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Blackberry-Peach Coffee Cake

July 1, 2010

Prep: 20 min.; Bake: 1 hr., 10 min.; Cool: 1 hr., 30 min.

Yield: Makes 8 servings

Streusel Topping (See recipe below)

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups peeled and sliced fresh firm, ripe peaches (about 2 large peaches, 7 oz. each)

1 cup fresh blackberries

Powdered sugar

Garnishes: fresh blackberries, sliced peaches

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare Streusel Topping.

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan; top with sliced peaches and blackberries. Pinch off 1-inch pieces of Streusel Topping, and drop over fruit.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until center of cake is set. (A wooden pick inserted in center will not come out clean.) Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 1/2 hours). Dust with powdered sugar. Garnish, if desired.

Note: We found that using a shiny or light-colored pan gave us the best results. If you have a dark pan, wrap the outside of the pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil to get a similar result.

Streusel Topping

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar, beating well. Add flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg; beat just until blended.

Southern Living, JUNE 2009

Tagged: blackberries, coffee cake, peaches, Recipes

Whole-Grain Blackberry Spice Muffins

June 30, 2010

Coarsely chop frozen blackberries, and place them back in the freezer until ready to stir into the batter. To freeze muffins, let cool completely, and place in zip-top plastic bags. Reheat in microwave 20 seconds.

Yield: 17 muffins (serving size: 1 muffin)

2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon apple-pie spice

1 cup fat-free milk

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 1/2 cups frozen blackberries, coarsely chopped

Cooking spray

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 400°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (through apple-pie spice) in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk, butter, vanilla, and egg in a small bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring until just moist. Gently stir in blackberries.

Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each of 17 paper-lined muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 16 minutes. Sprinkle muffins evenly with granulated sugar; bake 3 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks.

Tagged: blackberries, muffins, Recipes

Blackberry-Cream Cheese Crepes

June 30, 2010

Yield: 8 servings

8 Blender Crepes

5 cups fresh blackberries, divided

3/4 cup water, divided

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon brandy

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine

1/2 cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Prepare Blender Crepes; set aside.

Combine 1 cup blackberries and 1/2 cup water in a blender. Process about 1 minute or until smooth. Strain blackberry mixture through a sieve.

Combine blackberry purée, 1/4 cup water, granulated sugar, lemon juice, brandy, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter.

Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese over each crepe, and top each with 2 teaspoons sauce and 1/4 cup blackberries. Fold each crepe in half, then in quarters. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce on each of 8 dessert plates; top each with 1 crepe and 1/4 cup blackberries. Sift powdered sugar evenly over crepes.

(Totals include Blender Crepes)

Nutritional Information

Calories: 188 (29% from fat)

Fat: 6g (sat 3.2g, mono 1.7g, poly 0.5g)

Protein: 4.6g

Carbohydrate: 30.3g

Fiber: 5.1g

Cholesterol: 42mg

Iron: 1.1mg

Sodium: 91mg

Calcium: 74mg

Tagged: blackberries, creme cheese crepes, Recipes

Easy Blackberry Cobbler

June 30, 2010

Make the easiest blackberry cobbler ever using fresh berries plus 5 more ingredients. To make it special, top with whipped cream and a mint garnish.

Yield: Makes 6 servings

4 cups fresh blackberries

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 large egg

1 cup sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

6 tablespoons butter, melted

Whipped cream (optional)

Garnish: fresh mint sprig

Preheat oven to 375°. Place blackberries in a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish; sprinkle with lemon juice. Stir together egg, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle over fruit. Drizzle melted butter over topping. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired. Garnish with fresh mint sprig, if desired.

Tagged: blackberries, cobbler, Recipes

U-Pick Blackberries

June 11, 2010


Pick Your Own NC Blackberries!

Here at Justus Orchard we grow Navaho and Ouachita Blackberries.  Both are thornless varieties that are sweet and easy to pick.  During Blackberry season our Bakery is open on weekends offering our delicious Blackberry Cobbler and Ice Cream, Blackberry Jams, Jelly and Syrup. Please see our Calendar of Events for Bakery opening dates.

We are open for U Pick Blackberries 7 days a week starting July 1st.

Here are a few Blackberry tips

Tips on How to Pick Blackberries

A ripe blackberry is deep black with a plump, full feel. It will pull free from the plant with only a slight tug. If the berry is red or purple, it’s not ripe yet.

Don’t overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Pick only the berries that are fully black. Reach in between the stems to grab for hidden berries ready for harvest. Bend down and look up into the plant and you’ll find loads of berries that other people missed!

Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunlight any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Blackberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for up to a week, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.

When you get home

DON’T wash the berries until you are ready to use them. Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.

Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries

Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you’re going to make jam right away) Blackberries are less perishable than blueberries or strawberries, but refrigerate them as soon as possible after picking. Temperatures between 34 F and 38 F are best.

Even under ideal conditions blackberries will only keep for a week in a refrigerator, so for best flavor and texture, use them as soon as possible after purchase or freeze them for future use.

Tagged: blackberries, pick your own blackberries, u-pick blackberries

Local Fruit & Vegetable Market

June 11, 2010

Visit Justus Orchard located in Hendersonville NC and buy fresh picked apples, blackberries or peaches.  We also have locally grown vegetables at our farm stand, including tomatoes, mountain cabbage, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, cucumbers and more.

Tagged: apples, blackberries, corn, fruit, gourds, green beans, locally grown fruit, okra, peaches, potatoes, Pumpkins, tomatoes, vegetables, winter squash

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Justus Orchard

187 Garren Rd.
Hendersonville NC 28792

828-974-1232

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