Apricot Raspberry Buckle Recipes

RASPBERRY AND STRAWBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 11x7 inch glass baking dish.
• Cream 1/2 cup of the butter or margarine with 1/2 cup of the white sugar until light, beat in the egg. Add the baking powder and the salt. Stir in the 2 cups of flour one cup at a time alternating with the yogurt. Spread batter into the prepared pan. Arrange fruit over top of batter. Sprinkle topping over fruit.
• To Make Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, and the cinnamon until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake is top is puffed and nicely browned. Allow cake to cool. You can serve it directly from the baking dish or for a more attractive presentation, I cut it up into squares and arrange them on a platter.

APRICOT RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet in middle of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Whisk together cornstarch, salt, and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl.
• Roll out 1 piece of dough (keep remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round and fit into a 9-inch glass pie plate (4-cup capacity). Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Chill shell while rolling out dough for top crust.
• Roll out remaining piece of dough into an 11-inch round.
• Stir apricots into sugar mixture until combined, then gently stir in raspberries and spoon filling into shell.
• Cover pie with pastry round and trim with kitchen shears, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Crimp edge decoratively. Brush top of pie with egg and sprinkle all over with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Cut 3 steam vents in top crust with a sharp small knife.
• Bake pie on hot baking sheet 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and continue to bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 45 minutes more. Cool pie on a rack at least 2 hours before serving.

LEMON RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and egg yolk, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine raspberries and sugar; sprinkle over batter. Drop lemon curd by tablespoonfuls over raspberries. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake until fruit is bubbly and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with whipped cream and more fresh raspberries.

APRICOT & RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 23cm square tin. For the crumble mix, put 2 tbsp flour and 25g of the butter with the demerara sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Rub between your fingers until it resembles damp breadcrumbs.
• Tip the remaining flour and butter and the caster sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl, then beat until well combined. Lightly fold in half the apricots and raspberries, then spread over the prepared tin.
• Scatter over the remaining fruit, then sprinkle with the crumble mix. Bake for 45-50 mins until light golden, then cool for 10 mins and remove from the tin. Cut into squares and serve warm with cream or ice cream for dessert, or cold for tea.

APRICOT BUCKLE

Steps:

• 1. If you do not have buttermilk, you can use any milk or dairy free milk and just add a tablespoon of vinegar and let it sit.
• 2. Toast the pecans. I prefer to use a little butter and toast them in my cast iron skillet. Then chop them.
• 3. In a small saucepan, on med-low brown the butter. You can also prepare your fruit. I cut my apricots into approximately 1/8's with skin still on.
• 4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch round springform pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray.
• 5. Next make the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour and butter (cut butter into 1/2 inch cubes). With a fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it is crumbly. Stir in cinnamon and chopped pecans. Set aside.
• 6. For the cake: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a mixing bowl using the paddle, mix the brown butter and sugar until combined. Add the egg and mix until combined. Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Then slowly add in the dry mixture. I did it in 1/3rd's at a time and let it mix fully each time. Once that's all mixed, add in your fruit and stir.
• 7. Spread the batter evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan with a spatula. Sprinkle the streusel over the top. Bake for about 55-60 min. In my oven it was ready at 50 minutes. It's ready when the buckle is a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 8. Cool on the rack for at least 20 minutes before serving. It can be served warm or at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY AND NECTARINE BUCKLE

Steps:

• Make the topping: In a small bowl blend together the butter, the sugar, the flour, the cinnamon, and the nutmeg until the mixture resembles coarse meal and chill the topping while making the batter.
• Make the batter: In a small bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and the sugar and beat in the vanilla. In a small bowl stir together the baking powder, the flour, and the salt, beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and fold in the blueberries and the nectarines.
• Spread the batter in a well-buttered 10-by 2-inch round cake pan or 2-quart baking pan, sprinkle the topping evenly over it and bake the buckle in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean and the topping is crisp and golden. Serve the buckle with whipped cream.

PEACH RASPBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the peaches, raspberries, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Allow to sit while proceeding with remaining steps.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt the butter in a 9x13 inch glass baking dish in the preheating oven, and evenly coat dish. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup sugar. Mix in milk just until dry ingredients are evenly moist. Pour evenly into the buttered baking dish. Scoop peach and raspberry mixture over the batter.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.