Hi Hartbrake.. sorry!... I hope there are lots of other delicious fruits you can enjoy..
juliewn,
Mar 24, 2:20am
Hi Rab... yes the skins do soften when cooked... ... however I've found that the skins cause a bitterness to anything they're left in, from bottled feijoa's to chutney's, pie's, muffins etc. I always peel them and find I get a nicer feijoa flavour than when the skins are left on.
juliewn,
Mar 24, 2:21am
Guess what! Our tree has 14 feijoa's on it - the first season for fruit from it - the fruit are large and ever so tempting - I'm checking them almost every day! Can't wait till they're ready :-)
lindylambchops1,
Mar 24, 4:06am
Am missing my feijoa bushes!:(
tehenga288,
Mar 24, 4:11am
Feijoas falling on the ground , ready to eat - yummm
kennymac,
Mar 24, 1:20pm
... FEIJOA AND DATE CHUTNEY - 12 feijoas peeled and chopped 2 onions, finely chopped 1 cup of dates, roughly chopped 1 cup wine vinegar 2 cups brown sugar 1 Tbsp salt 1 tsp ground coriander 3 star anise 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped half tsp chilli paste place all ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil, cover and simmer gently for 1 to 1 and a half hours or until thickened. Bottle and cover when cold.
bronxgal,
Mar 24, 10:26pm
Yummmm yummm yummm - thanks so much for the recipes - does anyone have tree and abudnant supply for upcoming season - I'm keen to buy from a local in the area- Wgtn central - happy to travel ;)Pls txt 021 2830986 - or start an auction!
morrello1,
Mar 25, 1:56am
bump.. bump........
em007,
Mar 25, 6:02am
More recipes YAY! Thankyou everyone
tasmum,
Mar 25, 8:51pm
bumping ... That time is upon us again.Can't stand eating them fresh myself but isn't it funny, as I will eat them in muffins, loaves, sauce etc....they just taste different and no "stink" either .Don't like the smell of them ! :)
fisher,
Mar 25, 11:05pm
Feijoas.... ... anyone want to send me some...please... Only just planted our trees at new house so have to wait for awhile before they produce....
juliewn,
Mar 26, 4:52am
Bumping for Gardening Messageboard Feijoa fans.. :-)
juliewn,
Mar 26, 5:07am
This is a very popular cake recipe - posted by Smiley-Cherub a couple of years ago - and enjoyed by many since.. The recipe includes a whole orange - skin included.. substitute feijoa's to equal the size of an orange and make the recipe as shown.. I would peel the feijoa's, as the skin can sometimes have a slightly bitter taste. Other fruit can be substitute - a pear, apple, lemon, banana, passionfruit, etc..etc.. Add spices, coconut, cocoa, choccy chips, etc... etc.. and make this easy cake in a variety of ways.. The recipe?... next post...
juliewn,
Mar 26, 5:11am
Magical Orange Cake: 1 whole orange, skin included, washed and processed to a pulp, 125gr melted butter, 1 cup sugar 2 med-lge eggs, 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour. YES, ITS AS EASY AS IT LOOKS! If you have a food processor, just throw everything in together and mix till all combined. Now, I don't have a FP so I did it the old-fashioned way (LOL) Mix together the melted butter and sugar, add egg then orange pulp. Stir to combine then fold in sifted SR flour. Pour into lined loaf tin and bake at 180C for approx 35-40 mins or ready when tested with skewer. I doubled this recipe - it made a lovely ring tin cake which I iced with orange icing and also a loaf which I left plain. Such an economical recipe! Couldn't believe how yummy such a simple recipe could be. Posted by Smiley-Cherub.
juliewn,
Mar 26, 5:14am
You could make the cake using feijoa's or other fruit, and serve it with custard.. or make it as a self-saucing pudding.. mix as above and place it in a greased casserole type dish. Sprinkle over 1 cup white sugar and the rind of two oranges. Mix: 1 1/2 cups hot water with the juice from the two oranges, and pour that carefully over the sugar mix. Bake at 180°C for 30-40 minutes. For other variation's, substitute the orange for the equivalent amount of mandarin's, lemon's, banana, plum's (remove stones), any kind of berries, feijoa's, tamarillo's, kiwifruit, fresh or drained canned or preserved peaches, nectarine's, pineapple, plums, apricots, etc..etc..
zodiacgal,
Mar 26, 3:55pm
More fabulous feijoa recipes.. Wow..wonderful recipes in this thread;just wanted to share a couple of my fav's... Feijoa Walnut Cake: 2c feijoas,peeled & roughly chopped,1c walnut pieces,1c sultanas,1c sugar,100g melted butter,1 egg,1c S-R flour,2tsp mixed spice. Mix first 4 ingredients together in large bowl,beat egg & butter together then mix them into the feijoa mix.Sift flour & m spice & add to mixture stirring lightly.
zodiacgal,
Mar 26, 4:05pm
Feijoa Walnut Cake cont... Turn into a well greased 25cm cake tin and bake for 45-50 mins.Cool in the tin.Sprinkle with icing sugar & serve...a wonderfully moist and delish cake. Also can use this recipe to make banana cake by replacing feijoas with 2 peeled & roughly chopped bananas. These are 2 really easy (and delicious) cakes. Have had these recipes for years, they're by Glenda Gourley.
zodiacgal,
Mar 26, 4:19pm
But wait...there's more! Feijoa & Apple Muffins: 2 eggs,1/2c milk,1/2c oil (rice bran oil is tops in my (recipe)book)1c sugar,2tsp cinnamon,1tsp nutmeg,2tsp baking soda,4c S-R flour,3/4c roughly chopped feijoas,3 medium apples,cored. Place all ingredients except the flour into food processor,whiz till combined well,add flour,pulse till mix looks like lumpy porridge,spoon into muffin tins,bake 200c for 15mins... easy,quick & moist muffins.
zodiacgal,
Mar 26, 4:39pm
In the above muffin recipe the apple & feijoa skins can stay on if you wish..or peel..up to you.Variations on this recipe are apple & berry (4 apples,1c berries,fresh or frozen(blueberries are yum)and are not added to mix but pressed on top of each muffin.And apple & rhubarb muffins:2 apples,4c rhubarb,roughly chopped. All variety's are really yummy,and are all from Glenda Gourley..also have recipes for kumara (or pumpkin) & orange muffins and mini carrot (or courgette) cakes...if any one would like them. Does anyone still grow rhubarb??
dabo,
Mar 26, 5:52pm
bumpity bump ! Will be freezing some as well as baking with some today .. just got to select what to make
juliewn,
Mar 27, 9:13am
Hi Zodiacgal.. your recipes sound mouthwateringly delicious...yes.. rhubarb is growing here - and there must be in lots of gardens still as threads pop up quite often with people asking for rhubarb recipes.. I've seen a recipe for Rhubarb cordial which is my next recipe to try using it..
em007,
Mar 27, 2:47pm
A whole bucketful today our first BIG haul! Baking day to day and a chance to try out some of these recipes :)
geldof,
Mar 27, 3:35pm
bump for kirsty_rae
zodiacgal,
Mar 27, 3:55pm
More fabulous feijoa recipes. Wow.wonderful recipes in this thread;just wanted to share a couple of my fav's. Feijoa Walnut Cake: 2c feijoas,peeled & roughly chopped,1c walnut pieces,1c sultanas,1c sugar,100g melted butter,1 egg,1c S-R flour,2tsp mixed spice. Mix first 4 ingredients together in large bowl,beat egg & butter together then mix them into the feijoa mix.Sift flour & m spice & add to mixture stirring lightly.
elliehen,
Mar 27, 4:00pm
I'll be cheeky too....How did that fussy husband get on??
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