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Odlums Classic Quiche

CategoryMain Dishes

Cook Time30 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50g/2oz Butter or Margarine
  • About 4 tablespoons Cold Water

Filling

  • 2 Rashers, chopped
  • 1 small Onion, thinly sliced
  • 50g/2oz Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • 1 Tomato, sliced
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk
  • Freshly Ground Pepper

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease a 24cm/9″ flan dish.
  2. Sieve flour into a bowl. Coarsely rub in the butter/margarine. Add sufficient water to give a soft but not sticky dough.
  3. Lightly roll the pastry on a floured board, then roll it out and use to line the flan dish.
  4. Spread the rashers, onion and cheese on the base and arrange the tomato slices on top.
  5. Beat the eggs, milk and pepper together and pour over the filling in the flan dish.
  6. Bake for about 30 minutes until filling is golden brown and set.

Note

  • Delicious served with a simple green salad

Quiche

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Odlums Classic Quiche

CategoryMain Dishes

Cook Time30 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50g/2oz Butter or Margarine
  • About 4 tablespoons Cold Water

Filling

  • 2 Rashers, chopped
  • 1 small Onion, thinly sliced
  • 50g/2oz Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • 1 Tomato, sliced
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk
  • Freshly Ground Pepper

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease a 24cm/9″ flan dish.
  2. Sieve flour into a bowl. Coarsely rub in the butter/margarine. Add sufficient water to give a soft but not sticky dough.
  3. Lightly roll the pastry on a floured board, then roll it out and use to line the flan dish.
  4. Spread the rashers, onion and cheese on the base and arrange the tomato slices on top.
  5. Beat the eggs, milk and pepper together and pour over the filling in the flan dish.
  6. Bake for about 30 minutes until filling is golden brown and set.

Note

  • Delicious served with a simple green salad

http://www.odlums.ie/recipes/quiche/

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Odlums Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins.

Blueberry muffins

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 150g/5oz Butter (melted & cooled)
  • 150g/5oz Shamrock Light Brown Sugar
  • 150ml/¼pt. Milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • Pinch of Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 175g/6oz Blueberries

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Put liners into muffin pan.
  2. Place the melted butter, sugar, milk and egg into a bowl and beat well until combined.
  3. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  4. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until ‘just’ combined. Gently fold in the blueberries.
  5. Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 muffin cases. Bake in a central position in the oven for about 25 minutes. They are baked when risen and golden brown and springs back when gently touched with fingertip.

Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins

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Odlums Red Velvet Cupcakes & Cream Cheese Topping

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What you need:

  • 200g/7oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 150g/5oz Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 2½ tablespoons Cocoa Powder, sieved
  • ½ teaspoon Goodall’s Vanilla Extract
  • 25ml/1 bottle Goodall’s Red Colouring
  • 150ml/¼pt Buttermilk
  • Pinch of Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Odlums Bread Soda, sieved
  • 1½ teaspoons White Vinegar

Topping

  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 100g Cream Cheese
  • 325g/11oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
  • 1 teaspoon Goodall’s Vanilla Extract

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a twelve cupcake tin with paper cases.
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add the egg and beat well.
  3. Next put the cocoa, vanilla and colouring into the mixture and mix well to combine.
  4. Reduce speed on beater and add half the buttermilk and flour, mix well. Repeat with remaining buttermilk and flour.
  5. Finally, add in the salt, bread soda and vinegar. Beat on high speed until completely smooth.
  6. Divide the batter evenly between the paper cases. Bake for approx 20 minutes until risen and firm to springy to the touch.
  7. Cool in tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire tray to cool fully.
  8. When cold beat the topping ingredients together until smooth, then pipe or spread onto each cupcake and top with a red heart if liked

Red Velvet Cupcakes & Cream Cheese Topping

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Odlums Coconut Buns for baking with kids

Category

Baking with Kids

Cook Time15-20 mins

What you need:

  • 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
  • 75g/3oz Butter or Margarine
  • 75g/3oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 50g/2oz Shamrock Desiccated Coconut
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk

To Decorate

  • Fruitfield Raspberry Jam
  • Extra Shamrock Desiccated Coconut

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease 2 flat baking trays.
  2. Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
  3. Rub in the butter or margarine until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  4. Add the sugar and coconut and mix well.
  5. Mix to a fairly stiff consistency with the egg and milk. Drop dessertspoonfuls of the mixture, spaced apart on the prepared tins. Makes about 12.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer buns to wire tray to cool.
  7. Brush the top with jam and dip in the extra coconut.

Coconut Buns

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Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Odlums Classic Quiche

CategoryMain Dishes

Cook Time30 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50g/2oz Butter or Margarine
  • About 4 tablespoons Cold Water

Filling

  • 2 Rashers, chopped
  • 1 small Onion, thinly sliced
  • 50g/2oz Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • 1 Tomato, sliced
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150ml/¼pt Milk
  • Freshly Ground Pepper

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Lightly grease a 24cm/9″ flan dish.
  2. Sieve flour into a bowl. Coarsely rub in the butter/margarine. Add sufficient water to give a soft but not sticky dough.
  3. Lightly roll the pastry on a floured board, then roll it out and use to line the flan dish.
  4. Spread the rashers, onion and cheese on the base and arrange the tomato slices on top.
  5. Beat the eggs, milk and pepper together and pour over the filling in the flan dish.
  6. Bake for about 30 minutes until filling is golden brown and set.

Note

  • Delicious served with a simple green salad

Quiche

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Odlums Mississippi Mud Pie

MisMudPie

We’re indulging this weekend with our Mississippi Mud Pie – rich, decadent and ideal for chocolate lovers! bit.ly/2fonfAN

Ingredients:

200g/7oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
Pinch of Salt
125g/4oz Butter
1 Egg
Cold Water

Filling:

75g/3oz Plain Chocolate
4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
125g/4oz Butter (softened)
225g/8oz Light Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
150ml/ 1/4 pint Cream

Method:

  1. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter.
  2. Add the egg and sufficient water to make a dough. Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes approx.
  3. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out pastry. Use to line a 9″/23cm flan tin. Chill again.
  4. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate with the cocoa and 25g/1oz of the butter over hot water.
  5. Cream remaining butter with the sugar until light.
  6. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in the cream and chocolate mixture.
  7. Pour into the pastry case.
  8. Place on a preheated baking sheet. Bake at 375°F/190°C/Gas 5 for 45 minutes approx.
  9. Remove from oven and cool on a wire tray.
  10. To finish, decorate with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

Mississippi Mud Pie