Blackberries

[Swisskaese]

I realise that you have pureed the blackberries, but next time you should consider making blackberry and raspberry ying and yang tarts or tartlettes. I use a butter crust, filled with grand marnier or chambord flavored pastry cream and glaze the berries with a strained cooked raspberry jam.

You could also fill them with a lime curd and top with the berries.

[iguana]

I had a lovely blackberry-ginger scone once. I think it used candied, rather than fresh ginger.

When I was young we lived across the street from a lot full of feral blackberries. We would pick quarts and quarts and my mother would make what my dad called "seed pie". Fool property owner planted blue spruce and shaded out all the blackberries. Sigh.

[melmck]

I love berries with passionfruit. I make blackberry tarts w/ passionfruit curd and drape candied citrus over the top.. yum. naturally in the Pac NW we pair it with hazelnuts, apple, pear, quince. any citrus. cranberries. and mango!! it's awesome with tropical fruits.

[viva]

a peach/nectarine and blackberry cobbler with a sweet ginger crumbly topping and vanilla ice cream.... yum!

[FWED]

I have a Tart recipe for a Chocolate mousse with a blackberry blend. It calls for a semi sweet chocolate ganache with a small amount of blackberry puree folded in. PM me if you would like the recipe.

[nightscotsman]

Blackberries go really well with rosemary. I've had the combination in a couple things - jam we made in school and a dessert at Brasa in Seattle - and both definitely worked.

[Redsugar]

Blackberry-&-Apple Pie -- one of the classics of England in late Summer, when the hedgerows are full of blackberries. It will bring a tear to the eye of the staunchest expatriate. (I use Empire apples.)

Use plums & blackberries for a less-sweet variation on strawberry shortcakes. Enhance the fruit-compote filling w/ Crème de cassis.

The flavour of blackberries also succeeds in fruit concoctions which include melon.

Top a custard tart w/ blackberries & raspberries.

Serve them atop maple crème brûlée or, as Nicole Routhier suggests, a margarita mousse.

Mix 1½ cups berries w/ 1 cup granulated sugar & 1/3 cup blackberry brandy; let stand for 2-3 hours; then stir into vanilla I.C. base.

Make a seedless jam and use it as filling for a walnut torte.

Bake a fresh Blackberry Cobbler and serve it w/ Peach I.C.

The local red (& yellow) raspberry season has concluded. I'll be picking wild blackberries next week!

[emilyr]

I just wanted to bump this in anticipation of the roughly 1 billion tons ( ) of the berries my local (secret) patch is getting ready to produce.

My first couple pints have gone onto shortcakes, macerated for ice cream (with orange and cinnamon) and tossed onto salads. I'm particularly interested in any savory recipes you might have. Someone mentioned a barbeque sauce, and I may try that this weekend.

Thanks in advance!

[emilyr]

I just realized that this is the baking forum, so I'll also bump a blackberry thread in the cooking forum for savory items.

[jsolomon]

When I was dating someone who was much more into food, I would take

1/2 cup to 1 cup red wine

1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, honey

several strong dashes cinnamon

pinch salt

blackberries

boil to syrup consistency. Cool. Top with creme fraiche.

Actually, I plied that on some other women, too. Much better than a line in a bar. Good recipe, that one.

You could do something really similar in a pastry shell.

Edited June 30, 2006 by jsolomon (log)

[sugarbuzz]

I just made an Apricot galette with a pistachio paste filling & topped it with blackberry ice cream. It sold out for lunch.

I also made recently with blackberries..

Nectarine & blackberry crisp with lemon buttermilk ice cream

Blackberry upside down cake with mango coulis & a scoop of lime frozen yogurt

[Irishgirl]

Blackberries go great with:

Vanilla

Mint

Citrus Fruits

Black pepper

Cilantro

Lime (Yeah, OK, Citrus)

Pears

Peaches (DUH!)

Rhubarb

Raspberries

Cinnamon

Star Anise

Fennel

Basil

Tarragon

Dill

my 2 cents

edited to add dill

Edited July 1, 2006 by Irishgirl (log)