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The 99th Bake: Summer Four Berry Pie

You would think that a berry pie would entail some apples somewhere, Apple and blueberry, Apple and blackberry, but no, this pie is ALL BERRY and delicious to boot, all 750grams of them, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries. Now that’s a lot of antioxidants right there.

We know antioxidants are good for us but why? Because they fight free radicals. These chemicals cause oxidation that damages cells and their genetic material. Your body makes free radicals as it processes food, sunlight, and toxins. Antioxidants either stop free radicals before they form or break them down so they’re harmless. This pie then, has got to be good for you. And a great time of year for Berry pie!!! 🙂

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The pastry of this pie was different too. It was made with flour, butter, sugar and egg yolk and cream cheese. This gave it a crisp texture when cooked as well as a luscious texture that rolled out easily.

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By Denise, ago

The 64th Bake: Strawberry & Lemon Curd Cream Horns

Who doesn’t love cream and pastry and lemon curd.  I tried to buy raspberries to go on the top but could only find strawberries which  worked a treat.  I went with my daughter to find some cream horn moulds. Not something I wanted to make a big investment on so the $2 shop was my go to here.  I could only find canneloni moulds but she suggested remoulding them into cones, so great idea.  The thing I loved about these cream horns the most, which I had never tried was (more…)

By Denise, ago