The FEIJOA thread - YAY its feijoa season!

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kennymac, Mar 21, 6:11pm
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... FEIJOA ICECREAM - 400gm feijoas, 300ml cream, 180gm sugar, 1 egg white. Process feijoas and sugar in food processor until syrup. Beat egg white until stiff. Whip cream and combine all together and freeze. Makes about 1 litre.

kennymac, Mar 21, 6:12pm
... FEIJOA CLAFOUTIS - 10 - 15 Feijoas, 90gr plain flour, 90gr caster sugar, 250ml milk, 60ml cream, 60gr melted butter, Icing sugar for dusting. Preheat oven to 180º & lightly grease a 1.5 litre ovenproof dish with melted butter. Scoop out feijoa flesh and chop roughly. Spread in the dish. Sift flour, add sugar, milk, cream & butter, whisking until just combined. Do not overbeat. Pour batter over feijoas & bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre. Dust generously with icing sugar. Best served warm, with either custard or whipped cream.

jenna68, Mar 21, 7:53pm
pp... pp

subs1, Mar 21, 10:54pm
i want a fejoa tree!!!!! its not fair living in a bunch of flats i miss out on everything

fishheadsoup, Mar 22, 12:20am
has anyone made feijoa juice?

juliewn, Mar 22, 12:34am
No.. I'm guessing it would be delicious though... This is the link to the TrademeCooks website - for feijoa recipes.. each of the threads listed in it will have feijoa recipes.. http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/search.php?mode=results&sid=a5a54090aa3017191a8804bbd1784a2b ..my feijoa's are getting bigger - a while from being ripe though.. can't wait! Happy Easter Everyone..

goldgurl, Mar 22, 2:57am
BUMP!!

I just went out into teh backyard for the first time in about a month...don't ask lol...and was very plesantly surprised to find feijoas all over the ground...must have been ripening for at least a couple of weeks!!Still LOADS more on the trees!!YUMMY!!And they aren't even our trees...lol, they are hanging over from nextdoor...and they don't even eat them!!

snapit, Mar 23, 1:19am
bumping for those looking and note the link to the other site. Check for muffin recipes as well, use in place of/or with apple in sponge pudding and crumbles pies.
They also freeze, Prepare a light syrup and chill it then peel and cut in fresh feijoas and freeze in suitable containers. If they are peeled they seem to need the syrup to stop them drying out and going brown.

goldgurl, Mar 23, 2:57am
BUMP!

I just went out into teh backyard for the first time in about a month.don't ask lol.and was very plesantly surprised to find feijoas all over the ground.must have been ripening for at least a couple of weeks!Still LOADS more on the trees!YUMMY!And they aren't even our trees.lol, they are hanging over from nextdoor.and they don't even eat them!

em007, Mar 23, 3:11am
I have just made an apple and feijoa Pie so I will let you know how it turns out later. We will be popping it in the oven after the roast comes out.

dabo, Mar 23, 3:58am
rubs tummy I have just made this afternoon the feijoa cake - exactly as above and it's beautiful.I'm not normally a brilliant baker but this cake is lovely, moist and each slice cutting perfectly yummmmyy

toadfish, Mar 23, 5:21am
Our firm favourite Toadies Fejoa Loaf

Bring to the boil & then simmer for 5mins the followingr...

1 cup chopped Fejoas. (I scoop out the flesh and press into a measuring cup and then when full chop up),
1 cup Water,
1 cup sugar (I have used ¾ Cup and turned out OK),
50grams butter.

Let cool then add:

2 cups flour,
1 tsp Baking Powder,
1 teaspoon of Baking soda ,
1 egg.

Mix well.

This makes 1 loaf.

Bake at 170 degrees for 50 mins or until skewer comes out clean.

I always make 2 loaves at a time, it freezes well and for lunches you can cut a slice off a frozen loaf and by morning tea its defrosted fresh and yummy.

toadfish, Mar 23, 5:23am
I Have all the Fejoas in a bowl on the bench and when they get to soft to eat I scoop them out chop them up and freeze them in 1 cup lots, flat in snaplock bags... then whe I want to make a loaf I kust pop the fejoas in the saucepan and bring to the boil as per recipe... so quick, easy and delicious to make.

lovemydog, Mar 23, 5:32am
Their starting to fall. Can't wait to make fruit crumbles. We have about 30 fall off our tree every day

fhpottery, Mar 23, 6:01am
best fruit tree ever ......You've got to try the wine. Home made it is perfect and quite delicious.
Nice stewed with apples in a simple pie (add sugar and a little cinnamon).
I have a very small section (coastal) and have planted about ten trees, as they provide coastal shelter and food. PS: They do not like their roots disturbed so don't dig around the base of a tree. Most types self fertile.
Water during dry spells.
A great tree, so their is no need for people to go hungry when there are so many plants that are easy to grow food with. Plant one now!!

kennymac, Mar 23, 5:45pm
... FEIJOA LOAF - This is great as you can freeze the first part of the recipe till you need it then thaw and add your dry ingredients. (from last years feijoa thread) 10 - 15 feijoas peeled & cut, 60g butter, 1c sugar, 1c water or milk boil all together for 5 mins then mash and cool ( can freeze at this stage) then add 2teasp. baking powder, 1 egg, 2c flour, bake at 180* till cooked through and golden double the recipe for a big oven tray.

kennymac, Mar 23, 5:46pm
... FEIJOA MUFFINS - 2 cups self raising flour, 75gm butter, melted, 1 cup chopped feijoas, 2 eggs, finely grated rind of 1 orange, 1/4 cup orange juice, 3/4cup sugar. Melt butter-mix in feijoas. Add unbeaten eggs, orange juice and rind. Mix until combined. Add sugar and flour, put into muffin tins and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 200C for 15-20 mins.

kennymac, Mar 23, 5:47pm
... FEIJOA CRUMBLE PIE - 400-500g peeled & sliced feijoas. PASTRY- 1C flour, 60g butter, 3-4 Tblsp cold water. Rub butter into flour till looks like coarse breadcrumbs. Add water gradually while mixing till it comes together and forms a smooth ball. Chill in fridge for 20 mins. TOPPING- 1/4C flour, 1/4C coconut, 1/4C rolled oats, 1/4C Brown sugar, 50g butter. Mix all dry ingredients together and rub in butter till crumbly. Pre-heat oven to 200*C. Roll out pastry to fit a 23cm flan tin. Place 1/2 of feijoas in pastry shell and sprinkle 1/4 of crumble mix over. Cover with remaining feijoas and then crumble mix. Bake for 20mins until pastry is golden. Reduce temperature to 180*C and bake another 15 mins.

hartbrake, Mar 23, 8:57pm
You are all so mean When I was very little I ate a whole paper shopping bag (remember those days???) of feijoa's skins and all. I loved them so much. Now I have an allergy and cant eat them! Its so not fair lol

hannah.daniels, Mar 24, 12:06am
Feijoa Muffins Ingredients

2 cups flour
½ teaspoon mixed spice
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 egg
100g butter, melted
1 cup milk
1 ½ cups mashed feijoas

Method

Preheat oven to 200 C Sieve flour,mixed spice, baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Lightly whisk egg and combine with butter and milk. Pour liquid and feijoa pulp into dry ingredients and mix very gently just to combine. Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake for 10-15 minutes until muffins spring back when gently pressed

hannah.daniels, Mar 24, 12:08am
Feijoa Chutney Ingredients

1.4kg peeled feijoas
500g cooking apples
500g onions
4 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon common salt
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1 tablespoon tumeric

Method

Add all ingredients to a preserving pan and bring to the boil, stir while sugar is dissolving. Simmer for 1 1/2 hrs Cool and pour into sterilised bottles and seal.

poohbearfan3, Mar 24, 1:05am
if you're using feijoas in cooking (such as muffins etc), do you need to wait until the fruit falls to the ground to use them?so that they're sweet enough?

valentino, Mar 24, 3:12am
Tis the season coming up.

staceytee109, Mar 24, 3:15am
YAY I HAVE A FEIJOA TREE NOW :)

staceytee109, Mar 24, 3:19am
and to add there is plenty growing now :)