summer treats

Summer is one of the best times of year for baking. In all newspapers and magazines there is always a recipe or two for something summery like a smoothie or a fruity cake or some kind. Therefore I decide to write my own list of amazing recipe for the summer. Lottie’s top 3 treats for the sun.

3. Berry smoothies:

Throughout the summer there are many farms that offer you to pick your own fruit and vegetables from a selection they have grown over the previous year. Me and my dad have a joyous time will going to these farms and come back with peas, spinach and once even carrots. However, we always come back with boxes of two things. Strawberries and raspberries. In the UK both of these products are expensive so when we go to these farms, as there produce is cheaper, we make sure to pick as many as possible. However, both strawberries and raspberries go off quite quickly so we need a few recipes to use them up. My favourite is probable the easiest and here it is.

Ingredients: (serves 2)

·       ½ a cup of raspberries

·       ½ a cup of strawberries

·       ½ a banana

·       ¼ of a cup of plain/Greek yoghurt

·       ½ a cup of milk

·       ½ a tablespoon of sugar/honey

Method:

1.    Pour the milk and yoghurt into the blender.

2.    Cut up the strawberries and banana and put them in the blender along with the raspberries and sugar/honey.

3.    Blend until smooth

The recipe is a simple as that, not only is it tasty but it also contains calcium and is full of vitamin C so is healthy as well

2.Shortbread:

Another recipe I love during summer is biscuits and one thing I find particularly easy to make is shortbread. This recipe is from one of my favourite recipe books and is a fun and easy bake for families of all ages.

Ingredients: (20-30 biscuits)

·       200g unsalted butter

·       100g golden caster sugar

·       300g plain flour

·       Pinch of salt

Method:

1.    Preheat the oven to 180’c (gas mark 4)

2.    Cream together the butter and sugar in a big mixing bowl. Keep mixing until it is light, pale and fluffy

3.    Sift in the flour and salt beat the mixture until it is a dough, then bring together to form a ball.

4.    Put in the fridge for 45mins to an hour

5.    Dust the workshop with flour and roll out the dough

6.    Cut out your biscuits in any shape you wish and put them on a tray lined with no stick baking parchment

7.    Put them in the oven for 10-15 minutes

8.    Leave them to cool and then enjoy

This recipe was from the book let’s bake by Cathryn Dresser who was a former contestant on the Great British Bake off.

1   Chocolate bananas:

My favourite thing during summer is a barbecue. However although there are sausages, burgers and kebabs, there is also something else. Chocolate bananas. Here is a recipe for the simple but tasty, sweet but rich, delicious chocolate bananas.

Ingredients: (serves 4)

·       4 bananas

·       24 ounces of milk chocolate

·       100s and 1000s sprinkles

Method:

1.    Cut each banana lengthways no further than the bottom layer of skin.

2.    Place 6 squares of chocolate in the bottom of each banana

3.    Wrap in foil and cook over hot coals for ten minutes turning once.

4.    Remove the foil and sprinkle the bananas with whatever toppings you wish.

So there you have it. Lottie’s top 3 summer recipes. If you have any summer recipe ideas then I would love to hear them so please comment below

HAPPY BAKING!

Lottie X