Apple & Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Apple Butter

If you are lucky enough to have your own apple tree, or have a generous friend with one, you probably have a glut of apples every autumn. I have an apple tree of indeterminate variety that starts producing about August/September. I usually try to make a few batches of the Toffee Apple Pie Filling for the freezer,…

Apple and Blackberry Spelt Crumble

Apple and Blackberry Spelt Crumble

Finally, after what seems like a horrendously long summer, we are starting to see the promise of cooler autumn days. I am sure many of you mourn the loss of summer, but not me. I love the scents, colours, clothes of autumn, but most of all, I love the food. Now the days are colder, thoughts…

toffee apple crumble pie

Toffee Apple Crumble Pie

I have several batches of toffee apple pie filling in the freezer, and I took one out yesterday and couldn’t make my mind up whether to make a pie, or a crumble. As I had some left over pastry, I decided to go for a pie … that was until I realised I only had…

Apple Galette with Toffee Sauce

A galette, in French cuisine means flat, round or free-form crusty cakes. This simple but effective dessert utilizes that marvelous stuff known as pre-made puff pastry, that can make many a dessert or savoury treat look special. If you are feeling particularly creative then go ahead and make your own puff pastry. I however, feel…