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
“I like a nice cup of tea in the morning, just to start the day” ☘️🇮🇪
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
Best butter from the Emerald Isle. Look for the Shamrock!
When it comes to pure and creamy butter, look for the shamrock! We’re proud to be able to offer the best butter from the Emerald Isle for front and back of house https://www.pritchitts.com/sites/all/files/site/butter-is-better-infographic.pdf …
Molly Malone’s cockle and mussel chowder by Rachel Allen ☘️ ♥️
Molly Malone was a beautiful girl who sold cockles and mussels and died tragically of a fever while still young, or so the song goes. Molly may not have been a real girl, but since at least the 17th century, there have been fishmongers on the streets of Dublin who sell ‘Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive, oh!’
Cockles, with their distinctive flavour and lovely curved shell, are traditionally eaten in Ireland with Oatcakes. If you can only find mussels, this chowder will be just as good.
Serve either as a substantial starter or with chunks of crusty bread as a meal in its own right.
Heat the sunflower oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and sauté for about 1 minute, until crisp and golden. Add the butter to the pan and melt. Then add the leek, carrot and potato. Reduce the heat to low and sauté gently for 4–5 minutes, until soft but not browned.
Meanwhile, prepare the cockles and mussels. Scrub the shells clean and discard any that remain open when you tap them against a hard surface. Remove the beard – the little fibrous tuft – from each mussel. Bring the wine to a boil in a large saucepan and add the cockles and mussels. Cover with a tight-fi tting lid and cook for 3–4 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until the shells have opened.
Remove from the heat, drain the shellfi sh in a colander, reserving the cooking juices, and discard any shells that remain closed. Return the shellfi sh to the empty pan to keep warm. Place a fine sieve over a measuring jug and strain the cooking liquid. You should have at least 600ml (1 pint); if not, add water to make up that quantity.
Add the pan juices and the milk to the bacon and vegetable mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 6–8 minutes, until the potato is tender. Add the cream and simmer for another 2–3 minutes, until the soup is reduced and thickened slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, remove half of the cockles and mussels from their shells and add them with the remaining cockles and mussels still in their shells to the chowder. Stir in the parsley and serve at once.
http://www.rachelallen.com/post/molly-malones-cockle-and-mussel-chowder
Crispy Baked Hake with Yogurt Tartar Sauce
Panko breadcrumbs, if available, make the coating extra crispy but they are not essential.
Serves 4
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 hake fillets, approx. 175g each, skinned and boned
- 25g butter, melted
- 75g of stale breadcrumbs or Panko breadcrumbs
- 15g finely grated cheese
- 1 tablesp. chopped parsley leaves
- 40g plain flour
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Yogurt Tartar Sauce
- 150g Greek style yogurt
- 1 teasp. Dijon-style mustard
- 1 tablesp. capers, drained and finely chopped
- 1 small gherkin, finely chopped
- 1 tablesp. chopped parsley leaves
To Cook
Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6, 200°C (400°F). Line a large baking tray with parchment paper. Brush a little of the melted butter over the parchment paper.
Place the breadcrumbs in a shallow dish with the grated cheese and parsley. Place the flour and egg in separate shallow dishes.
Season the hake with a little salt and black pepper. Dip the hake, one piece at a time, into the flour, shake off the excess, then dip into the egg and finally into the breadcrumb mixture. Place on the baking tray. Brush the remaining melted butter over the top and sides of the fish. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
Meanwhile make the Yogurt Tartar Sauce:
Place yogurt, mustard, capers, gherkin, parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Mix well to combine.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the sauce with the crispy hake, tender stem broccoli and sautéed potatoes.
Nutritional Analysis per Serving
Protein: 43g
Carbohydrates: 44g
Fat: 17g
Iron: 2.3mg
Energy: 504kcal
http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/fish/pages/crispybakedhakewithyogurttartarsauce.aspx
Irish Scones with Kerrygold Butter and Jam
This scone recipe can also be made into one large loaf cooked on a baking sheet. Cut a deep cross in the center and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400ºF (200ºC), Gas mark 6 and continue to cook for another 20 minutes until the base sounds hollow when tapped.
Ingredients:
- 2 2/3 cups (1lb) plain flour, extra for dusting
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp (1oz) Kerrygold Salted Butter, chilled and diced
- 1 cup (8fl oz) buttermilk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- Kerrygold butter curls and strawberry jam, to serve
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C), Gas mark 7. Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt and bicarbonate of soda. Stir in the sugar and then, using your fingertips, rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk and beaten egg. Using a tablespoon, gently and quickly stir the liquid into the flour. It should be soft but not sticky. Lightly flour the work surface. Turn the dough out onto it and pat into a circle about 1in (2.5cm) thick. Cut into triangles with a sharp knife or stamp out 2in (5cm) rounds with a cutter.
Arrange the scones on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until well risen and golden brown. Leave to cool for at least 10 minutes on a wire rack, then serve with the butter curls and jam.
Cheddar variety
Mix ¼ cup (1oz) (25g) of Kerrygold grated Aged Cheddar in with the buttermilk. Brush the finished scones with melted Kerrygold butter and sprinkle with another ¾ cup (3oz) (75g) grated Kerrygold Aged Cheddar before baking. Mix 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard into 2 tbsp (1oz) (25g) of butter and use to spread on the split baked scones before topping with sliced cooked ham or tomatoes to serve.
Fruit variety
Add ½ cup (2oz) (50g) of sultanas or raisins or dried pitted cherries when stirring the sugar into the dry ingredients, then finish as described above.
http://kerrygoldusa.com/recipes/irish-scones-with-butter-and-jam
Apple and Yoghurt Pancakes with Blackberry and Honey Sauce
Serves 6
Cooking time: 15 min
Ingredients
- 300g self-raising flour
- 50g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 150ml natural yoghurt
- 2 eating apples, peeled and chopped
- Milk Butter to cook the pancakes
- Blackberry and honey sauce
- 200g blackberries (or blueberries)
- 2-3 tablesps. Honey
- Juice of 1 lemon
To Cook
Place all the batter ingredients in the processor. Whizz until well blended. Heat a non–stick pan & add a touch of butter. Add 4 large spoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart and cook for 2 minutes until bubbles appear, flip and cook for another minute. Transfer to a plate and keep warm while you cook the rest
(makes about 16.)
To make the sauce
Heat the fruit, honey and lemon juice until you have a nice thick fruity sauce. Serve warm with the pancakes and extra Yoghurt if you wish.
Nutritional Analysis per Serving
Protein: 11g
Carbohydrates: 68g
Fat: 9g
Iron: 2mg
Energy: 386kcal
Odlums Peanut Butter Cookies
Category Afternoon Tea
Cook Time 15-25 mins
What you need:
- 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
- 175g/6oz Shamrock Light Muscovado Sugar
- 125g/4oz Kelkin Crunchy Peanut Butter
- 1 Egg, beaten
How to:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease 2 flat baking trays or swiss roll tins.
- Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Next, beat in the peanut butter. Finally, stir in the beaten egg and the flour. Mix until smooth.
- Put teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking sheet (a little apart, to allow for spreading during baking).
- Bake for 15 minutes if you like them soft in the middle, or for 25 minutes if you like them crisp.
- When baked, allow to set for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire tray to cool. When completely cold, store in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
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Info:
Serves 4–6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients