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Spiced summer fruits with ginger shortbread and mint cream
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Spiced summer fruits with ginger shortbread and mint cream

19 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 1-2 openrecipes

This recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

888
Calories
18g
Protein
20g
Fat
163g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blueberry 1 cup (148g) 84
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 110ml/4fl oz water
  • 2 cloves
  • 4 cardamom
  • ½ cinnamon
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 small handfuls raspberries
  • 1 small handful blackberries
  • 1 small handful blueberries
  • 1 small handful redcurrants
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 55g/2oz caster sugar
  • 140g/6oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 3-4 blackberries
  • 3-4 raspberries
  • 3-4 blueberries
  • 3-4 redcurrants

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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