Local Food and Drink

Dorset Blue Vinny

A strong flavored blue cheese. You would be crackers not to try it.

In 1998, Dorset Blue Vinny awarded PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status and are the only producers of Dorset Blue Vinny.

Dorset Blue Vinny

Dorset Apple Cake

Dorset apple cake chunks of apple and dried fruit. Simple to make, no mixing machine needed.

Servings: 12 cake

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Ingredients

225 g flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
115 g butter / Margarine
115 g light brown sugar
1 egg (beaten)
6-8 tbsp milk
225 g apple I used Bramley Apple ((peeled, cored and diced))
100 g dried fruit

Instructions

Heat the oven to 160°C (Fan)/320°F (Fan)/gas mark 4. Grease and line a deep 15cm (1lb) loaf tin with baking parchment.
Mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
Cube the butter and rub it into the flour using your fingers, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Stir in the light brown sugar.
Break the egg into a small bowl, beat it briefly and then fold into the mixture.
Add the milk and fold it in. You want a smooth, thick batter, so if needed, add more milk.
Add the dried fruit to the batter. Peel the apple, and cut into 1cm cubes and add to the batter, and fold together.
Pour the batter into the loaf tin and level with a spatula. option put on spare apple slices on top and Slice some apple for decoration and dust with demerara sugar.
Bake for for 30-40 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes and then carefully turn out onto a wire rack to cool further.

Isle of Purbeck Brewery Beers

Isle of Purbeck Brewery Beers The brewery was established in 2003 by dynamic husband and wife team, Jack and Pippa Lightbown. Jack’s family ran the Bankes Arms pub in Studland

Isle of Purbeck Brewery

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