Frances Bissell

Gooseberry and Elderflower Crumble

Preparation info
  • serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Scented Kitchen: Cooking with Flowers
The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

  • About

The addition of a couple of sprigs of elderflowers gives an ambrosial flavour to one of the most appealing of all traditional English puddings.

Ingredients

For the Filling

  • 1 kg/2 lb gooseberries, topped and tailed
  • 2 large elderflower heads

Method

Simmer the gooseberries with the elderflowers in 2-3 tablespoons of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the flowers, sweeten the fruit to taste and transfer it to a buttered baking dish or individual ramekins.

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