Coryanne from Kitchen Living with Coryanne and our Kitchen Council is sharing a delicious dessert recipe inspired by the wonderful combination of Granny Smith apples and blackberries. Enjoy!
My kitchen is anything but quiet, especially on the weekends when everyone is home and hungry. With more time to tinker in the kitchen, and many hands there to help, we never miss an opportunity to bake something as a family that will keep us sweet all weekend long, and our favorite nibble is a quick twisted custard pastry. There are so many options with this recipe, but our favorite is a tart blackberry and Granny Smith apple blend that offers all the tang of a fresh Granny Smith apple and all the sweetness of a blackberry. This is the sort of pastry that gets better over time, but is just as irresistible right out of the oven. When we make it, we generally make 2-3 twists at a time and snack on them over the course of the weekend. The first time you make it, don’t be put off by the twisting, call it a ‘rustic’ wreath until you get the hang of it. Or skip the twist element all together and simply layer on the custard and fruit atop of a flat sheet of puff pastry for a simple variation.
While the fruit is the star of this dish, the homemade custard brings it all together. Homemade vanilla custard is a staple in our house, the possibilities are endless –add it to a bowl of roasted pears, serve it with glazed cherries, or simply eat it out of the bowl at midnight with a spoon…when no one is looking. The sweet cream plays so well with this twisted pastry that you won’t mind this extra step or the possibilities that left over custard bring.