End of season

Today's pictures will probably be the last before the snow falls. When we visited our allotment garden last week it was full of leaves. My husband and I cleared away as much as we could and left a few piles for the hedgehogs to spend the winter in. I tied up the climbing roses, did some late pruning and cut the last Cosmea's to take home. We piled up the chairs under the veranda and stored our table in a dry place.

There is still a lot to do before spring arrives. One of the most important tasks is pruning the trees. For now we will be spending more time at home, baking cookies, making chutney's and relishes and browsing through cooking books in search of tasty Christmas recipes. 

Last week I made an Apple Blueberry cobbler. I added a bit of vanilla icecream on the plate. The smell, the combination of hot and cold, and the taste were heavenly! I can recommend it to you.

Have a great wednesday!

Apple blueberry cobbler

1250 gr cooking apples (peeled, cored and stoned)

juice of 1 lemon

100 gr golden caster sugar

150 gr blueberries (or more if you like)

For the cobbler:

100 gr selfraising flour

1 tbs cinnamon

50 gr butter, cut into small pieces

50 gr golden caster sugar

1 egg, beaten

4 tbsp milk

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius. Butter a 1.5 litre ovenproof pie dish. Put the apples in a pan with the lemon juice, sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Bring to the boil, then cover and cook gently for 5 minutes. Add the blueberries and cook for another 5 minutes. Turn the fruit into the dish.

Put the flour and the cinnamon in a bowl, add the butter and rub in with your fingertips. Stir in the sugar. Add the egg and milk an mix lightly to a soft batter (this can be done in a food processor).

Drop tablespoonfuls of the batter over the fruit, leaving gaps where the fruit peers through. Scatter over the nuts. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the topping is crisp and brown. Serve straight away.