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Pavlova with Butter?

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How did butter get into the Pavlova? Read on to find out!

I love Pavlova, the quintessential Australian dessert, and of course I had to find a way to incorporate butter into the finished product. Here is how it goes.

Ingredients:

  • Your favourite 9″ Pavlova Recipe (there are many good ones, just use your search engine or ask your Aussie bestie)
  • 1 red Anjou Pear
  • 1/2 pint fresh raspberries
  • 1/2 pint fresh strawberries with hulls on
  • A few fresh blackberries
  • 1 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • Fresh mint leaves

Instructions:

red anjou pear dessertMake your favourite Pavlova recipe. While it is cooling, prepare the fruit. Cut strawberries in half, leaving the hull on.

Quarter 1 Anjou pear, core and then slice into 1/4″ strips. (Leave the skin on). Drop the butter into a heated skillet. When melted, add the pear slices and sugar. Lightly cook over medium heat until just carmelized, but not too soft. Using a spatula, move the pears to a plate to cool.

Red Anjou Pear Dessert

Whip the cream with the confectioners sugar. Pipe onto the cooled pavlova. Arrange the cooled pear slices on top of the cream. Decorate with berries and pomegranate seeds. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.

pavlova recipe

gluten free blueberry coffee cake

Gluten Free Blueberry Coffee Cake

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This delicious blueberry coffee cake with a streusel topping will defy the fiercest gluten free critics! Especially good when fresh blueberries are in season.

Ingredients for coffee cake

  • 2 c gluten free flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup grass fed butter, melted
  • 3/4 c organic cane sugar
  • 1 large organic egg
  • 3/4 c water
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, organic if available

Ingredients for streusel topping

  • 1/2 c organic cane sugar
  • 1/4 c grass fed butter
  • 1/2 tsp ground organic cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup gluten free flour

Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter an 8″ square glass pan and sprinkle it with gluten free flour. I used Pamela’s GF flour for this recipe, but it would work well with other options, too.

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, melted butter and sugar. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in the blueberries. Pour batter into prepared pan. Cover with streusel topping.

For the topping: In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup flour, cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Bake 45 – 55 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.

 

Sliced roast chicken breast.

Quick Crispy Skin Chicken Dinner

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I’m a big believer in doing time in the kitchen, but sometimes your crispy chicken dinner needs to be ready quickly. Thank goodness for butter and bread crumbs. With these two basic ingredients along with plump and juicy bone-in chicken breasts you can create a delicious meal in no time flat!

Ingredients:

  • 4 bone-in, back removed, fresh chicken breasts with skin on. I used fresh organic chicken from Kent’s Chicken Coop.
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs (I used gluten free bread crumbs)
  • Salt, pepper and paprika to taste

Method:

Place the chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish. Brush skin with melted butter and drizzle remaining butter over the chicken, allowing it to run into the pan. Sprinkle on the bread crumbs until evenly coated. Shake on salt, pepper and paprika for your own taste preference. Roast at 350 F for approximately 45 minutes. Use less time if using convection oven. Always test to 180 F on meat thermometer.

Prepped Chicken Breast
Prepped chicken breast, ready for the oven. Don’t worry about excess crumbs in the bottom of the pan. Read to the end to see how I use them.

chickenbreast2Fresh from the oven. Just look at it!

kiwipure

So this should amaze my Kiwi friends. For this recipe I used delicious Kiwi Pure butter made from grass fed milk, brought to us by the folks at Rolling Meadow.

slicedchickenbreast

Just look at it! crispy skin on the outside, bursting with juicy flavour on the inside. This fresh organic chicken is from Kent’s Chicken Coop!

I also love to scoop up the drippings from the bottom of the pan where the extra butter and crumbs have formed a tasty little treat. Just for the cook, of course!