Neven Maguire making fresh ravioli with Stella Venturi of Pasta Fresca, Sligo “Neven’s Coastal Food Trails” @bordbia on RTE One
Flahavan’s Cranberry and Oat Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 225g (8oz) plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 150g (5oz) caster sugar
- 75g (3oz) Flahavan’s Oat Bran
- 100g (4oz) cranberries
- 25g (1oz) icing sugar
- sifted Zest of an orange
- 1 egg
- Beaten 300ml (½ pint)of Milk
- 50g (2oz) melted butter or sunflower oil
Method:
- Sift the flour into a bowl with the baking powder. Add the sugar and the oat bran and mix. Toss the cranberries into the icing sugar. Add to the bowl with orange zest and stir to mix.
- Place the egg, milk and melted butter or sunflower oil into another bowl and beat lightly. Stir into the dry ingredients. Just do this casually – there is no need to over mix.
- Line a muffin tin with baking cases. Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin tin.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C /400°F / Gas Mark 6 for around 15 minutes – or until risen and golden.
Serve warm or cold. Quick Tip Oat Bran is also great as a coating for fish before frying.
Darina Allen’s Carrot and Mint Soup
Carrot and Mint Soup
Most people will have carrots, onions and potatoes in their pantry – I’m using the first little shoots of fresh mint to flavour my batch of carrot soup today.
This soup may be served either hot or cold, don’t hesitate to put in a good pinch of sugar, it brings up the flavour.
560g(1 1/4lb/3 cups) carrots, preferably organic, chopped
45g(1 1/2oz/scant 1/2 stick) butter
110g(4oz) onion, chopped
150g(5oz) potatoes, chopped
salt,freshly ground pepper and sugar
sprig of spearmint
1.2litres (2 pints/5 cups) homemade light chicken or vegetable stock
62ml(2 1/2fl oz/generous 1/4 cup) creamy milk, (optional)
3 teaspoons freshly chopped spearmint
Garnish
a little lightly whipped cream or crème fraiche
sprigs of spearmint
Melt the butter and when it foams add the chopped vegetables, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and sugar. Add a sprig of mint, cover with a butter paper (to retain the steam) and a tight fitting lid.Leave to sweat gently on a low heat for about 10 minutes approx.Remove the lid, add the boiling stock and cook until the vegetables are soft. Pour into the liquidiser, add 3 teaspoons of freshly chopped mint and puree until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning. Adda little creamy milk if necessary.
Garnish with a swirl of lightly whipped cream or crème frâiche and a sprig of fresh mint.
Variation
Carrot and Lovage Soup
Substitute lovage for mint in the above recipe.
Carrot,Garlic Chive Flowers and Seeds
Add finely chopped garlic chives instead of mint in the master recipe. Garnish with a swirl of lightly whipped cream or crème fraiche,garlic chive flowers and seeds. Society garlic flowers are also great.
Mary Flahavan’s Porridge & Yogurt Bread! #homebaking
We can guarantee lots of happy tummies after trying Mary Flahavan’s Oaty Brown Bread! http://ow.ly/YweHS
This is one of Mary Flahavan’s signature recipes – enjoy!
Serves Makes 1 loaf|Takes 60 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
1 large tub (500ml) of natural yogurt
1 beaten egg
1 tbsp. treacle (optional)
300g (12oz) Flahavan’s Progress Oatlets (or Flahavan’s Gluten Free Oats)
2 tsp bread soda
2 tbsp. mixed seeds (optional)
½ tsp salt (optional)
METHOD:
Place the yoghurt, beaten egg and treacle in a bowl and stir well.
Mix the oats, bread soda, seeds and salt in a separate bowl, add to the yogurt mixture and stir thoroughly.
Place in a greased or parchment lined 2lb loaf tin, sprinkle with oats and bake at 180°C / 350°F / Gas mark 4 for 30 minutes.
Lower temperature to 150°C / 300°F / Gas mark 2 and cook for a further 30 minutes.
Mary’s Tip:
A sweeter version of this bread can be made by adding some dried fruits or you can use chopped sundried tomatoes and basil for a savoury version.
To prevent the treacle from sticking to the spoon, coat it with oil before use.
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Baby ❤️ porridge
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Chocolate Espresso Cream Pie with Toasted Meringue @kerrygoldUSA
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@KerrygoldUSA
Keep your celebrations going with indulgent dark chocolate mixed with a kick of caffeine and topped with toasted meringue. https://kerrygoldusa.com/recipes/chocol
Can’t beat classic Pizza Margherita when so close to Italy @LeCosmo #villefranchesurmer
Cosmo bar. Place Amelie Pollonais. Villefranche Sur Mer
Oaty Blueberry Muffins with Ginger and Pear Frosting
Serves 16**depending on the size of your muffin casesThis is a great recipe to impress when the girls are coming around for an afternoon chat. That said, my children love to bake these with me too. The blueberries give them the added extra goodness.Ingredients:
- 300g golden caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 170ml sunflower oil
- 100ml milk
- 280g self-raising flour
- 100g Flahavan’s Progress Oatlets
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt
- 150g blueberries
- 1 large pear, peeled and finely diced
For the Topping
- 150g cream cheese
- 100g butter, softened
- 2 pieces stemmed ginger, very finely chopped
- 2 tsp ginger syrup
- 350g icing sugar
- 2 poached pears, thinly sliced for decorating
- Edible flowers to decorate (optional)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/Fan 150°C/Gas 3.
- Place muffin cases in a muffin tray.
- Whisk the sugar, eggs, milk and oil together until thick and pale.
- Fold in the flour, oatlets, ginger and salt.
- Stir in the blueberries and diced pear.
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases.
- Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Place on a cooling rack.
- Cream the butter in a large bowl, then add some icing sugar, followed by the cream cheese and the rest of the icing sugar. Spoon in the ginger syrup.
- Pipe or spread over the cool muffins, decorate with chopped ginger and place slices of pear and a pretty edible flower on the top.
Tip:If using soft fruit like raspberries, just place fruit in freezer for about ½ hour and they will stay fairly whole when baked.http://www.flahavans.ie/recipes/oaty-blueberry-muffins-with-ginger-and-pear-frosting-/247
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