After our discussion about Goji juice, we decided to order one sample bottle of Goji juice. Really, just to try out and see how it tasted.
There was some really interesting views in the discussion, with a lot of people wanting to just stick to the berries, but also with several people who were interested in at least trying the juice out.
Well, anyway, that Goji juice sample finally arrived yesterday! We were really quite excited about it.
In fact, we managed to record a video of the arrival!
Sorry for the quality of this video - it is pretty poor and the audio is a bit out of sync. But we weren’t planning to make this video. It was just recorded on a mobile phone in the excitement of the moment as the postman knocked on the door!
Also the video cuts out at the end where the phone runs out of memory! Anyway here it is:
We really weren’t planning on selling the Goji Juice, but this one tasted so good and sooo many people have been hassling us to sell it that we have finally given in!
As soon as we have some in stock we will let you know! Probably early next week.
As always, please leave your comments below as to your thoughts on the video and this goji juice!
Since we started started selling Goji berries, we have received many emails and phone calls from people asking about Goji juice.
At Buy Goji Berries Online, we have purposely not been selling Goji Juice mainly because it is not clear whether some of the nutrients in the Goji berries are lost during the juicing process.
Obviously when you eat the Goji berries in their raw form, you know you’re truly getting all the amazing vitamins and nutrients that are present.
But there doesn’t seem to be any conclusive information about this yet.
What do you think about Goji juice?
Please leave me your answer at this blog (just leave a comment below!)
It would be really great to know your thoughts on this!
Grease 2 baking sheets with some butter, then then cover with a light sprinkling of rye flour.
Mix together the rye and wheat-free flours, salt, sugar and mixed spice.
Fold and rub the butter until the mixture has been evenly mixed (it should look bread crumb like).
Now stir in the active yeast powder.
Pour the milk in gradually and then the beaten eggs. The mixture needs to be beaten (with a wooden spoon) until it is smooth.
Stir in the currents, sultanas, Tibetan Goji Berries, and mixed peel until distributed evenly.
Spoon the mixture onto the prepared baking trays, use a tablespoon dipped in water to avoid the mixture sticking. Place about 6 good heaps onto each baking tray. Use a knife dipped to shape them into rounds. Make sure they are not too flat as these wheat free buns do not rise as much as normal ones.
Cover the trays with some greased clingfilm.
They need to be left to rise in a warm place, this should take between 35-45 mins. They should roughly double in size and small air bubbles should form in the mixture.
Preheat oven to gas 6 or 200c.
The cross paste is made by mixing the flour, baking powder and oil together with 100ml water until smooth.
Use a foil bag from the Tibetan Goji Berries and cut as shown in video. Add the paste into the bag. Alternatively you could use a regular piping bag with a 3mm nozzle.
As soon as the buns have finished rising, pipe on the crosses.
Bake in the middle of oven for about 20 minutes.
After 20 mins, remove the buns. Mix the milk with the caster sugar and brush over the buns.
Put the buns back into the oven and bake for another 10 mins until golden.
We thought it would be great to do something special for you as it’s Christmas!
So to get in the festive spirits we thought we’d create a brand new recipe for Goji Berry Mince Pies!
I don’t think these have been made before, and it’s a brand new recipe but the results were great! The mince pies we finished with were delicious!
So here is the recipe and we also made a video for you showing how they are made!
Part 1
Part 2
So you’ve seen how we did it! Here are the actual recipes (we’ve given you the option of making your own pastry and mince meat, or if you’re not a cook you can use ready made pastry and mince meat!):
Double-crust Goji Berry Mince Pies
Ingredients (makes 24 pies):
340g/12oz shortcrust pastry (either ready made or use pastry recipe below)
butter, for greasing
flour, for dusting
450g/1lb/2 cups mincemeat (If vegetarian make sure you get mincemeat with vegetarian suet)
milk, for brushing
icing sugar or caster sugar, for dusting
115g/4oz/⅔ cup Goji Berries (add more or less as desired)
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Using a rolling pin, roll out the pastry as thin as you can on a lightly floured board. Once rolled, cut out 24 circles, using a 7.5 cm/3in plain round cutter or simply a glass as we used in the video. Then cut out another 24 circles with a 5cm/2in plain round cutter or a smaller glass. Lay the circles carefully aside.
If you want to make your own mincemeat, mix the ingredients in the separate recipe provided below. If using ready made mince meat, then empty the mince meat into a bowl and add your Goji Berries until the desired mix is acheived!
Grease 24 muffin tins and then dust them with flour. Then line the tins with the larger of the circles you cut earlier. Fill each one with the mincemeat you prepared, then brush the edges with milk (to help the lids stick - this is the step we forgot in the video!). Press the smaller circles on top and seal the edges with your finger/thumb as shown in the video. Brush the tops with milk.
Bake for 25-30 minutes in the oven until the pastry is looking golden brown. Leave to cool in the tins, then transfer the pies to wire rack or plate. Dust the pies with a little icing sugar before serving for that final touch! They taste great served warm!
115g/4oz ready-to-eat dried figs or prunes, chopped
225g/8oz green grapes,halved and seeded
50g/2oz/½ cup chopped almonds
30ml/2tbsp lemon juice
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
30ml/2tbsp brandy or port
1.5ml/¼tsp mixed spice
115g/4oz/generous ½ cup soft light brown sugar
25g/1oz/2tbsp butter, melted
Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
Add to the mince pies as above.
Tip: Mincemeat can be made up and kept in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Special Shortcrust Pastry
Ingredients:
225g/8oz/2 cups plain flour
10ml/2tsp ground cinnamon
50g/2oz/⅔ cup finely ground walnuts
115g/4oz/½ cup butter
50g/2oz/4tbsp caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
1 egg
2 drops vanilla essence
15ml/1tbsp cold water
Put the flour, cinnamon and walnuts in a food processor. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcumbs.
Turn the mixture into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Using a fork beat the egg with the vanilla essence and water. Gradually stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients.
Gather together with your fingertips to form a soft, pliable dough. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
Then wrap the dough in clear film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Tip: For regular pastry simply leave out the extra ingredients of cinnamon, walnuts, and vanilla essence.
OK so that’s it! I really hope you enjoy this recipe and have time to try it out! We really enjoyed eating ours (so did the rest of my family… in fact I think they ate more than I had!)
Please let us know how you got on with the recipe by leaving a comment below!
Today we just got in the first batch of our special mix of Goji Berry Muesli!
We weren’t planning on putting the Goji Muesli up on the site for a few days yet, but we couldn’t resist opening up a bag and trying some for the first time…
It actually tasted so good that we’ve been working all evening to get the muesli up on the site and available for you!
We are going to put the recipe up on the blog soon, but that will have to wait for now (how much work do you expect us to do in one night!? ).
We’ve finally finished and it’s now actually 3:36am as we’re writing this blog!
We also recorded a video showing how tired we are! You can watch it here:
After several hours of slaving away, the new Goji Berry Muesli and also a pretty nice Goji Berry mix are now both available on the website…
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