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Drumlane Abbey and Round Tower by Laura Brown.#cavanday






THIS IS CAVAN!

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Stunning capture of beautiful Drumlane Abbey #LoveCavan #IrelandsHiddenHeartlands

Laura Brown@LollipopBrown83 · Feb 28

Drumlane Abbey

Located just outside the village of Milltown, County Cavan on a beautiful site overlooking Garfinny Lough,  the intriguing monastic site of Drumlane includes an abbey, a monastery and a remarkably intact round tower constructed in the year 555AD.

Although the monastery is closely affiliated to St. Mogue, it is believed the site was constructed some time before his arrival and most likely by St. Colmcille. The circular round tower, which stands next to the Abbey at Drumlane is remarkably intact and is recognised as the only surviving round tower of its kind in the dioceses of Kilmore. Round towers were built throughout Ireland between the 5th and 13th centuries. Interpretation and parking are available on site.

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Odlums Coconut Buns for baking with kids

Category

Baking with Kids

Cook Time15-20 mins

What you need:

  • 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • 75g/3oz Butter or Margarine
  • 75g/3oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 50g/2oz Shamrock Desiccated Coconut
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk

To Decorate

  • Fruitfield Raspberry Jam
  • Extra Shamrock Desiccated Coconut

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease 2 flat baking trays.
  2. Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
  3. Rub in the butter or margarine until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  4. Add the sugar and coconut and mix well.
  5. Mix to a fairly stiff consistency with the egg and milk. Drop dessertspoonfuls of the mixture, spaced apart on the prepared tins. Makes about 12.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer buns to wire tray to cool.
  7. Brush the top with jam and dip in the extra coconut.

Coconut Buns

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Apple and Hazelnut Streusel Cake @kerrygoldusa

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This cake can be served warm as a dessert or cold as a teatime treat. It’s delicious with custard, but it would also be good with crème fraîche, clotted cream, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream – the list is endless! If you don’t fancy the apple, try using rhubarb or blackberries, depending on the time of year.

Serves:4

Ingredients:

For the streusel:

4 tbsp plain flour

1oz (2 tbsp) Kerrygold butter, diced, extra to grease

2 tbsp light brown sugar

3 tbsp toasted skinned hazelnuts, finely chopped

For the cake:

5oz (10 tbsp) Kerrygold butter, at room temperature

5oz (2/3 cup) caster sugar

3 eggs, beaten

8oz (11/3 cups) self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

1 dessert apple, peeled, cored and diced (about 175g (6oz) (1 cup))

4oz (¾ cup) toasted skinned hazelnuts, finely chopped

4 tbsp milk

warm custard, to serve

Directions:

Preheat  the oven to 350°F. Butter a 23cm (9in) loose-bottomed cake tin and then  line with a circle of buttered parchment paper.  To make the streusel,  place the flour in a small bowl and rub in the butter, then  stir in the brown  sugar and hazelnuts.

To make the cake, beat  the butter  and caster sugar together with a hand  held electric mixer in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs,  a little at a time, adding  one tablespoon of the flour when  you have added about  half of the beaten eggs.  This will stop it from curdling. Sift over the rest of the flour and the baking powder  and cinnamon,  then  mix lightly. Add the apple,  hazelnuts  and milk and fold in until thoroughly combined.

Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared cake tin and spread  level. Scatter the streusel in an even layer on top of the cake mixture and bake for 50 minutes  to 1 hour until the sides of the cake have shrunk slightly away from the tin and the streusel topping  is golden  brown.  To test if the cake is done,  insert a fine metal skewer into the middle. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes set on a wire rack.

To serve, cut the apple and hazelnut  streusel cake into slices and arrange  on plates with the warm custard.

APPLE & HAZELNUT STREUSEL CAKE

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Pan Fried Whiting with Tomato and Red Onion Salad

This Tomato and Red Onion Salad could be served with any of the other recipes. It would be particularly nice with the Spiced Haddock.

Serves 4

Cooking time:

Ingredients

  • 4 whiting fillets, around 175g each, skinned and boned
  • ½ tablesp. olive oil
  • A little salt and black pepper
  • A knob of butter

 

Tomato and Red Onion Salad

  • 200g tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tablesp. olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Bunch of chives, thinly sliced

 

Pea and Potato Mash

  • 1kg potatoes, peeled and freshly cooked
  • 150g frozen peas, cooked
  • 6 tablesp. milk
  • 25g butter

To Cook

Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan.  Season the fish and add to the pan, skin side up. Fry for 3-4 minutes then turn it over.  Add a knob of butter to the pan and continue to cook the fish for another 3-4 minutes until it flakes easily with a fork.  As the butter melts spoon it over the fish.

Meanwhile combine the salad ingredients. Taste for seasoning.

Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan then combine with the cooked potatoes and peas.  Mash well. Season to taste.

Serving Suggestions

Serve the fish with the Tomato and Red Onion Salad and Pea and Potato Mash.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 41g 

Carbohydrates: 48g 

Fat: 19g 

Iron: 2mg 

Energy: 522kcal 

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/fish/pages/panfriedwhiting-tomatoandredonionsalad.aspx