Sunshine Fruit Butter Recipes

SUNSHINE FRUIT BUTTER

Steps:

• Place fruit in a large saucepan and cook over low heat until soft, adding small amounts of water if necessary to prevent scorching.
• Puree fruit in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender.
• Measure puree.
• Return puree to saucepan - you should have about 4 cups of puree. Add lime juice and sugar.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until mixture has thickened. This could take as little as 15 minutes, or as long as an hour - depending on the size of your saucepan and today's humidity.
• Ladle into hot, clean jars leaving about ¼ inch head space. Top with the two-piece lids and rings, and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.

HOMEMADE SUNFLOWER BUTTER

Steps:

• Pour sunflower seeds into the container of a high-powered blender, such as a Vitamix®, and secure lid.
• Select Variable 1. Slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then switch from Variable to High. Use the tamper to push sunflower seeds into the blades, and mix until sunflower seed butter develops an oily sheen. Season with salt. Store in an airtight container.

SWEET FRUIT COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Add the butter to a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until smooth. Add the jam, mint and salt and swirl in until partially incorporated. Roll into a log using a sheet of parchment, or pack into a ramekin, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Serve atop pancakes, waffles or French toast.

SUNSHINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Let stand 5 minutes. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead for about 1 minute. Pat or roll out to 3/4-in, thickness; cut with a 3-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes.

SUNSHINE FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the dried fruit and the two juices. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and cool overnight.
• Next day: Grease a 20cm ring pan, paying particular attention to the centre area. Pre-heat oven to 180 deg Celsius.
• Sift together all dry ingredients (flour, milk powder, cocoa & mixed spice).
• Combine fruit mix, apple, pumpkin & carrot in a large bowl then stir in the egg whites.
• Stir in the dry ingredients.
• Spread the mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for 1.25 hours checking the cake after about 1 hour. (The cake may require a cover of some aluminium foil during the last stages, to stop the top from getting too brown.) Remove cake from oven, remove foil if used, and cool for 5 minutes. Carefully turn on to wire rack to cool.