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Mary Burns’s Butterific Irish Scones

kgold mary burns scones apr 16

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:

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F
  2. Sift together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl
  3. Using fingertips or pastry blender, rub or cut butter into flour mixture to form coarse crumbs
  4. Add raisins
  5. Whisk together milk and 1 egg
  6. Make a well in the flour mixture; pour in milk mixture. Using fork, stir just until soft, moist dough is formed
  7. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; gently knead 1 or 2 times to incorporate loose pieces
  8. of dough. (Do not over-knead)
  9. Pat dough to 1 1/2-inch thickness.
  10. Using well-floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter or bottom of a glass, cut out
  11. about 6 rounds.
  12. Place rounds on lightly-buttered baking sheet. Brush
  13. tops with additional beaten egg; sprinkle with additional sugar.
  14. Bake until golden brown and delicious, about 14 to 17 minutes, rotating pan
  15. halfway through baking for more even browning
  16. 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.

http://kerrygoldusa.com/recipes/kerrygold-irish-scones

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Breakfast by Róisín Kelly @PoetryDay_IRL

Breakfast

by | Nov 30, 2016 | | 0

How to know someone:
watch as she prepares her breakfast.
The dry brown snow
of cinnamon into porridge.

Toast buttered right to the edges
and cut into triangles
the way it would have been done for her
by someone she loved, once.

She spoons coffee into the pot, hesitates:
adds another half-spoonful.
Every morning, she dips her nose
to the bag of grounds

and if she then holds it towards you
she is trying to find out
if the rich musk will stir
your own memories

of long-gone cafés, old lovers,
and you must smile.

From Atticus Review 2016

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Mary Flahavan- how to make the perfect bowl of porridge…

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We are sharing Mary Flahavan’s definitive guide to making the perfect bowl of porridge, as it’s been handed down through the Flahavan’s family for seven generations.#PerfectPorridge #FlahavansPorridge #NationalPorridgeWeek

The Perfect Porridge Recipe…

(Porridge on the hob with 3 topping variations)

Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves: 3

Ingredients:
120g Flahavan’s Oats
875mls of whole milk

Method:
Makes 3 x 40g servings on the hob.
Stir oats into milk.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes stirring continuously.
Pour porridge into serving dish.

Serving suggestion 1
Top with greek yoghurt, mixed berries, coconut flakes, chia seeds
Serving suggestion 2
Top with peanut butter, grated dark chocolate and a chopped banana
Serving suggestion 3
Top diced apple, dried cranberries, honey and cinnamon