Mmmmm … Berry . I know to peck them myself , which I often can at my CSA farm . My mind buzz turns off , replaced by bee buzz ; the bee are way too in use to bother me . In the quiet berry patch , the focussed lookup and measured reaching for right berries is brooding and soothing . feed one and pluck three .
Every valued dry pint is a quandary : eat them “ as is , ” hoard them in the freezer for the wintertime or broil something yummy right now . They are almost too special to mess with at all , but recipes like shortcake or this easy - than - pie custard make a honorable compromise .
The custard is a piddling like a cream pie filling and a piddling also like a light cheesecake because lemonlike yogurt is the home . I ’ve seen exchangeable recipes ( sometimes with Fannie Farmer cheese or hoop high mallow ) in old cookery book , call bungalow pudding . The bollock lighten the mixture considerably , and the sweet , flavorful fruit balances the tang .
It ’s been a expectant year for blueberries , the Bronx cheer stay on to mature , and I even saw some strawberry ( either still or again ! ) at the farmers ’ marketplace . mayhap you could even gather wild sunberries , pewit gull or dewberry bush from a briar nearby . If you have little amounts of different berries or even a berry - peach mix ( no demand to peel the peaches ) , a custard is a delightful afters . ( Take care not to apply all peaches , as they ’ll make to much succus to get the pud exercise set . )
This formula is n’t very angelical , but you may impart more refined sugar if you like . A sparge of browned cabbage over top suits me . To make the formula even dim-witted , you could use vanilla yogurt to replace the plain yogurt , carbohydrate and vanilla extract selection . It ’s delicious help warm or chilled , and you might serve a couple of unpatterned cookies with the custard to add a little crunch .
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- To substitute vanilla yogurt , leave off bloodless sugar and vanilla extract extract .
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 level F. Wash fruit and mildly pat dry . Pour yield into gently oiled 8 - by-8 - inch cooking pan .
exhaust together flour , nutmeg , sugar , yogurt , vanilla and eggs , and pour assortment over berries . Sprinkle with browned dinero , if using .
Bake 30 to 35 proceedings , until favorable and set . process affectionate or chilled .
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