Matt & Lentil Purbrick from Grown and Gathered believe that health and happiness come from real, traditional food, a warm home and a mastery of life’s fundamentals. This is Lentil’s recipe for a delicious, crunchy torte.
Blueberry and olive oil torte
Ingredients
- 250 ml 1 cup full-cream milk
- 140 g unrefined sugar such as rapadura
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 140 g brown rice flour
- 40 g almond meal
- 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 115 g fresh or frozen blueberries
- Ricotta or cream to serve
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 160°C fan. Grease or line a 23cm round cake tin or springform tin. Add milk, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla to a small saucepan and warm over low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved (do not boil). Add oil, stir; turn off heat.
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Whisk eggs well in a bowl. Sift in dry ingredients, then pour in milk mixture and whisk well to form a smooth and runny batter. Pour into prepared tin and scatter blueberries evenly over the top. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. The cake should have risen a little and be airy and spongy in texture. Leave to cool for a while in the tin, then remove and place on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold, with ricotta or cream. Serves 6-8
