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Recipes
Here your find a selection of recipes that I have tried and tested with great results where I have incorporated foraged food found in the wilderness as part or as the main feature.
Extra care must be considered with some species of plants, as some of the fruits are not edible in their raw state.
Recipe of the season
Around early autumn many trees that produce nuts can be found up and down the countryside. This is when they are ripe enough to eat. Hazelnuts are quite common around the south west of england, they taste great, go really well in many sweet and savoury dishes as well as providing food for wildlife especially with squirrels. Hazelnuts are one of my favourites which inspired me to create this recipe as it is quite fitting for this time of year.
Hazelnut & Rhubarb Frangipane Tart
Ingredients
For the pastry
60g ground hazelnuts
160g plain flour
40g golden caster sugar
120g unsalted butter, cubed
pinch of salt
For the frangipane
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
125g golden caster sugar
1 large egg
125g ground almonds
1/2 tsp ground cardamon
250g rhubarb, cut into 1cm chunks
30g crushed hazelnuts
10g soft brown sugar