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Flahavan’s Oaty Blueberry Muffins

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Ingredients
100g (4oz) Flahavan’s Progress Oatlets (plus extra for topping)
50g (2oz) Flahavan’s Oat Bran
150g (6oz) self-raising flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
75g (3oz) brown sugar
100g (4oz) pitted dates, finely chopped (or any dried fruit you have)
1 beaten egg
250g (10oz) Natural yogurt
100g (4oz) melted butter
125g (5oz) Blueberries (or any fresh or frozen fruit you have)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/ Gas mark 4).
2. Place the oats, oat bran, flour, bicarbonate of soda, sugar and dates into a large bowl and mix well.
3. Then add the egg, yogurt and cooled melted butter to the bowl, stir gently to combine and fold in the blueberries.
4. Grease a muffin tin or line it with muffin cases and divide the mixture between the cases.
5. Sprinkle oats on top of each muffin and bake for approximately 40 minutes or until risen and golden brown.
Serve warm or cold.
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Bruschetta Pizza with Irish Cheese @KerrygoldUSA

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The Tuscan flavors of warm bruschetta topped with bubbling Irish cheese – truly a taste to behold. This pizza is a wonderful oven-baked twist on the traditional appetizer, making a perfect shared starter or a meal of its own.

Prep:  20 minutes
Cook:  12 to 15 minutes
Serves:  6 main dishes or 12 appetizer servings

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups seeded, diced fresh tomato
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • Flour
  • 1 (7-oz.) package Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons shredded Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar Cheese
Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, stir together tomato, basil, olive oil, vinegar and garlic; set aside. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each into a 9-inch circle or 10 x 8-inch rectangle on a lightly floured board. Transfer to prepared baking sheets and sprinkle with Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned on the edges. Using a slotted spoon, place equal amounts of tomato mixture on each pizza and sprinkle with shredded Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar Cheese.

 

http://kerrygoldusa.com/recipes/bruschetta-pizza-with-irish-cheese/
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Odlums Halloween Tea Brack Recipe

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225g/8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour

350g packet of Shamrock Fruit Mix

300ml/½ pint Cold Tea

125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar

1 Egg (beaten)

Good pinch Goodall’s Mixed Spice

Ring or other Charms

Rowse Honey (for decoration)

Method:

  1. Place fruit and tea in a bowl and leave to soak overnight.
  2. Add sugar, egg, flour and mixed spice and mix well.
  3. Wrap ring and any other ‘charms’ in greaseproof paper and stir into mixture.
  4. Transfer to a greased and base lined 20cm/8” round cake tin or 900g/2lb loaf tin.
  5. Bake in a pre-heated oven 170°C/325°F/Gas 3 for approx. one hour or until risen and firm to the touch.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, wrap in greaseproof paper and keep for two days before cutting.
  7. Melted honey may be brushed over brack before cutting.

Halloween Tea Brack

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Odlums · Give this Apple & Blackberry Flan a go at the weekend.

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Apple and Blackberry Flan

CategoryDesserts

Cook Time30 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50g/2oz Margarine
  • Few Tablespoons Cold Water

Filling

  • 1 Cooking Apple (peeled and sliced)
  • 50g/2oz Butter (melted and cooled)
  • 50g/2oz Shamrock Muscavado Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg (beaten)
  • Good Pinch Cinnamon
  • 175g/6oz Blackberries

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease a 20cms/8″ flan dish or loose bottomed tin.
  2. Make the pastry by putting the flour into a bowl, coarsely rub in the margarine then add sufficient water to mix to a soft dough. Lightly roll on some flour then roll out and use to line the prepared tin. Cover and leave in fridge while making up the filling.
  3. In a bowl mix together the melted butter, sugar, egg and cinnamon. Gently stir the blackberries into this.
  4. Remove pastry from fridge and arrange the apples on the base of the pastry, next gently spread over the blackberry mixture.
  5. Bake for about 30 minutes until nicely risen and a deep brown colour.
  6. Can be served hot or cold

Note:

Blueberries can replace the blackberries if liked!

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/apple-and-blackberry-flan/?fbclid=IwAR2wiQYu5Wp1QuOciFAHVpy4Sbf0aPJw_0ZCKxaHwmPtiO9dmocdB5gZ-Nc

 

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Flahavans baked berry squares with oats for school bags..

 

 

“Happiness is enjoying the little things in life..”

Why not bake these delicious baked berry squares with oats?! Perfect for an afternoon of cooking with the kids.

Ingredients:… See more

Ingredients:
235 g rolled Flahavan’s oats
2 eggs
90 g blueberries
120 g apple compote
40 g brown sugar
240 ml skimmed milk
15 g milled flaxseed
1 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
1 1⁄2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1⁄4 tsp salt

Method:
Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F/gas 4.
Mix the oats, eggs, blueberries, apple compote, brown sugar, skimmed milk, flaxseed, baking
powder, cinnamon, vanilla extract and salt together in a large bowl. Then pour into a 33 × 23 × 5 cm baking tin.
Bake in the oven until the liquid is absorbed and the oats are tender, about 25–30 minutes.
Cut into 12 equal-sized portions.