Some of you may already know I love crabapples. I can’t get enough and I honestly don’t understand why no one else is out there, shoving me aside so THEY can get THEIR share of the crabapple bounty.
Crabapple Whisky Cake Recipe
Crabapple sauce isn’t just an excellent side dish for pork or a healthy foraged dessert. It’s also the base for this moist, dense, fruity, drunken dessert: crabapple whisky cake. You can make it in a 9″ tube or bundt pan, or in several, smaller pans. This recipe freezes well, so I often make several smaller cakes, and stash a few…
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Meyer Lemon Cake Recipe
Happy birthday to me! Every year my dear friend Cayce sends me a box of Meyer lemons, picked from her neighbor’s tree in San José. I can’t imagine a better birthday gift. And because she sends me such a GIANT box, I get to experiment with all kinds of recipes. I was originally drawn to this recipe because it uses…
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Spiced Crabapple Recipe: an Unusual Fruit Pickle
If you’ve read any of my numerous crabapple posts (I can’t help it, I’m a fan.), you’ve heard me say that smaller crabapples often have a mealy texture. This recipe calls for larger crabapples (more than an inch in diameter). Sample one before harvesting a lot; you want crisp, snappy crabapples for this pickled fruit. Spiced crabapples make an unusual,…
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Easy Crabapple Sauce Recipe
If you’ve ever bitten into a raw crabapple, you may have found the texture mealy and a little off-putting. Smaller fruit (less than an inch in diameter) often has a grainy texture, but because cooking gets rid of the textural issue, you can use any size fruit in this crabapple sauce recipe. Be sure to taste a fruit before you…
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