Environment Rubbish, waste and recycling Love Food Hate Waste 50 ways to make food go further Recipes to make food go further Fruit buns
Rescue recipe: these will make use of any slightly soft fruits you have such as apples, pears, apricots, plums, bananas, rhubarb, gooseberries, nectarines, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries.
Makes 12 buns.
Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Ingredients
175g soft butter or margarine
175g soft brown sugar
125g self-raising flour
50g desiccated coconut or ground almond
2 grated apples or other fruit (roughly chop if soft fruit)
Zest of 1 orange
2 large beaten eggs
Icing sugar to dust
Method
1. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until smooth. 2. Gradually add the eggs beating between each addition. 3. Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture with the coconut or ground almonds, orange zest and chopped fruit. 4. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) or gas mark 4. 5. Place a few chopped fruits on the top. 6. Dust with icing sugar and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. 7. Put onto a wire rack to cool.
To freeze
Cool, pack, label and freeze for up to 3 months.
To use
Defrost overnight and warm in a low oven for a few minutes to freshen up.