What are barberries. I've never heard of them. Loaf looks good.Successful low carb tea loaf using Barberries (@DJC3 got my dried barberries from Amazon) Soaked 20g of dried barberries in 150g of cold tea and generous splash of brandy overnight with mixed spice (25g)and lemon zest.
View attachment 72874 This morning strained barberries and mixed 150g of the soaking juices with 5 eggs - using handheld electric mixer. Then added to mix a few spoons at a time a mix of 100g of panda flour, 120g of eyrithritol, 25 g of baking powder plus towards end of mixing 65g of melted butter. Then folded in the strained barberries.
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Put into lined two pound loaf tin and baked at 160 fan for 45 mins.
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Sliced when cold and frozen apart from a taster had today and some left in fridge for tomorrow. A definite success - thought soaked barberries tasted a bit like currants.
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Can be served with butter but it's lovely and moist so didn't need it I felt after tasting. I managed to cut 18 slices most of which I froze in a plastic bag with small pieces of kitchen towel between slices so can take out of freezer as needed.
Found them when looking for a lower carb dried fruit to experiment with as a replacement for currants which are very sugary. I started looking at dried cranberries which are a tart berry but many are sold sweetened with things like glucose syrup then found barberries mentioned sold without added sugar and thought I'd give them a try. They are used a lot in Persian cooking I gather.What are barberries. I've never heard of them. Loaf looks good.
Enjoy.
Thank you for the information. It's true you learn something new every day. Unfortunately I am unable to have dried fruits as they cause havoc with me as much as I used to like them.Found them when looking for a lower carb dried fruit to experiment with as a replacement for currants which are very sugary. I started looking at dried cranberries which are a tart berry but many are sold sweetened with things like glucose syrup then found barberries mentioned sold without added sugar and thought I'd give them a try. They are used a lot in Persian cooking I gather.
Yes it works well, I do herbs too, you need to slice strawberries as they are too big but other small berries are are fine whole, I usually set them for 6 hrs then check & go up in a further 2 hours until done. I’ve also dried sliced lemons & sliced lemon peel, grind the lemon peel up it’s delicious sprinkled on fish & salads, just a tiny bit as the flavour is intense. I did sliced oranges for Christmas decs too.Apparently most air fryers have a 60° setting which can be used for dehydrating (drying) things. I wonder if it would work with my own home grown redcurrants, blackcurrants and raspberries to use later as dried fruits? No preservatives no added sugar
Has anyone ever tried it?
Apparently most air fryers have a 60° setting which can be used for dehydrating (drying) things. I wonder if it would work with my own home grown redcurrants, blackcurrants and raspberries to use later as dried fruits? No preservatives no added sugar
Has anyone ever tried it?
Particularly like the idea of dehydrating lemon and orange peel and slices - a great way of getting an intense flavour with fewer carbs. I use a lot of lemon zest in cooking as love intense citrus flavours.Yes it works well, I do herbs too, you need to slice strawberries as they are too big but other small berries are are fine whole, I usually set them for 6 hrs then check & go up in a further 2 hours until done. I’ve also dried sliced lemons & sliced lemon peel, grind the lemon peel up it’s delicious sprinkled on fish & salads, just a tiny bit as the flavour is intense. I did sliced oranges for Christmas decs too.
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