It might be too late: apricot season might already be over, but if you can find some late-season beauties then you need to make an apricot bretonne. It’s the ultimate summer apricot tribute: tangy and meltingly soft apricots on top of a buttery shortcake with a delicious dusting of cinnamon sugar. It’s best eaten warm…
Category: apricots
Almond cakes topped with summer fruit
Lois Daish is my original food hero. For a year and a half I wrote a blog called Lois & Me as I cooked my way through Lois’ extensive recipe archive, à la Julie & Julia. Through writing Lois & Me I became friends with dear Lois and discovered some truly wonderful recipes, including her almond cake which I made…
Apricot clafoutis
When I was young, each summer my mum would preserve box after box of peaches and apricots. I remember shelves lined up goldenly glowing jars of fruit ready to be turned into wintertime cobblers and sponges for dessert. I guess becoming a preserver of fruits was pretty much inevitable for me. Apricots are among the easiest…
cake for breakfast 