What is in Season? Blackberries!

What is in Season? Blackberries

Here is a selection of wonderful things that can be done with Blackberries, which are in season from August until October.

Blackberry and Apple Crumble

Filling:
3 large Bramley apples
30g/1¼oz butter
150g/5oz caster sugar
pinch of cinnamon
80g/3oz fresh blackberries
Topping:
50g/2oz unsalted butter, diced
110g/4oz plain flour
55g/2oz caster sugar
mint leaves
icing sugar

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. To make filling, peel, core and cut apples into six pieces. Cut each piece into 5mm/¼in thick slices.
3. Heat butter in saucepan. Add apples and gently sauté.
4. Add sugar and cinnamon. Continue stirring until apples are just cooked.
5. Add blackberries to apples and stir very gently.
6. To make the topping, lightly rub butter into flour and sugar until crumbly.
7.
Spoon apples and blackberries into shallow, oval 23cm/9in ovenproof
dish. Sprinkle crumble mixture over top until fruit is just covered.
8. Place in oven for 10-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/bramleyappleandblack_82.shtml

Blackberry Bars

16oz fresh blackberries

2 ½ tbsp cornstarch

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 cup flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 cups oats

1 cup brown sugar

1 ½ tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

½ tsp all spice - ground

1 ½ tsp cinnamon

1 cup butter

Pre heat your oven to 400 degrees.

Add the blackberries to a saucepan and heat until the juices begin
to run.  Separate the blackberry juice and put it in a cup with the
lemon juice - top up the cup with water till it is one cup full.  Add
all juices to a sauce pan and stir in cornstarch, stir until it
thicken, and then add the blackberries.  Set this mixture aside.

Mix the flours, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and the salt and
spice.  Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.  Press about
two thirds of the mixture into a greased 12 X 8 baking tray and bake
for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Once baked add the blackberry mixture that was set aside and spread
it on top of the baked crust, then use the rest of the crumble mixture
and spread it on top of the blackberry mixture - press lightly to
flatten.   Bake for another 20 -25 minutes until lightly browned,
remove and leave to cool before slicing into bars.

http://www.blackberryrecipes.org/blackberry-bars/

Homemade Blackberry Jam

ingredients

6 lb. blackberries
1/4 pint water
Rind and juice of 2 lemons
6 lb. sugar

method

1. Put the cleaned fruit, the water and lemon rind and juice in the pan.

2. Simmer until the fruit is soft.

3. Stir in the sugar and boil rapidly until setting point is reached.

4. Remove from the heat, skim, pot, cover, and label.

http://www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-03s259.html

Feel free to add your own suggestions or to post up any pictures of blackberry dishes you have made.