Gooseberry Recipes

[ConfusedRhubarb]

Hello everyone - I've been looking for somewhere to share this recipe - Gooseberry Clafoutis Gooseberry Clafoutis - RTÉ Lifestyle
It is much more attractive than that photo though, beautiful really with red goosegogs.

Made it last night - deee-lish-ous. Minor adjustments to recipe - 1. I didn't pre cook gooseberries as mine (dessert red) were super ripe and defrosted so already pretty soft - did leave them mixed with the sugar for a bit and drain off juice before using though (gin cocktail tonight!). 2. Why wash up an electric whisk! Fork + flour + gradually adding milk before other ingredients was hardly a chore. 3. Don't bother being careful about putting berries on top of batter - they rise to the top. 4. Conversely, don't bother sprinkling the sugar on top either, perhaps at least not until a little way through cooking, it just sinks into the batter. 5. This rises amazingly when it's ready, but I chose a dish which was too shallow to accommodate, so the edge gooseberries were rudely ejected and ended up on the oven floor!

[ConfusedRhubarb]

Thanks for making this into it's own thread Scarlet. Not sure why I hadn't noticed this section of the forum, pretty sure I did look Anyhow, this was lovely stuff, well worth trying with cherries and plums according to Google, and probably other fruits too.

If anyone has a favourite recipes for gooseberry chutney, gooseberry cake, cordial, liqueur, or anything really except jam (got that covered already) I'd love to see them. I've literally picked over a stone of goosegogs this year and my freezer is fit to burst.

[veggiechicken]

Not quite jam............gooseberry curd?
Never made it but it should be delicious!
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...nddrink.recipe

[Scarlet]

I make gooseberry curd every year! Delicious! Really good if you have chickens

[sparrow100]

The tart and ice cream on this link are both lovely - nom nom nom!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-whittingstall

[Mrs Bee]

Things that I do with our goosegogs are goose and elderflower ice cream or sorbet, Delias goose and elderflower jellies, baked gooseberry and elderflower streusel or baked cheesecake.

Cooked goosies in glass dishes topped with elderflower pannacotta topped with tiny balls of goose and elderflower ice cream or sorbet and topped with broken up crumble topping made on a baking sheet and cooled. An impressive dinner party sweet.

Gooseberry and custard cake. Gooseberry and elderflower trifle.

I will post the recipes of any of these if you want them.

[sparrow100]

Gooseberry and custard cake sounds delicious. Can we have that one please?

[Mrs Bee]

Here you go then.

Make some custard using 1/2 pint milk, 1 rounded tablespoon of custard powder and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of sugar and allow to cool

Or use 150g ready made custard.

14 oz of gooseberries cooked with about 2 oz of sugar according to taste. If the cooked gooseberries have a lot of liquid, take off the liquid and boil and reduce until syrupy and mix back with the gooseberries. you don't want the mixture to be too wet.

Then make a cake mix using the creamed method with
9oz butter
9oz caster sugar
9oz SR flour with 2 tablespoons removed and replaced with 2 tablespoons of custard powder.
1 teaspoon of baking powder
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Base line a 9 inch round cake tin or a tray bake tin.

Put half the cake mix in the tin.
Dot spoonfuls of the gooseberries mix over the cake mixture.
Then put dollops of the custard in-between the gooseberries then cover with the remaining cake mixture.

If using a tray bake tin cook at 180C or 170C fan for 40 mins. If using the round tin cook at the same temperatures for 40 mins then cover the top of the cake with foil and bake for another 15 mins.

You can do this with any fruit that is in season.

You can also make a crumble mixture with3oz plain flour, 1 and 1/2 butter and 1 and 1/2 granulated or Demerara sugar and dot lumps of the crumble mix on top of the cake before baking.

you can also add some chopped nuts to the crumble mix.

[ConfusedRhubarb]

My saliva glands are working overtime reading these suggestions - thanks everyone. Will report back as I work my way through them.

[ConfusedRhubarb]

goose and elderflower ice cream or sorbet, Delias goose and elderflower jellies, baked gooseberry and elderflower streusel or baked cheesecake.

Cooked goosies in glass dishes topped with elderflower pannacotta topped with tiny balls of goose and elderflower ice cream or sorbet and topped with broken up crumble topping made on a baking sheet and cooled. An impressive dinner party sweet.

Gooseberry and custard cake. Gooseberry and elderflower trifle.

I have to admit to being a bit intimidated by your dinner party sweet Mrs B. I'm not sure I've got what it takes! But I did wonder if I might manage a partial version LIKE the pannacotta and the berries. The goosegog cheesecake also sounds like it could really push my buttons. I seem to be in a phase of yearning after creamy desserts at the moment.

Is it too late to ask for those recipes (I might not make them for some time though as the berries are safe in the freezer and any extra kitchen time seems due to beans, tomatoes and veg preservation at the mo.

[ConfusedRhubarb]

I make gooseberry curd every year! Delicious! Really good if you have chickens

So I've got to ask, Scarlet how do your chooks prefer to take their goosegog curd? Filling a delicate sponge cake? On toast? With scones and earl grey tea? (ooh that sounds good actually, nom, nom)

[gringo]

Got to share my favourite gooseberry recipe.......

Ingredients-
gooseberries

Method-
eat them

[Snadger]

I made green gooseberry and Elderflower jam a couple of nights ago. As well as being pretty in the jar it tastes delish. Gooseberrys and elderflowers seem to be a marriage made in heaven. I had a bit left which was too small an ammount to fill a jar so I just put it in to a desert dish in the fridge. I smear it on my toast each morning and like it better than marmalade!

[Mrs Bee]

I have to admit to being a bit intimidated by your dinner party sweet Mrs B. I'm not sure I've got what it takes! But I did wonder if I might manage a partial version LIKE the pannacotta and the berries. The goosegog cheesecake also sounds like it could really push my buttons. I seem to be in a phase of yearning after creamy desserts at the moment.

Is it too late to ask for those recipes (I might not make them for some time though as the berries are safe in the freezer and any extra kitchen time seems due to beans, tomatoes and veg preservation at the mo.

The dinner party dish is really easy to make and most can be made in advance.

Whih recipes did you want?

[sparrow100]

Am making your cake for the allotment show compy this afternoon...hopes in the Sparrow household are high!