Start a sweet day with flaky coconut and cream cheese frosting over this moist Banana Bread from @clodaghmckenna. http://bit.ly/2AhFIcO
Banana Bread with flaky coconut frosting from @clodaghmckenna @KerrygoldUSA
Mary Burns’s Butterific Irish Scones
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups (about 8 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling over tops
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) cold Kerrygold™ Pure Irish Butter,
- cut into pieces
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg, plus additional beaten egg for brushing over tops
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425° F
- Sift together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl
- Using fingertips or pastry blender, rub or cut butter into flour mixture to form coarse crumbs
- Add raisins
- Whisk together milk and 1 egg
- Make a well in the flour mixture; pour in milk mixture. Using fork, stir just until soft, moist dough is formed
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; gently knead 1 or 2 times to incorporate loose pieces
- of dough. (Do not over-knead)
- Pat dough to 1 1/2-inch thickness.
- Using well-floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or bottom of a glass, cut out
- about 6 rounds.
- Place rounds on lightly-buttered baking sheet. Brush
- tops with additional beaten egg; sprinkle with additional sugar.
- Bake until golden brown and delicious, about 14 to 17 minutes, rotating pan
- halfway through baking for more even browning
- Serve warm with Kerrygold™ Irish Butter and jam
Makes about 6 servings (depending on hunger level and capacity for
sharing)
Note: These scones are more muffin-like in texture; dough will be moist
and wet, which ensures a tender texture.
Rhubarb & Custard Swiss Roll by Rachel Allen @Ballymaloe
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Ingredients
- butter (melted, for greasing)
- 4 eggs
- 125 g (41/2 oz) caster sugar (plus 3 tbsp for sprinkling)
- 2 tblsp warm water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 125 g (41/2 oz) plain flour (plus extra for dusting)
- for the filling
- 200 g (7oz) rhubarb (about 2 stalks, trimmed), cut into 5mm (1/4 in) slices
- 125 g (41/2 oz) caster sugar
- 200 ml (7fl oz) milk
- 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways, or 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 egg yolks
- 15 g (1/2 oz) cornflour
- 100 ml (31/2 fl oz) whipped double or regular cream (measured when whipped)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Line the base of the Swiss roll tin (25 x 38cm/ 10 x 15′) with baking parchment, brush the base and sides of the tin with melted butter and dust with flour.
- Using a hand-held electric beater or an electric food mixer, whisk together the eggs, caster sugar, water and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Sift in the flour, about one-third at a time, and fold it into the mixture. Carefully pour the mixture into the prepared Swiss roll tin and bake in the oven for 12–15 minutes or until the centre of the sponge is slightly springy to the touch and the edges have shrunk a little from the sides of the tin.
- Take a piece of baking parchment slightly larger in size than the tin and spread out on a work surface.
- Sprinkle the paper evenly with caster sugar (this is to stop the cake sticking to the paper). Quickly flip the Swiss roll tin over onto the sugared paper, then carefully remove the tin and baking parchment from the bottom of the cake.
- Place a clean, slightly damp tea towel over the cake while it cools – this will prevent it drying out and cracking when you roll it.
- Meanwhile, make the filling. Place the rhubarb in a saucepan with 75g (3oz) of the caster sugar and 25ml (1fl oz) of water and place on a medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil and allow to boil, uncovered and stirring regularly, for 10–15 minutes or until the rhubarb is completely soft and the mixture is quite thick.
- Tip out onto a plate and allow to cool.
- Next make the custard. Place the milk and the split vanilla pod (if using) in another pan and bring to the boil.
- Whisk the egg yolks (and vanilla extract, if using) with the remaining sugar (I like to use a hand-held electric beater for this) for a few minutes or until pale and light. Then briefly whisk in the cornflour.
- Pour the hot milk and vanilla pod (if using) onto the egg mixture, whisking as you pour, then tip it all back into the saucepan and cook, stirring all the time, over a low heat for a few minutes or until it forms a thick custard.
- Pour it into a bowl and allow to cool, then fold in the cooled rhubarb and the whipped cream – you can leave it slightly marbled (not fully mixed) if you prefer.
- When the sponge is completely cold, spread over the rhubarb and custard mixture, then, with one of the short sides facing you, roll up the Swiss roll away from you and carefully transfer to a serving plate.
- Sprinkle with a little extra caster sugar to finish, then cut into slices about 2cm (3/4in) thick to serve.
Vegan Sourdough danish pastries with blackberry & apple crumble!
· 30 August ·
It’s Blackberry season on Mull🎉
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Vegan Sourdough danish pastries with blackberry & apple crumble!
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#bakingexperiments #sourdough #sourdoughpastries #vegan
Kerrygold Ireland, simple chocolate blueberry cake..
Kerrygold Ireland @KerrygoldIRL 55 minutes ago
What’s your favourite way to eat chocolate at Easter? We love this impressive but simple chocolate blueberry cake http://kerrygold.com/ie/recipes/chocolate-blueberry-cake/ …
Banana Bread with flaky coconut frosting from @clodaghmckenna @KerrygoldUSA
Start a sweet day with flaky coconut and cream cheese frosting over this moist Banana Bread from @clodaghmckenna. http://bit.ly/2AhFIcO
Odlums Banana & Sultana Tea Bread
CategoryBreads
Cook Time1 hour
What you need:
- 225g/8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- ½ teaspoon Goodall’s Mixed Spice
- 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Mixed Peel
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Sultanas
- 50g/2oz Shamrock Chopped Walnuts (optional)
- 450g/1lb Bananas
- 1 tablespoon Rowse Honey (runny)
- 2 Eggs, beaten
How to:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin.
- Place the flour and spice into a mixing bowl, add the butter or margarine and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the mixed peel, sultanas and walnuts, if desired.
- Mash the bananas with the honey, stir gently into the mixture with the beaten eggs. Mix well.
- Transfer to prepared tin and bake for about 1 hour until well risen and golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes. Turn onto wire tray to cool completely.
- When cold wrap in greaseproof paper and tin foil.
Catherine’s Citrus Apple Crumble – Odlums porridge oats
What you need:
- 175g/6oz Odlums Porridge Oats
- 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
- 125g/4oz Shamrock Demerara Sugar
- 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine
- Pinch of Cinnamon (optional)
- 450g/1lb Cooking Apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
- 2-3 tablespoons Sugar, to sweeten
- Rind & Juice 1 Lemon
- Rind & Juice 1 Orange
How to:
- Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5.
- Put the oats, flour, sugar and cinnamon if used, into a bowl.
- Rub in the butter or margarine with the tips of your fingers to form a dough.
- Place the apples in an oven proof dish. Sprinkle over the sugar to taste.
- Pour over the lemon and orange juice and rinds. Sprinkle the crumble on top.
- Bake for approx 30 minutes. Serve hot with ice cream, cream or crème fraîche.
Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!
Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns
CategoryBaking with Kids
Cook Time15 mins
What you need:
- 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
- 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tablespoons Cold Water
To decorate
- Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
- Hundreds and Thousands
- Glacé Cherries
- Sweets
How to:
- Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
- Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
- Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
- Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
- Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.
https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun
Eunice Power’s cranberry and orange cake 🍊 😋
Celebrity Chef
Irish Yoghurt Clonakilty Cranberry and Orange Cake.
Ingredients
Cake
- 125g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease
- 200g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ orange zest and juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
- 250g plain flour
- 1 heaped tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- 100g Irish Yoghurt Clonakilty Greek Style Yoghurt, plus extra to serve
- 150g fresh cranberries
Topping
- 150g fresh cranberries
- ½ orange, juice
- 60g caster sugar
- 150g icing sugar
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a 23cm springform round tin with baking parchment.
2. Cream together the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy.
3. In a jug, combine the beaten eggs, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla.
4. Add this mixture to the creamed butter in 3–4 additions, fully incorporating each before adding more.
5. Fold in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice.
6. Fold in the Irish Yogurt Clonakilty Greek Style Yogurt until the batter is smooth.
7. Transfer ¼ of the batter to the tin. Scatter a handful of cranberries in a line over this layer.
8. Fold the remaining cranberries into the rest of the batter and spoon into the tin.
9. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
10. Leave the cake in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Topping
1. Heat the cranberries, orange juice and caster sugar in a small pan for about 5 minutes until half the berries have popped and the rest are softened.
2. Strain through a fine sieve, reserving the softened fruit.
3. Mix 2–3 tablespoons of the strained liquid with the icing sugar to make a thick icing.
4. Stir the softened fruit into the remaining strained liquid.
5. Pour and spread the icing over the cooled cake and allow it to drip slightly down the sides.
6. Top with the softened fruit.
Serving suggestion: Serve with a spoonful of Irish Yogurt Clonakilty Greek Style Yogurt.
Chefs’ tips:
- If the batter begins to curdle while adding the egg mixture, add a spoonful of the flour mixture — it stabilises the batter and keeps the cake light.
- Scatter a little orange zest over the icing for a bright, fragrant finish.
- For a decorative flourish, add a few candied rosemary stalks on top. To make these, dip fresh rosemary sprigs lightly in sugar syrup, then toss in caster sugar and allow to dry — they look frosted and pair beautifully with the cranberry flavour.
