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Neven Maguire’s Brown Scones are full of roughage and great for breakfast

Brown scones are full of roughage and great for breakfast. And here is a good tip: you can make this mixture, shape the scones and freeze them. You can then cook the scones straight from the freezer to the oven – just give them an extra 5 minutes and make sure the scones are golden brown and well-risen.

Ingredients

  • Rapeseed or sunflower oil, for greasing
  • 225g (8oz) self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 225g (8oz) coarse wholemeal flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 50g (2oz) wheat bran
  • 25g (1oz) butter, diced and at room temperature
  • 1 tsp light muscovado sugar
  • 300ml (½ pint) buttermilk, plus a little extra if necessary

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F/gas mark 7). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and grease the paper with a little oil.
  2. Sift the flours, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Tip in the bran left in the sieve and stir it in with the wheat bran. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it is evenly dispersed. Stir in the sugar.
  3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the buttermilk and golden syrup. Using a large spoon, mix gently and quickly until you have achieved a smooth, not-too-sticky dough. Add a little more buttermilk if necessary, until the dough binds together without being sloppy.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a 2.5cm (1in) thickness and cut into rounds with a 6cm (2½in) plain cutter. Arrange on the lined baking sheets and bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown and well-risen.
  5. Serve with butter or lightly whipped cream and strawberry jam.


By Neven Maguire

Celebrity Chef

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Strawberry Smoothie Bowl @bordbia  🍓 😋

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This Strawberry Smoothie Bowl is the perfect way to get plenty of strawberries into an easy-to-make breakfast or lunch that everyone in the family will enjoy. 🍓

Serves: 2

Ingredients
200-250g Bord Bia Quality Mark strawberries, fresh or from frozen.
2 small bananas
6 tablesp. Greek-style yoghurt
2 teasp. coconut flakes
4 tablesp. granola (shop-bought)
1 teasp. chia seeds
Fresh mint sprigs, to decorate (optional)

•If using fresh strawberries, cut off the stalks and put into a blender, reserving a few of the berries for decoration.
•Peel the bananas and cut into slices, then add three-quarters into a blender (reserving the rest to decorate).
•Add the yoghurt and blitz to a smooth puree and using a spatula put into small serving bowls. Place in the freezer for a few hours at this point to firm up.
•Decorate the smoothie bowls with the rest of the banana, reserved strawberries, the coconut flakes and sprinkle over the granola and chia seeds.
•Finish off with with the mint sprigs and enjoy!

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Delicious Breakfast Yoghurt Scones @GlenilenFarm. Simple and easy to bake!  😋

Breakfast Yoghurt Scones

These yoghurt scones are the perfect kickstart to your day or lovely as a lunchtime treat. We love to serve them topped with a spoon of jam and a dollop of Glenilen yoghurt.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 125 g Glenilen Natural Yoghurt
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 20 g wheat bran
  • 30 g honey
  • 25 g butter
  • 110 g dried fruit
  • 70 ml buttermilk
  • 1 egg, egg wash

Method 

  • Preheat your oven to 200C/180C fan.
  • Line a tray with parchment paper & set aside.
  • Into a mixing bowl, sieve in the flour and soda.
  • To this add the bran and mix.
  • Add the cubed butter and with clean hands, rub together to blend.
  • At this stage, add the Glenilen Natural Yoghurt, honey and buttermilk.
  • Mix to form a soft scone dough.
  • Roll on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 2″.
  • Using a 3″ round cutter, cut out 7 scones.
  • Place on the lined tray and egg wash.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • Remove and allow to cool before serving.
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Eunice Power’s Baked Lemon & Blueberry Cheesecake: RTE Today

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By Eunice Power

Celebrity Chef

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For the cheesecake-adverse, baked cheesecakes usually convert them. Plump and juicy blueberries add texture and colour to this dessert, as well as a pleasant “pop” when eaten warm.

Ingredients

  • 20.5 / 8inch Springform Tin
  • 250g Packet Digestive Biscuits
  • 125g Butter

Filling

  • I small lemon
  • 450g cream cheese
  • 200g sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 175g Caster sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla extract
  • 1tbsp cornflour
  • 125g punnet Blueberries

Method

  1. Grease and line a 20.5cm (8inch) spring – release cake tin. For the base put the biscuits in a food processor and whiz until fine, transfer to a bowl. Melt the butter; add to the biscuits and mix.
  2. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin, use the back of a spoon and press evenly into the base, Chill for one hour until firm.
  3. Preheat the oven to 160c or gas mark 4. Grate the zest from the lemon, then juice the lemon. Put the lemon juice, zest, cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, vanilla essence, cornflour into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for a minute or two until combined.
  4. Pour the mixture on to the biscuit base then shake gently to level, Sprinkle the blueberries on top. Place in a pre-heated oven for about 40 minutes until just set and golden brown. Turn off the oven; leave the door slightly ajar leaving the cheesecake inside to cool down.
  5. When the cheesecake is cool, chill for 2 hours or overnight in the fridge.
  6. Remove the cheesecake from the fridge 3 minutes before serving.
  7. Run a sharp knife around the edge of the tin, release and remove the side of the tin then using a fish slice or palette knife slide under the base and carefully move the cheesecake on to a serving plate.