Recipe Type: CrumbleMethod Preheat the oven to 180°C or Gas Mark 4. In a large mixing bowl add in the blackberries, sugar and lemon juice and then mix in the cornflour until combined. Pour the mixture into a shallow oven proof dish, approx. 25cm in size. Place all the crumble ingredients into a large bowl.…
Recipe Type: BiscuitsMethod Preheat the oven to 170°C or Gas Mark 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy, then add in the vanilla extract and mix. Add the sieved flour, salt and the chocolate chips and gently mix into a paste before turning out onto baking paper. Shape the dough into…
What a buzzing day we had at the Hillsborough Honey Fair! The weather played ball and Ian Morton of The Beaten Whisk showed a crowd of keen bakers how to make Honey Sable Biscuits along with a Honey Wheaten Loaf. We had a great day out and thoroughly enjoyed checking out the various stands and…
Recipe Type: CakeMethod Preheat the oven to 180°C or Gas Mark 4. Mix the cranberries, zest & juice of the orange in a bowl and heat in the microwave for 2 minutes. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar to a thick foam, continue to whisk while gradually drizzling in the oil. Mix…
Recipe Type: BiscuitsMethod Preheat the oven to 170°C or Gas Mark 4. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the sieved flour, salt, meringues, and the lemon zest before gently mixing into a paste. Divide the dough into approx. 24 even balls then press out with a fork onto a lined…
With home-baking seeing a revival in the popularity stakes, we put the Mortons Flour brand through a ‘magical’ make-over so the packaging could be as great as the product itself. During this packaging refresh, we took the opportunity to update the paper packs to become fully recyclable & FSC certified, meaning each bag is responsibly…
What a week we had at Balmoral Show! This year we had Ian Morton ( no, we’re not joking!) from The Beaten Whisk baking fresh pesto sodas, stout wheaten loaves and the most delicious chocolate brownies. We met so many of our friends in the Northern Ireland food scene and met lots of new faces…
Recipe Type: SconesMethod Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 180°C Fan or Gas Mark 6. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter into the dry ingredients and rub until it resembles fine breadcrumbs in texture. Pour in the buttermilk and the egg into the bowl, mix into a dough and…
Recipe Type: BiscuitsMethod Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 165°C Fan or Gas Mark 4. Sift all the dry ingredients into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the butter into the dry ingredients and rub until it resembles fine breadcrumbs in texture. Add the egg yolks into the bowl and mix into a dough. Turn the…
Recipe Type: BreadMethod Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 180°C Fan or Gas Mark 6. In a large mixing bowl, sift in the flour and add in the milk and the pesto, mixing quickly and lightly into a soft dough. Roll out to 1 inch thickness and shape into a round. Bake in the oven for…
