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Gracious Greeting, Glamour-Canners,

This week, lets take a look at my favorite berry; the raspberry. Since I was young lady-in-training, I have always adored  raspberries. Strawberries, I agree, have that fun, cotton- candy-summer- carnival feel to them, and while that is well and good…you have to admire the succulent  raspberry. Raspberries have always seemed more grown-up, more delicate, and elegant. They hold more mystery and somehow feel kind of elusive and of course glamorous. Everyone has their summer parties featuring their favorite (you guessed it ) strawberry shortcake, but it is the rare party that entices you with some delectable, slightly sweet,  raspberry confection.

Some Glamour facts about Raspberries

• Another sweet, delicious, fruit from the rose family
• 1 cup of berries provides 42% of your daily vitamin C requirements
• 3rd most popular berry in the U.S., after strawberries and blueberries
• Raspberries can be red, black, purple, or golden-orange
• Raspberries are the only berry to have a hollow core, they are, therefore, most delicate
• Organic raspberries have a significantly higher levels anti-oxidant properties
• Raspberries are made out of many connected individual sections of fruit. Each with its own seed

Now that you know a little more about raspberries, let’s put on our white gloves and pearls and get Glamming.

 Glamour Canner Raspberry Syrup

• 2cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups raspberries
• 1 TBSP lemon juice

Bring all ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Let cool, and pour through a fine, mesh, strainer.

Makes 4 cups

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Raspberry glazed lemon pound cake   

Pound Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9×5 or two 5.75×3 loaf pans.

In medium bowl, combine dry ingredients, set aside.

In an electric mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternately with the yogurt until all is combined. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla.

Pour into prepared pans, baking about 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes clean.

let cool 10 minutes, pour 1/4 to 1/2 cup raspberry syrup over each loaf. Drizzle with lemon glaze.

Lemon Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2TBSP milk

Mix all ingredients together to form a thin glaze. Drizzle over pound cakes(s).

 

Raspberry Parfait:

• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup raspberry syrup
• 4 TBSP honey
• 1 cup fresh raspberries

Divide yogurt into 4 glass dishes, top with 1 TBSP each, raspberry syrup and honey. Sprinkle 1/4 cup fresh raspberries on each.

Makes 4 servings

 

Raspberry Italian Soda:

• 1 cup sparkling water
• 2 to 4 TBSP raspberry syrup
• 1/4 cup half&half
• ice

Slip a few ice cubes into a pretty glass. Fill with sparkling water, add raspberry syrup and cream. Stir, and savor the lightly sweet, fruity goodness.

 

 Photo by Trina Farnham

Thank you for joining me for another beautiful week-end filled with sunshine, diamonds, rubies and pearls!!! Glamour, Glamour, Glamour!!!

Join me next week for Beautiful Blueberries. Until then, ” Keep the Glamour Going”

Cindi

 

 

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