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Blueberry Milleswirlie (Sourdough)

Who wants breakfast? Recently, I filled my freezer with wild Maine blueberries — it is the season after all — Copeland Hill blueberries from family friends, The Warrens. And because I can’t just let an entire freeze of blueberries just sit there and tempt me, I made these “cinnamon roll” style blueberry swirls? And why “Milleswirlie”? Well, mille is thousand in Italian, and there are lots and lots of swirls — thus lots and lots of blueberries.

Blueberry Milleswirlie = Mille happy taste buds!

(PS: There is a little bit of store-bought blueberry jam in this recipe. It’s actually optional, but if you have ever baked with wild blueberries before, they can remain somewhat runny — in a gloriously delicious kind of way, but nevertheless a bit annoying when trying to roll the rolls. While I did use a corn starch slurry to help with binding, the pectin that is in the jam also helps.)

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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Purple Plum Pie with Spiced Crumble

Plum Pie — in all it’s many variations — is a staple of German summer baking (recipe for this variation here: . I swear that “As American as Apple Pie…” could apply to Germans and their plum cakes also known as Pflaumenkuchen, Zwetschgenkuchen, Zwetschgendatschi. Mostly they are made from Italian Prune Plums (damson plums), but in this case, I used little “purple cherry plums” — small and very juicy. Tart and sweet, and very delicious.

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Breads, Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Easy Cherry Blueberry Turnovers

Turnovers… I’m never quite sure if they are meant as breakfast items (yum), dessert with ice cream (also definitely yum) or just a snack with tea or coffee (certainly a yummy option). These were a last minute afterthought as I had some frozen blueberries and some jarred tart cherries taking up room in the fridge, so I went with cherry blueberry, but really any filling works — raspberry or apple also come to mind. Ready in under an hour (that is if you remember to thaw the puff pastry!). Can be re-frozen for a few months or kept in the fridge and reheated for about a week.

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Rosinenbrötchen (Raisin Sweet Rolls)

Rainy day catch-up date here in greater Boston. I had company in for the weekend, and made a bunch of things to eat; got around to photographing then, but it took until today for me to write out the recipes and edit the photos. First up, these Raisin Brioche. I know: raisins are controversial, but everyone eating them here loves them. Light and airy and sweet, these are great for breakfast with a bit of European butter.

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Celebratory Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Hey! Happy Independence Day / 4th of July, Everyone! Here are some Celebratory Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes for the day! Who knew that you can bake directly in ice cream cones. Learn something new every day. Would be cute for a children’s birthday party too. Swap out your favorite cake flavor — I made chocolate cake, but vanilla, strawberry or even lemon might do. Fun dessert for the holiday!

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