Blueberry Scones

Ingredients:

2 cups All-purpose Flour

5 Tbsp granulated sugar

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

5 Tbsp butter, cut into cubes

2/3 cup sour cream

1 egg, beaten

1 cup fresh blueberries, washed, drained, patted dry and dusted with flour

Pre-heat oven to 375F.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and cut in with a pastry cutter until the butter is in small bits.

Mix the sour cream and egg together, then pour into the flour mixture. Mix with a fork until well combined. Stir in the blueberries gently.

Pour everything onto a floured pastry mat. The dough will be quite sticky so dust your hands with flour and very gently knead until the dough comes together.

Pat down to about an inch thick and cut circles with a cookie cutter. Or pat dough into a circle and cut into 8 wedges.

Place on to the prepared baking sheet. Optional - brush with a little bit of milk and sprinkle sugar on the top. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until the tops are golden brown.

Cool for 10 minutes and remove on to a rack to cool completely.

Granola

Easy and Yummy Granola

This is a very quick recipe that you can make and bake up in under an hour. Use organic ingredients if you can get them.

Ingredients:

225 gm rolled oats

40 gm sunflower seeds

40 gm pumpkin seeds

10 gm sesame seeds

60 gm sliced almonds

65 gm whole almonds (I like to cut these into 2 or 3 pieces)

150 gm raisins

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

3 Tbsp honey

90 gm apple sauce

Method:

Preheat oven to 325F / 160 C.

Line a baking tray with non-stick foil or parchment paper, or use a non-stick tray.

Weigh or measure all the dry ingredients into a big mixing bowl.

Measure oil, honey and sauce into a small bowl and mix well. Pour into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Spread the mixture on to the tray evenly.

Bake for 40 minutes or so, turning the mixrure over half-way through.

Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator if not consumed within a week.

Apple Custard Pie

Apple Custard Pie

A simple pie that can be whipped up in minutes.

Ingredients:

1 unbaked 9" pie shell (I made an oil crust)

2 apples, peeled and finely sliced

1 cup yogurt

4 large eggs

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Place the sliced apples into the pie shell and arrange the topmost layer in an attractive pattern.

Place the rest of the ingredients into a blender and mix well. Pour custard mixture over apples.

Bake for 50-55 minutes until the center does not jiggle any more.

Cool for 2 hours before cutting into the pie. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.