Very Berry Spread Recipes

Steps:

• For the crust: Process the flour, salt, shortening and butter in a food processor until you get the visual consistency of fine meal.
• Place the fine meal into a bowl. With a fork make a hole in the meal. Pour the ice water in the hole and gently mix the water into the fine meal. Continue this process until the fine meal has the consistency of play dough.
• Flour your board and rolling pin, and then roll out the dough. Divide the dough in half and roll out dough for a 2 crust 9-inch pie.
• For the filling: If using frozen fruit, measure first, then thaw and drain fruit.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon, stir with fork. Place 1 crust into the pie pan. Spread 1/3 of the sugar mixture on the bottom and add fruit. Top the mixed berries with the rest of the sugar mixture. Wet the edges of the bottom crust by dipping your finger in the ice water and rubbing it around the edge of the crust. Place the top crust on the pie and gently press the top crust to the bottom. Trim with a knife and roll under. Press together with the thumb and forefinger to make a scalloped edge. With the knife, place 8 1/2-inch slits on the top of the pie. Bake for 45 minutes. When checking the doneness of the filling, insert a knife into the center of the pie. If there is little or no resistance, the pie is done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, gently toss together blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and white sugar; set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press half of mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Cover with berries. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over the berries.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Make and bake drop cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• In food processor, process half of the cookies to coarse crumbs. Remove to medium bowl. Continue to process second half of cookies to coarse crumbs; add to bowl. Stir in melted butter until well blended. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan or baking dish, press cookie crumb mixture firmly in bottom. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and jam with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping down side of bowl frequently. Beat in 2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread over cookie crust. Sprinkle 2 cups of the blueberries over cream cheese mixture.
• In another medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk about 2 minutes or until thick. Drop by spoonfuls over berry layer; spread evenly over top. Drop remaining whipped topping by spoonfuls over pudding layer; spread evenly. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle raspberries and remaining 1 cup blueberries on top. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pieces.

Steps:

• Mix the berries and cherry jam together, and spoon into your trifle bowl. Scatter over the madeira cake and push down a little into the berries.
• Put the custard, mascarpone and 3 tbsp sugar in a bowl together and beat until smooth, then dollop all over the trifle. Put the double cream, remaining 2 tbsp sugar and sherry in a bowl and beat until soft peaks form. Cling film both the trifle bowl and cream and chill until ready to serve. You can do this up to 24 hours in advance.
• To serve, spoon the sherry cream all over the trifle, then scatter with your favourite decoration.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In a small bowl, mix egg, melted butter, milk and vanilla.
• Stir liquids into dry ingredients just till blended.
• In a buttered 9-inch square pan, spread half of dough.
• Top with berry mixture and spoon remaining dough over berries.
• In a separate bowl combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts.
• Stir in melted butter until mixture resembles moist crumbs.
• Sprinkle this over top of dough and press in lightly.
• Bake in a 375° oven 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• To Make Crust: Blend the flour and the butter or margarine thoroughly. Add baking powder, vanilla, sugar, and egg; mix thoroughly. Let the dough rest for about 25 minutes.
• Lay enough dough to cover the pie dish in the center of the pan, and spread the dough evenly over the bottom and sides of the pan. There will be dough left over for the top of the pie. Take a fork, and make holes with it here and there along the bottom of the pie dough. Let the pie dough rest again for another 25 minutes.
• Put the berries inside the pie dish, and then spread the remaining crumb dough over it.
• Bake at 400 degrees F ( 205 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.