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Poached Eggs on Tomato and Mushroom Toasts @BordBia with a glass of milk 🍼 #protein😀😀

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Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 2 large flat mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • Pinch of salt & black pepper
  • 1 tablesp. white wine vinegar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 thick slices of good bread, toasted on one side
  • 4-6 cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 4 slices cheese

To Cook

Heat a little of the olive oil and sauté the mushrooms for a minute or two and season.
Set aside. Bring a shallow pan of water to simmer, add the vinegar and salt. Break one egg onto a saucer, stir the water to create a whirlpool, tip in the egg and leave to cook for 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, lift on to a plate. Repeat with the remaining eggs. Keep the water hot.

Heat the grill to high, arrange the mushrooms on the untoasted side of the bread, cover with the tomatoes and then the cheese, grill for 5-6 mins until the cheese has just melted. Place the toast on warmed plates. Slide all the eggs back into the hot water and leave for 30 seconds, lift out and drain on kitchen paper, then put one on top of toast. Season and serve.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 16g 

Carbohydrates: 25g 

Fat: 16g  

Iron: 2.2mg 

Energy: 292 kcal 

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/eggs/pages/poachedeggs.aspx

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Apricot and Almond Cake with Oranges & Caramel

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Ingredients

  • 225g butter
  • 225g sugar
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 75g ground almonds
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g dried apricots, chopped in the food processor
  • 3 Quality Assured large eggs, beaten

Oranges in caramel

  • 4 large oranges, peeled and sliced
  • 4 tablesp. sugar
  • 125ml water

To Cook

Set oven 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4.

Line a shallow 23cm cake tin with baking parchment.

Beat the butter and sugar together, until light and fluffy, add the lemon juice and ground almonds. Fold in the flour, apricots and eggs. Transfer the mixture to the lined cake tin, smooth the top and bake for approx. 35 mins., until firm to the touch.

 

Oranges in Caramel

Place the oranges in a flat dish, heat the sugar in a heavy pan, allow the sugar to brown add the water and boil until you have a caramel sauce. Pour it over the oranges. Serve with the cake.

 http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/desserts/pages/apricotandalmondcakewithorangescarmel.aspx
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Traditional Brown Bread @CookWithAvonmore

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Ingredients

  • 640g Plain Flour
  • 340g Wholemeal Flour
  • 20g Oat Bran
  • 20g Wheat Bran
  • 1tsp Bread Soda
  • 1.5 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1tsp Salt
  • 870ml of Avonmore Buttermilk

Recipe cooking time 1 Hour Recipe cooking time 2 Loaf Tins

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC/ 350ºF/ Gas Mark 4.
  2. Using a large mixer with the spade attachments, mix all the dry ingredients together for 2-3 mins.
  3. Pour in the Avonmore Buttermilk and continue to mix for another 4 minutes until everything has mixed evenly throughout.
  4. Grease 2 standard loaf tins with butter or oil. Spoon the mix into both tins until approximately 3/4 full.
  5. Bake on the middle shelf of your oven for 1hr, then turn the bread out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Enjoy!

Cook times and temperatures vary, you may need to adjust in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines.

https://www.avonmore.ie/recipes/traditional-brown-bread?