Nutritional information:
* Low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
* High in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Iron, Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, Magnesium and Potassium (webpage source)
And:
Mulberry contains fiber, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, carbohydrates, iron and proteins essential to one's good health....
One benefit of Mulberry is that it contains anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are believed to contribute to the antioxidant properties of berries,
Once picked:
These are highly perishable fruits. Once ripe and when picked, it is best to eat them as soon as you can.
Whether prepping for a recipe or preparing for serving, gently rinse, drain and pat the berries day, if necessary.
Mulberries dehydrate and freeze well too. Clean the berries, then:
To dehydrate – place the whole berries on a dehydrator tray and dehydrate until the berries are completely dry through and through.
To freeze - place the berries on a flat surface, like a cutting board of a baking sheet, in a single layer, and place in the freeze until they are frozen. Transfer to an airtight freezer storage container, label and date. They should keep well up to 6 months.
I haven't tried dehydrating them, but according to one site, they taste like mulberry raisins. I've also read that the dried berries can be crushed to a powder which can be used to sweeten and flavor teas, pies, and other things.
Mulberry cookies:
If fresh mulberries are available you could use dried mulberries, just soak them in to rehydrate. You might like to try other berries [raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry] as filling possibilities, or one of these fruit fillings [peach, apricot, apple, or banana].
1 cup raw buckwheat groats, ground to flour
1 cup raw almonds, ground to flour
½ teaspoon sea salt [I used course grey sea salt]
1/3 cup agave
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
½ teaspoon organic vanilla extract
20 fresh mulberries
Combine the ingredients
Grind raw buckwheat groats and raw almonds to a flour in a coffee grinder. Add the ground buckwheat groats and raw almonds to a food processor. If using coarse sea salt, grind it in a coffee grinder and add to the food processor. Pulse a few times to mix the flour and salt. Add the remaining ingredients – agave, fresh lime juice and organic vanilla extract. Process until the mixture forms into a ball.
Make the filling
Place fresh mulberries in a food processor and process until well mixed.
Shape the cookies
Remove the dough from the food processor bowl and place on a clean cutting board or flat surface. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to about ½ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter or the mouth of a round jar, press into dough to form cookies. Peel away excess dough. Press down on the center of each cookie to form an indentation then fill with the mulberries jam. Use a spatula to lift the cookies from the surface and place on a dehydrator tray.
Dehydrate 4 hours or to desired texture.
Yields 20 2-inch round cookies
reposted recipes:
Mulberry Rhubarb Shortcake
2 1/2 cups mulberries
1 1/2 cups rhubarb, diced
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
8 Shortcakes (basically slightly sweet biscuits, split in half)
DIRECTIONS:
Combine ingredients. Microwave until rhubarb is soft.
Chill, pour over shortcakes. Top with whipped cream if desired.
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Mulberry Syrup
Mulberry Jelly
Mulberry Jam
Mulberry Almond Coffee Cake
Mulberry Fool
Mulberry MeadThis website has more information about the mulberry tree and several recipes.
Mulberry Muffins
2-1/4 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup brown or raw sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons cream or whole milk
3 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
3/4 cup mulberries
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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a muffin pan.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. In a medium bowl, mix together sour cream, milk, butter, egg and almond extract. Stir in flour mixture until batter is smooth. Fold in mulberries. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
Makes about a dozen muffins
Use one of these shortcake recipes with sweetened mulberries
Use Mulberries with some other berries to stretch the more expensive fruit (mulberries are free).
Mulberry season is summer season. Need help keeping cool this summer? Here are some ideas.
For help identifying a mulberry tree, see here. Pin It
