Orange Blueberry Recipes

BLUEBERRY ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk and orange juice just until moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. , Turn onto a floured surface; gently knead 10 times. Pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut into eight wedges. Separate wedges and place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

BLUEBERRY ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, combine egg, orange juice, water, butter and orange zest. Add to dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in the blueberries. Pour into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. , Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.

ORANGE BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Slightly beat egg yolks. Combine yolks, I cup water, and 1/4 cup sugar in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Add gelatin, and stir until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup water, orange rind, and orange juice. Chill until slightly thickened.
• Beat egg whites and salt until foamy. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff peaks are formed. Fold in thickened gelatin. Blend well. Fold in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Spoon filling into pie shell. Chill until firm.
• Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Top individual servings with whipped cream and remaining blueberries.

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MARMALADE

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of the oranges and lemons. Cut the zest pieces into thin slices, then finely chop or grind and set aside. Peel the remaining white part of the peel from the fruit and discard. Chop the fruit pulp, reserving any juice and set aside. Place the zest and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the reserved fruit pulp and juice, cover and simmer on low heat for an additional 7 minutes. Add the blueberries and simmer for 3 more minutes. Stir the sugar into the fruit in the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil and cook exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the pectin. Remove from the heat and skim off any foam with metal spoon. Serve at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY AND ORANGE LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides; line bottoms with rounds of parchment paper. Sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Beat in concentrate, peel, and vanilla. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with milk in 3 additions. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pans on rack.
• For filling:
• Combine berries, sugar, and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally and mashing berries coarsely with fork, about 8 minutes. Chill filling uncovered until cold, about 30 minutes.
• For frosting:
• Beat cream cheese and butter in bowl to blend. Beat in powdered sugar in 4 additions, then orange concentrate, peel, and vanilla. Chill until firm but spreadable, about 30 minutes.
• Cut around cakes to loosen. Turn cakes out. Peel off parchment. Place 1 layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread filling to within 1/2 inch of edges. Chill 5 minutes. Top with second layer, flat side down. Spread 1/2 cup frosting thinly all over cake to seal. Spread remaining frosting over cake. Mound remaining blueberries on top. (Can be made 1 day ahead; chill. Serve at room temperature.)

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the over to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour one 8-1/2" x 4-1/2" loaf pan. In a small bowl, toss together the blueberries and 2 tablespoons of flour. In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and the remaining 1-3/4 cups of flour. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter and sugar for 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Beat in the orange juice and orange peel. Add the flour mixture and, with the mixer on low speed, beat until well-blended. Stir in the blueberries. Spread in the prepared pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely on the rack.

ORANGE BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients except the blueberries.
• Mix at low speed until well blended, then beat at medium speed for 2-minutes.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Turn into a loaf pan which is greased on the*bottom only*.
• Bake at 350-f for 60-70 minutes until done.
• Cool 10 minutes then remove pan and let cool fully before slicing.

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir all bread ingredients except blueberries until blended. Fold in blueberries. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; loosen loaf from sides of pan. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over bread; sprinkle with additional orange peel.

ORANGE GLAZED BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; mix thoroughly.
• Cut in butter using 2 forks or a pastry blender.
• The butter pieces should be coated with flour and resemble crumbs.
• In another bowl, mix buttermilk and egg together, and then add to the flour mixture.
• Mix just to incorporate, do not overwork the dough.
• Roll blueberries in flour to coat, this will help prevent the fruit from sinking to the bottom of the scone when baked.
• Fold the blueberries into batter, being careful not to bruise.
• Drop large tablespoons of batter on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until brown.
• Cool before applying orange glaze.
• To prepare Orange Glaze: combine butter, sugar, orange zest, and juice over a double boiler.
• Cook until butter and sugar are melted and mixture has thickened.
• Remove from heat and beat until smooth and slightly cool.
• Drizzle or brush on top of scones and let glaze get hazy and hardened.

ORANGE & BLUEBERRY BIRCHER

Steps:

• Mix 70g oats and 2 tbsp golden linseeds with the zest of 1 /2 an orange. Pour over 300ml boiling water and leave overnight. The next day, stir in three-quarters of a 175g tub of yogurt, spoon into glasses or bowls, top with 2 peeled and chopped oranges, the remaining yogurt and 4 handfuls blueberries from a 150g pack.

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners.
• Combine wheat bran and oat bran in a large bowl. Stir in sour cream and milk; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, both flours, protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gently stir blueberries into the mixture until they are coated.
• Stir olive oil, egg, orange juice and zest, and vanilla into the bran mixture. Add flour mixture and stir until just blended. Drop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes. Remove muffins to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 25 more minutes.