Blueberries are for all seasons

Blueberries

are for all seasons

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Pic: megdejong

Ingredients

• 1 sheet (225g) Puff Pastry, thawed (keep cold) • 2 tbsp (15g) All-purpose unbleached fl our • 2 tbsp (30ml) Roasted garlic, cooled and mashed into a paste (optional) • 6 slices (75g) Prosciutto or Serrano ham- thin slices • 1 cup (70g) Asiago cheese, grated • ¾ cup (110g) Frozen BC Blueberries (do not thaw) • 1 tbsp (15ml) Lemon zest, fi nely grated • 2 tsp (10ml) Fresh rosemary, fi nely chopped (or substitute for 1 tsp. dry)

Directions

1. Once the roasted garlic is prepared, pre-heat oven to 400°F/200°C with oven rack positioned in the centre. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper. 2. Dust 2 tbsp of fl our on a clean surface, roll out cold puff pastry, turning over to coat in fl our, into a 14” x 14” sheet. 3. Spread the roasted garlic evenly on the cold puff pastry, arrange a single layer of Prosciutto slices, sprinkle evenly with grated cheese, blueberries, rosemary and lemon zest. 4. Roll the pastry up into a cylinder and cut into twelve 1” discs. 5. Carefully transfer each disc to the lined sheet pan, lay them on their sides and gently press down to fl atten. 6. Bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

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Savoury Blueberry Scroll Biscuits

Blueberry Butternut Squash Bread

MAKES 1 LOAF OF BREAD

Ingredients

WET

• 2 Ripe bananas (frozen then defrosted works well) • 1 cup Cooked and mashed butternut squash (fl esh only, no skin). Note: you cut squash into pieces and boil it in a pot with water or bake it in the oven. Alternatively, you can use canned butternut squash) • 2 Pasture raised eggs (or use fl ax eggs for a vegan option by letting 2 Tbsp. ground fl ax soak in • 4 Tbsp. Water for 10 minutes) • 1/3 cup Raw honey • 1/3 cup Raw cane sugar • 1/3 cup Melted coconut oil

DRY

• 1 cup Oats ground into fl our • 1 cup White fl our • 2 tsp Baking powder • 1 tsp Baking soda • 1 tsp Salt • 1 tsp Cinnamon Additional

• 1 cup Frozen BC Blueberries • 1/4 cup oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F 2. Add all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir until well incorporated. 3. If using fl ax egg, allow fl ax and water soak for 10 min in a small separate bowl. 4. Place banana and cooked butternut squash in a blender or vitamix. 5. Blend until well incorporated.

Add honey, eggs (or fl ax eggs), cane sugar and melted coconut oil to blender and mix on low until well incorporated. 6. Add wet to dry ingredients and lightly mix until just combined. 7. Fold in Frozen BC Blueberries. 8. Place in a prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the top with oats 9. Bake for 45-50 minutes. You will know the loaf is fi nished when you put a fork in the center, and it comes out clean. 10. Allow to cool for 30 minutes before removing from the pan. For more ways on how to cook with this pantry-staple, visit bcblueberry. com and follow @bcblueberries on social. Pic: BC Blueberry Council

No Bake Blueberry Cocoa Snowballs

MAKES 14-16

Ingredients

• 1 cup (150 g) Frozen BC Blueberries • ½ cup (75 g) Shredded unsweetened coconut, plus extra ¾ cup for coating • ½ cup (75 g) Pitted dates, chopped • ½ cup (30 g) Unsalted raw sunfl ower seeds • 1/3 cup (25 g) Dried blueberries • 1/3 cup (80 ml) Sunfl ower or nut butter • ¼ cup (25 g) Cocoa powder • 2 tbsp (25 g) Flax seeds • 2 tbsp (25 g) Hemp hearts • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Coconut oil or softened butter • 2 tsp (10 ml) Lemon juice • 1 tsp (5 ml) Cinnamon • ¼ tsp (pinch) Salt

Directions

1. In a food processor fi tted with the S blade, pulse all the ingredients (scrape down the sides every few pulses) until combined into a crumbly mixture, but not pureed. 2. Remove blade and refrigerate for 15 minutes if mixture seems too moist. 3. Moisten fi ngers with water and form into 1½ ” bite size balls. 4. Roll in shredded unsweetened coconut to coat.

For more ways on how to cook with this pantry-staple, visit bcblueberry.com and follow @bcblueberries on social.