Very Blackberry Merry

Wild and free, blackberry bushes nestle their way into the side streets of the Queen Anne neighborhood each summer and bestow tart little bounties to all that pass by. I can't pass up free ingredients, so it's been a family affair of urban fruit-picking - even Ebony got in on the fun. Here are a few of the treats I made from our fruity summer treasures:

These Blackberry Muffins are now included in my baking repertoire

I modified the Pistachio Raspberry Loaf from Rosie Daykin's Let Me Feed You and also whipped up some Blackberry Syrup for weekend pancakes. (pages 252, 30)

I had never heard of "Blackberry Fool", which is essentially blackberry whipped cream but the children's book A Fine Dessert by Emily Jenkins cleverly depicts the receipe across four different families and time periods. 

It was nice to have some inspiration and a narrow focus for my all-too-rare baking endeavors!

Rumble and Ramble in Blackberry Bramble,

- SJW