After riding the trails on Tues. PM with the BMBC crew, I was excited to get back in there on foot to do some raspberry picking - there are soooo many right now! I gathered the pooches, and a big bucket, put on tall sox, tights, and running shoes (poison ivy protection...) and headed out the door for a nice long berry picking run. It didn't take long for Skye to figure out that she could suck the berries off the branches, so she got a belly full. Dunno what this will do to a little dog's tummy...I'm sure I'll find out ;) It also didn't take long to fill my 2L pail!
The black raspberries are far more abundant - I've either missed the red one's, or the birds got in first, either way, I was pretty stoked with the haul, and ran home to start baking!I began with the tea cake from below, and was pretty happy with the results, though it is lacking something so I will continue development - I think I need to cut the spelt with Kamut or Amaranth, and maybe use maple instead of Sucanat...keep ya posted...
Next up was the Oatee Deelites - a recipe I am working on with Jack - they taste amazing, but miss the mark on the desired layers of crunchy oats - the oats are softened by the marshmallows, and they become chewy...the idea was to have a shortbread crust, with layers of 'just the crumble topping', plus chocolate chips, peanuts, marshmallows, and maple syrup...hmmm. But, I am deelited (!) that they still taste wicked even if they are well beyond what I should be eating these days.
Then I made some deelish banana berry muffins which were more up my alley, and some make-and-freeze raspberry pancake which will be excellent for breakfasts this week with more fresh berries :) Leslie and Valerie popped by on horseback almost in time for a nibble, but things were still in the oven, so I'll have to treat them next time!!
After all this baking I had to burn it off some how, so I joined the Belfountain Inn crew for a great ride in the Pines - totally enjoyed the new trail - and then to the pub for apres snax and a brew - Wellington Dark yum...
I tried to get this shot of Bartt heading down the stairs of the Inn, but my camera reflex is too slow or he was too fast, so I just got the edge of his butt as he zoomed off camera.
Now it's time to pack to head North to the island - I'm gonna tackle the Huntsville 70.3 course tomorrow, and then hit Porcupine Ridge for some trail on Sunday - hope the weather holds!!!
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