British Strawberries
~ Very Berry Month of May ~
Support British Summer Fruits
with Delicious Puddings
and a
Fabulous Giveaway
Win FIVE Edith & Bob Great British Pudding Tea Towels
& FIVE matching Prints
Great British Pudding Tea Towel
Great British Pudding Print
I am extremely excited to tell you that I have teamed up with Seasonal Berries & British Summer Fruits as their Berry Blogger and we bring to you an amazing month of Berry Beautiful Puddings as well as a FABULOUS Giveaway! To tell you a little more about Seasonal Berries and British Summer Fruits, and the exciting news that they are the proud sponsors of The Strawberry Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care this year, I have posted some information below, and I am also VERY PROUD to be supporting British Berries on my blog too………
British Summer Fruits is on organisation that represents 90% of berry growers in the UK. It funds and runs the Seasonal Berries campaign celebrating strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries.
Last year, British growers produced more than 49,000 tonnes of strawberries and growers are hoping for an equally good season this year.
Strawberries are an iconic part of the British Summer and will always be linked to calendar events such as Wimbledon and this year’s exceptional events such as the Queens’ Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.
Diamond Jubilee
ABOUT STRAWBERRY TEA
BRITAIN’S BERRY GROWERS TO SPONSOR BREAST CANCER CARE
British Strawberries
Seasonal Berries, the PR campaign funded by British Summer Fruits, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Strawberry Tea for 2012.
Strawberry Tea is the summer fundraising vehicle of Breast Cancer Care, and monies raised allow the organisation to provide free expert information and professional support to anyone affected by this life threatening disease.
“With 50,000 people diagnosed each year, breast cancer has a huge effect on families in theUK. We’re delighted to be sponsoring Strawberry Tea, and encouraging more people to host a Strawberry Tea party this summer,” said Laurence Olins, Chairman of British Summer Fruits.
The Strawberry Tea season runs from 1 June to 31 August, which coincides perfectly with the height of the British Strawberry season.
Judy Beard, Director of Marketing and Fundraising at Breast Cancer Care said the support of British Summer Fruits is an integral part of the 2012 campaign.
“Our Strawberry Tea campaign is always very popular with our supporters as it’s so simple to organise, and very sociable. We’re incredibly grateful for the support of British Summer Fruits for this year’s campaign, and together we’re hoping to make it the biggest yet. All the money raised will make a huge difference to the lives of people affected by breast cancer in the UK.”
To sign up now for your free Strawberry Tea fundraising kit, call:
0870 164 9422 or visit:
www.breastcancercare.org.uk/strawberry
British Summer Fruits is an organisation that represents 90% of berry growers in the UK. It funds Seasonal Berries – a year round campaign that celebrates the seasonality of soft fruit from all sources.
English Scones With Mixed Summer Berries and Cream.
To celebrate the start of the Strawberry season and all things British, British Summer Fruits have VERY kindly offered FIVE beautiful British Pudding prizes, from the wonderful British company edith & bob; the prizes comprise Five separate prizes of a Great British Pudding Tea Towel (RRP £9.00) and a matching Great British Pudding Print (£20:00), so each prize is worth £29:00. To celebrate all that is wonderful about British Puddings and British Berries, I am sharing some of my favourite recipes below…….puddings DON’T have to be steamed and heavy, they can be light and frivolous and FULL of British Berries, especially Strawberries.
British Strawberries
As I mentioned before, I am sharing some berry recipes of my own below, but if you would like more inspiration for BEAUTIFUL berry puddings and desserts, then take an country amble down a summer lane to Seasonal Berries website here: Seasonal Berries Recipes. The website also has a wealth of Berry Facts, including berry nutrition, health benefits and seasonal berry charts…….and to enter the competition to win one of the five Great British Pudding prizes, just follow the instructions below. But first, let me share three FABULOUS Berry Recipes with you, please feel free to print the recipes and use them throughout the berry season, and if you do make any of them, PLEASE pop back and let me know if you enjoyed them, and which berries you used. ENJOY A VERY BERRY MONTH OF MAY!
Berry Month of May Recipes:
18th Century Raspberry Cream
18th Century Raspberry Cream
18th Century Raspberry Cream
Print recipe
| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 1 hour |
| Allergy | Milk |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Lunch |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Formal Party |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Booth |
Ingredients
- 250g (9ozs) fresh Raspberries
- 225g (8ozs) Tub of half-fat crème fraîche (or double cream that has been whipped)
- 150g (6ozs) whipping cream
- 50g (2oz) caster sugar
- Palmier biscuits or biscuits/cookies of your choice
- whole raspberries for decoration
Note
This Raspberry Cream recipe dates back to the 18th Century and is British ~ a sort of a fool type dessert which was originally made with fresh whole milk, literally straight from the pail, and then whipped with cream and sugar; it remains a firm favourite of mine and I served it over the weekend to my friends who came for dinner on Saturday. Berries and fruit were often added to milk and cream in order to make desserts ~ fool, whim wham, syllabub and flummery to name but just a few, and of course let’s not forget fruit trifle too.
Directions
| Step 1 | Place the raspberries in a small bowl and sprinkle in some caster sugar (to taste), crushing the raspberries slightly, but not totally. |
| Step 2 | In a separate bowl, whip the cream until it has soft peaks then fold in the crème fraîche (or whipped double cream) and some of the remaining sugar (again to taste). |
| Step 3 | Lightly mix half of the crushed raspberries and sugar with the cream mixture until it is a pretty shade of pink; then pile half of the mixture into 4 glasses, then swirl through the remaining crushed raspberries and top with more raspberry cream mixture ~ chill until needed ~ then add a swirl of cream on top and scatter a few whole raspberries over the top; serve with biscuits or cookies of your choice. |
Jumble Berry Crumble with Shortbread Topping
Jumble Berry Crumble with Shortbread Topping
Jumble Berry Crumble with Shortbread Topping
| Serves | 4 to 6 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 40 minutes |
| Total time | 50 minutes |
| Allergy | Wheat |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Lunch |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Formal Party |
| Region | British |
Ingredients
- 700g (1 lb 9ozs) assorted frozen summer berries and fruit, or assorted fresh fruits and berries, such as: blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, blueberries, bilberries, cherries and strawberries
- 1 – 4 tablespoon sugar, to taste
- 225g (8ozs) plain flour
- 110g (4ozs) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 75g (3ozs) caster sugar
Note
This was a quick throw it together Sunday Lunch pudding idea – raid the freezer for all the nearly used bags of frozen summer fruits, such as cherries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, bilberries (blueberries), blackberries and strawberries. Fling them all into an oven-proof dish; whizz up a shortbread crumble topping. Fresh fruit such as Summer Berries are also wonderful when used in this recipe. We like our fruits to be on the tart side – so pleased add sugar to taste. Serve the crumble with hot custard, cold custard, cream, ice cream, crème fraîche or whatever takes your fancy.
Directions
| Step 1 | Pre-heat the oven to Gas mark 4, 350°F, 180°C. You will also need a shallow oven-proof baking dish with a diameter of 9 inches (23 cm), 11/2 inches (4 cm) deep. |
| Step 2 | First, make the topping. All you do is place the sifted flour, butter and sugar in the processor and give it a whiz until it resembles crumbs. If you don’t have a processor, place the flour in a large mixing bowl, then add the butter and rub it into the flour lightly, using your fingertips. Then when it all looks crumbly, and the fat has been dispersed fairly evenly, add the sugar and combine that well with the rest of the ingredients. |
| Step 3 | Now arrange the mixed fruit in the dish and sprinkle over the sugar to taste, then add the crumble mixture, spreading it out all over the fruit with a fork and pressing down firmly. Place the crumble on a high shelf in the oven and bake it for 30 to 40 minutes until the top is golden and crisp. Serve with chilled pouring cream, custard, whipped cream, crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream. |
English Summer Berry Jellies and Ice Cream
Old-Fashioned English Summer Berry Jelly and Ice Cream
Old-Fashioned English Summer Berry Jelly and Ice Cream
| Serves | 6 |
| Prep time | 2 hours |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Barbecue, Birthday Party, Casual Party, Formal Party |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
Ingredients
- 6 sheets leaves gelatin
- 600 ml raspberry juice ( or red fruit juice of your choice) (unsweetened)
- 75g caster sugar
- 350g mixed berries ( preferably strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants.)
- vanilla ice cream or cream (to serve)
Note
Little wibbly-wobbly ruby red jellies with mixed summer berries, so cooling and great with ice cream. There is nothing I love more than taking a basket to the end of my garden to pick an assortment of ripe summer berries when they are in season. The sense of satisfaction at picking your own fruit is wonderful. Although I have called these little jellies “English” summer berry jellies, these are British of course - it's just that the berries remind me of my English grandparent's gardens and picking the fruit when I was little…………...plus, the combination of berries is the same as a traditional English Summer Pudding recipe. I make these in little vintage metal moulds, they look so pretty served this way; you can of course make this recipe in a large mould, but DO allow extra time for the jelly to set.
Directions
| Step 1 | Place the leaf gelatine in a shallow dish and pour over just enough raspberry juice to cover the surface. Leave to soften for 5 minutes. |
| Step 2 | Heat the remaining raspberry juice and caster sugar in a saucepan until piping hot. Mix in the softened leaf gelatine and any juice, stirring until completely dissolved and then set aside to cool. |
| Step 3 | Halve the strawberries and mix with the other berries and soft fruits, crushing them slightly. |
| Step 4 | Rinse 6 small jelly moulds or one large jelly mould, but do not dry as a wet mould will make it easier to remove the jelly when set. |
| Step 5 | Distribute the fruit around the mould/s. Pour over around 300ml of the jelly juice and place in the fridge for an hour. When slightly set, pour the remaining juice into the mould and return to the fridge. |
| Step 6 | To turn out the jelly, dip the mould/s into a bowl of hot water and run a knife around the edge of the mould. Invert them onto the serving plate/s, give them a quick shake and the jelly should slide out easily. |
| Step 7 | Serve the jellies with vanilla ice cream or cream. |
Eton Mess – yum yum 🙂
OH YES! I love Eton Mess too! Good Luck!
Summer Pudding must be up there at the top of the list, along with Lemon Meringue Pie – don’t ask me to chose between them. Can I have a bit of both, please?
Absolutely, I LOVE Summer Pudding as well as any pie that is fruity! Good Luck!
Thanks Karen – I’m trying to enter, but I’m having probs with Rafflecopter. It’s giving me this message:
You can earn 80 more entries today!
Finish these 0 entries to unlock the rest.
Don’t know what I’ve done to break it 🙁
OH no, I will go the rafflecopter dashboard and see if I can see anything wrong…..and will get back to you….
It’s working again now! 🙂 PLEASE enter and also a tweet a day increases your chances of winning too!
I didn’t touch it honest – it’s now saying:
You can earn 90 more entries today!
Finish these 0 entries to unlock the rest.
Anyway, your recipes are gorgeous – really clear instructions and beautiful pictures 🙂
Thanks for your support and kind comments….I have filed a ticket that the gadget is not working, but DO call back as this is a 30 day giveaway and there will be lot of chances to enter over the next 30 days! I can see the same as you now….weird, as it HAS been working, as we have 40 entries already! Karen 🙂
It is working, I have checked, and it us UP and working again! 🙂 🙂
I love this time of year – strawberry season. I make strawberry cake and chocolate dipped strawberries for my mom and all the moms in my family for Mother’s Day.
I ALSO love this time of year too!
Something is still not working properly with the Rafflecopter entry form. After I left my first comment the form changed and does not give the opportunity for more entries.
Thanks! This is a problem with Rafflecopter, and I have filed a ticket to say it’s not working, so hopefully it will be back up and and running VERY soon, I will let you know when it is back! THANKS for letting me know! Karen
I love apple pie.
Apple Pie is a CLASSIC! Good Luck!
cheesecake
With berries too I hope! GOOD LUCK!
Thats a tricky one I like a rich berry cheesecake using the strawberries, raspberries and blueberries from my garden and if I’m lucky this year there may even be some blackcurrants
I’ll take ALL of them Angela! And GOOD LUCK too!
Errrr did someone say pudding!!!! All puddings are my favourite but if I had to choose I’d probably go for apple and blackberry crumble! 🙂
OH yes, an apple and blackberry crumble! Good Luck!
A bit different – not your bog standard pie or crumble, but Apple & Berry Cobbler. Hot out of the oven with large scoop of creamy Vanilla ice cream. Heaven.
I am with you there, fluffy scone cobbler topping and some clotted cream….LOVELY! Good Luck!
There’s something very naughty about making berry compotes (I often do raspberries soaked in cherry brandy!) and then innocently having them with ice-cream (shh … don’t tell the children!)
Ssshhhh…your secret is safe with me! Good Luck!
Ahhh pudding! It has to be Sticky Toffee Pudding for me 🙂
You NAUGHTY girl, a VERY naughty but delicious pudding though! Good Luck Janice!
Jam Roly Poly with cream or ice cream (not custard) x
Oh a wonderful Jam Roly Poly, LOVE them, a classic!
I am following you on Network Blogs as Gillian Holmes
THANKS so much! 🙂
My favourite has always been plain apple pie, I’m not fond of the overly sweet.
Apple pie with cheese is my favourite, and like you, I am not fond of very sweet, which is why I LOVE berries! Good Luck!
I love apple pie.
Apple pie MUST be the top of the favourite classic puddings lists!
Cheesecake!
Another popular pudding! 🙂
Got to be Sticky Toffee Pudding I think.
I have a feeling that the STICKY one may be VERY popular!
Blackberry crumble and ice cream….mmmmmmmmmmmm!
Absolutely! I could always eat a blackberry crumble!
Any type of fruit crumble
Crumble os proving popular! Good Luck!
I really love the idea of the raspberry cream. One of my berry faves is cranachan.
OH yes that is also a favourite of mine too Becky, a Scottish Classic! Good Luck!
Apple crumble and custard!
btw link to network blogs doesn’t seem to be working….x
Thanks for the heads up about networked blogs, has been working up to now, so will look into that! GOOD LUCK and LOVE apple crumble by the way!
I love chocolate dipped Strawberries just heaven, your blog is making me go yum yum, so glad summer is here for amzing British fruits and great blogs like this to give me inspiration for summer 🙂
Thanks so much Fiona, and I also LOVE summer and summer berries too….
It has to be home made apple pie!! My all time favourite!
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Apple pie seems to be running away as the favourite at the moment!
I can never resist a good creamy and fruity trifle!
OH yes a Trifle – I am surprised that it has not been mentioned that much…..DO love a raspberry trifle!
Rafflecopter’s been misbehaving for a few days, I’ve had problems like the ones mentioned above on other sites but it seems to be playing nicely today.
My favourite British pudding is lemon meringue pie in summer, but in winter you can’t beat sticky toffee pudding or a good old Christmas pud.
Rafflecopter’s been misbehaving for a few days, I’ve had problems like the ones mentioned above on other sites but it seems to be playing nicely today.
My favourite British pudding is lemon meringue pie in summer, but in winter you can’t beat sticky toffee pudding or a good old Christmas pud.
*sigh* now Word press is misbehaving, it keeps telling me it can’t post my comments.
Thanks Jane! Yes, there was a problem with Rafflecopter, they knew about it and have promised a fix, which, seems to have been implemented now. I LOVE both of those pudds, especially the Lemon Meringue Pie! Good Luck! I GOT your comments no problem though!
Apple pie, and fresh thick cream
OH yes, LOVE thick cream with apple pie too! Good Luck!
A home made apple pie is very, very hard to beat – with ice cream in summer and hot custard in winter.
I agree! And apple pie is running away at the moment for the most popular pudding! Good Luck!
Absolutely wonderful giveaway. Happy to be involved. Thanks so very much!! xx
Thanks for entering the giveaway and GOOD LUCK!
my favourite is summer pudding. Definitely.
YES! Another vote for summer pudding, I LOVE it!
Summer Pudding is my favourite. All my favourite fruits together – just heavenly!
I ADORE summer pudding too…….it’s all those berries!
Followed on networked blogs and subscribed!
THANKS so much Becky! 🙂
Following on Networked blogs 🙂 @pipersky1
THANKS Cheryll!
Um, I don’t know if cheesecake is a traditonal English dessert? If not jam roly poly 🙂 @pipersky1
The original cheesecakes are FABULOUS British puddings…..lovely choice, as well as that lovely jam roly poly too! Good Luck!
Lemon Merengue Pie counts? Anything with lemon goes up high on my list,but can’t pass these berry-licious recipes you’ve posted.
Lemon meringue pie DOES count IMHO as I LOVE them! Thanks Adina! 🙂
What fabulous recipes and I want to make them all – especially as local strawberries and gariguette are starting to show up on the market. Too bad I don’t have the chance to win these adorable tea towels…love them, but yay for you for helping bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer. Very important.
Merci Jamie! I adore French gariguette and also my wee frais de bois too….I have some in my garden in France under the trees..Thanks for stopping by and I am sorry that Europe is not included in the contest…another time maybe. Karen
I LOVE Summer Pudding
Me too! One of my very favourites as it has lots of berries in it!
Great question, Got three ‘puddings’ I love, one with ‘fruit’ (yes I know its a vegetable) would be rhubarb crumble. As for the other two favourite puddings, well its good old rice pudding and Yorkshire puddings.
ALL of those puddings tick my boxes for great British classics! Good Luck!
Has to be treacle tart and homemade custard.
I am so surprised that this is our FIRST Treacle Tart mention, I love it!
Nothing can beat the Cornish tea with scones piled with the clotted cream and the best homemade jam. Singing hinnies, hot and oozing with butter, come second. 🙂
NOW I totally approve of Singing Hinnies, I LOVE them! Good Luck!
My MiLs Summer Pudding – mind you reading through this list and your recipes I’m not sure I can just choose one!
Thanks Sheila and MIL’s Summer Pudding sounds good to me!
Gooseberry fool is my favourite.
I am so surprised that this is the first gooseberry fool……I LOVE it! Good Luck!
Really Karen, what kind of question is that – I have about 30 favourite puddings!!! But given this is all about berries, I shall go with meringues with strawberries and cream – straight or as Eton Mess. But your raspberries and cream looks mighty fine AND I just love your way of topping cooked fruit with shortbread. Strawberry shortcake is good too as is summer pudding and gooseberry fool and ……..
I love berries and all your recipes look so gorgeous! I can’t choose a favourite as I LOVE puddings!! Apple pie, apple crumble or any crumble, any dessert with custard, trifles, meringues… now I’m going to add your 18th century raspberry cream to the list!
THANKS Ros! GREAT pudding ideas and GOOD LUCK too!
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Thanks Gillian!
I follow Lavender and Lovage on Networked Blogs
THANKS so much!
Following on Networked blogs @gholmes724
THANKS! 🙂
My fav has to be bread and butter pudding especially homemade my my mother in law! x
One of my VERY favourites too!
Eton Mess
TOP of the list for me for summer puddings too!
Eton Mess or Summer Pudding are my favs:) (am kiki woo on facebook)
Two GREAT British Pudds!
I love any sort of berry fruit crumble with creamy vanilla ice-cream – always that best way to finish off a sunday roast!
I LOVE mixed berry crumble, always have! GOOD LUCK!
I LOVE good old fashioned apple crumble & custard! Deliscious! 🙂
@hannahmdy
GREAT classic pudding, and always with custard!
Apple and Blackberry pie! We used to spend hours as kids picking blackberries 🙂
Am also following via Network blogs x
THANKS Hazel and what a wonderful example of a classic British pudding!
Favourite pudding? Tough choice but will go with apple crumble drenched in custard!
Apple crumble is a fab choice!