

apple & yoghurt pancakes

Serves 6

Cooking time: 15 min

Ingredients

  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 50g sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 150ml natural yoghurt
  • 2 eating apples, peeled and chopped
  • Milk Butter to cook the pancakes
  • Blackberry and honey sauce
  • 200g blackberries (or blueberries)
  • 2-3 tablesps. Honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon

To Cook

Place all the batter ingredients in the processor. Whizz until well blended. Heat a non–stick pan & add a touch of butter. Add 4 large spoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart and cook for 2 minutes until bubbles appear, flip and cook for another minute. Transfer to a plate and keep warm while you cook the rest
(makes about 16.)

To make the sauce

Heat the fruit, honey and lemon juice until you have a nice thick fruity sauce. Serve warm with the pancakes and extra Yoghurt if you wish.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 11g 

Carbohydrates: 68g 

Fat: 9g 

Iron: 2mg 

Energy: 386kcal 

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