Monday 19 March 2012

Pancakes with Blueberries, Bacon & Golden Syrup

Who likes brunch? :)

Ingredients (makes 8 pancakes):
 For the Pancakes:
  200g Plain Flour
  50g Self Raising Flour
  Pinch of Salt
  2 Eggs
  1 Pint of Milk
  Butter for the pan
For the Topping:
  Lots of Bacon
  2 Handfuls of Blueberries
  A Generous Spoonful of Golden Syrup



Recipe:
1) Sift all the flour & salt into a bowl. Mix together.
2) Make a hole in the middle of the flour mix & pour in cracked eggs. Whisk together.
3) Slowly add in the milk as you continue to whisk. Once done,your batter is ready (though, if possible, leave overnight).
4) Fry the bacon.
5) Melt a lump of butter over the surface of the pan.
6) Pour in pancake batter. Allow to cook and then FLIP (my favourite part)!!! Allow to cook on both sides.
7) Plate up your pancake, bacon & blueberries. Then add a tasty spoonful of golden syrup.
8) Look at how happy your boyfriend now is...


xxx

Sunday 18 March 2012

Homemade Millionaire Shortbread

It's now the end of term, so it's time to eat up all my random food before I head home for Easter. This is what happens when I find a can of Sweetened Condensed Milk in my cupboard....


Homemade Millionaire Shortbread!!!
Ingredients:
 For The Base:
   12 Digestive Biscuits
   100g Butter
 For The Filling:
   120g Butter
   75g Brown Sugar
   2 Tablespoons Honey
   390g Sweetened Condensed Milk (1 can)
 For The Topping
   225g Milk Chocolate (I'd suggested buying a nice bar of chocolate)


Recipes:
1) Preheat the oven at 180 degrees, grease & line a cake tin with grease proof paper.
2) For the base, melt the butter and crush all the biscuits. Slowly add the melted butter to the biscuits as you mix them together.
3) Cook in the oven for about 12 minutes and then leave to cool.
4) For the filling, pour all the ingredients into a sauce pan. Mix together on a low heat until all the ingredients has joined together and become fairly thick. Pour over base mixture and leave to cool.
5) Melt the chocolate, pour over the filling mixture. Leave to cool for around 2 hours in the fridge.
6) Lift the Millionaire Shortbread out of the tin, peel off paper.
7) Cut using a hot knife.


xxx

Friday 9 March 2012

Berry Muffins - The Birthday Brunch

So, it's been a long and work heavy month. However, my dissertation is nearly complete and I have the perfect excuse to do some baking...

It's my friend's birthday tomorrow. Although he doesn't know it yet, I've made him some Birthday Brunch Berry Muffins... and I'll tell you now, they are delicious (of course I've already tried one!). So, here are the delicious goods from my evenings bake....


Ingredients:
50g Fresh Blueberries
100g Mix Dried Berries (Strawberries, Cranberries, Raisins etc.)
100g Unsalted Butter
300g Self Raising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 Large Eggs, Beaten
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
150ml Milk
25g Porridge Oats

Recipe:
1) Preheat the oven at 160 degrees. Place muffin paper cases in a muffin baking tray.
2) Cream the butter & sugar together until fluffy.
3) Slowly whisk in the eggs (one at a time).
4) Add in the milk & vanilla extract and whisk away!
5) Sift in the flour and baking powder. Fold into the mixture.
6) Add in the blueberries, dried fruit & oats. Mix well. (It should be quite a firm dough)
7) Separate dough into the muffin cases.
8) Cook for 30 minutes, until golden
9) Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then gobble them all!

I he likes the BIRTHDAY MUFFINS (and I hope you do too) !!!

xxx