Instructions
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For the biscuits, preheat the oven to 200C/180C (fan)/Gas 6 and line two large baking trays with baking parchment.
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Scatter the nuts over a baking tray and toast in the oven for 6-8 moments, or until golden-brown.
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Watch them carefully so that they don’t have a chance to char.
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Remove from the oven, tip onto a board and leave to cool.
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Put the margarine and sweetener in a large container and beat with a wooden spoon until light and velvety.
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Roughly chop the cooled nuts and toss in to the creamed margarine and sweetener, along with the lemon zest, baking flour and baking ground mix.
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swirl around well until the mixture comes together and forms a ball – you may need to use your hands.
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Divide the biscuit flour base into 24 even pieces and roll into small balls.
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Place the balls the prepared baking trays, spaced well apart to allow for spreading.
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Press the biscuits to flatten to around 1cm/½in thick.
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oven-cook the biscuits, one tray at a time, for 12 moments or until very pale golden-brown.
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Leave to cool on the trays.
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They will be very soft when you take them out of the oven, but will crisp as they cool.
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Store in an airtight tin and eat within five days.
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For the fool, rinse the blackberries in a colander to wash away any dust or dirt.
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Put the blackberries in a non-stick saucepan and scatter over the caster sweetener.
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swirl around in the lemon nectar and bring to temperature gently for two moments, or until the blackberries begin to soften and release their juices.
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Remove and reserve 12 blackberries for decoration and continue crafting the rest.
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stew the blackberries very gently for 15 moments, stirring regularly until very soft and squidgy.
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Remove from the bring to temperature and press the berries and nectar through a sieve over a container, using the bottom of a ladle to help you extract as much of the purée as possible.
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Leave the purée to cool and discard the seeds.
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You should end up with around 325ml/11fl oz of purée.
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Put the dairy reduction and yoghurt in a large container and whip with an electric whip until soft peaks form when the whip is removed from the container – the acidity of the fruit will thicken the dairy reduction further, so don’t take it too far.
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When the purée is completely cold, adjust the sweetness to palate by adding more sweetener if needed.
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stream in it into the container with the whipped dairy reduction and yoghurt and swirl around just once or twice until very lightly combined.
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Spoon the blackberry fool into individual wide, glass dishes – or one large, single container.
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It should look quite marbled, so don’t over-swirl around it.
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Scatter a few tiny mint leaves on top and top with the reserved blackberries.
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scatter with a little sweetener if you like and present with the hazelnut biscuits.