Fresh out of the oven, here we have a variation on my Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Loaves … Blueberry and Red Currant Coffee Cake: Perfect for Breakfast! They really are the same thing, only in a different shape (square instead of a loaf) and this one also has fresh red currants in addition to blueberries (only because I had the currants handy … you can make these all blueberry, all currant or some of each). The recipe comes together quickly, though it does take some time to bake, but once out of the oven, it is ready to serve almost immediately. Definitely one of my favorite recipes.
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Insomni-baking, Edition # (insert a random high number): Blueberry Basil Deep Dish Pie. Yup, I made a pie early this morning. Believe it or not, I really just made the pie because I needed to “get rid of” last year’s frozen Maine blueberries. It’s blueberry season again, and I am about to re-fill my freezer with this year’s crop when I realized that I still had 6-7 cups from last year. So I made this pie. And yes, I added basil to a blueberry pie. It gives it a really nice floral note … I don’t think that it is necessarily identifiable as basil, but it is very nice. Yum yum!
Lemon Bars are a really nice summer treat, and this time, I combined in a little bit of red currant — which I love, but I understand can be harder to find. You can always do the exact same recipe with raspberries. Meyer Lemons can be harder to find in the summer as well, so you can substitute out with regular lemons, though I would add a little bit more sugar (like 1/4 cup). Enjoy!
Appetizers/Starters, Breads, Breakfast/Brunch, Sweet Snacks
Blueberry Balsamic Jam with a hint of Rosemary
I went blueberry picking again last weekend. And currants and raspberries actually, but that doesn’t have much to do with this post. In typical fashion, I made some more jam. I love jams. And per my usual, I decided to make this one with a twist: adding a bit of balsamic vinegar and simmering the jam with some rosemary. Now, it isn’t an overwhelming rosemary flavor and the balsamic really just adds a bit of brightness. At any rate, it is delicious on toast but I could also see this being very yummy with savory things, like adding to a cheese plate.