Sweet Cinnamon French Toast

Hello My Lovelies,

French Toast is always a massive winner in my household at the weekend, something simple, yummy and filling to start off any weekend!

Now this morning my Mr says to me he's needs something yummy to makan (eat) so I whipped these up in under 10 minutes! 

All you need is some thick fluffy white bread, eggs, cinnamon and sugar and you are ready to go!

This recipe makes 4 slices but you can easily multiply the ingredients to make more.

Ingredients:

• 4 Slices of Thick White Bread
• 4 Large Eggs
• 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp Caster Sugar

To Serve:

• Maple Syrup
• Icing Sugar

1. Take a bowl large enough to lay a piece of bread in.
2. Pre-heat a large frying pan to medium hot (big enough to fit 2 slices) with a couple knobs of butter
3. Crack the eggs into the bowl and give them a quick whisk to combine the whites and the yolks
4. Add in the cinnamon and caster sugar
5. Whisk until all combined
6. Take a piece of your bread and lay in the mixture to soak then turn over, then do the same with the next piece of bread.
7. Once pan is hot enough lay 2 pieces of the soaked bread into the pam.
8. Cook until both sides of the bread are golden brown.
9. Repeat steps with all pieces of bread until you have no mixture left.
10. Sprinkle the hot french toast with icing sugar and maple syrup.

Enjoy!!

Until next time...

Paprika, Rosemary, Garlic and Thyme Chicken and Potato Wedge All-In-One Tray Bake

Hello My Lovelies,

On Thursday I was stupidly busy caking away and the Mr had a very long day doing Parents Evening at school (he's a teacher and any stupidly long day does not make him happy!) and one hour before he was home I realised I had some Chicken drumsticks in the fridge and had not planned anything, which I must tell you is most unlike me! I normally have my meals planned down to a t!

So I decided to make up a bung it in the oven type of dish!

So The Paprika, Rosemary, Garlic and Thyme Chicken and Potato Wedge All-In-One Traybake was born!!

This is a fantastically easy and tasty dish! You take everything bung it in a roasting tray give it a mix round so everything is coated, and a shake halfway through cooking then serve!! Its really that simple! You can add more veg to the mix too, next time I'm thinking of adding carrots to the mix as I just love roasted carrots!

Now you can up the amount of potato and chicken depending on how many you need to feed but as there are only 2 of us 5 drumsticks (2 and a half each!) is more than enough for us.

Ingredients:

5 Chicken Drumsticks/Thighs
3 Medium Desiree Potatoes (Peeled and Cut into wedges)
1 Onion (Peeled and Quartered)
3 Tbsp or a Good Glug Garlic Infused Olive Oil

Spice Mix:

2 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
2 Tbsp Dried Thyme (Ground in a pestle and mortar)
2 Tbsp Garlic Powder
2 Tbsp Dried Rosemary(Ground in a pestle and mortar)
2 Tbsp Chili Flakes
1 Tbsp Sea Salt
1 Tbsp White Pepper
1 Tbsp Onion Powder


(Just mix all the herbs and spices together in a small bowl)

1. Start off by putting the Garlic Infused Olive Oil in the bottom your roasting tray

2. Add in your Chicken, Potatoes, Onion pieces and any other veg you may want to add

3. Liberally sprinkle over the spice mixture and give it all a woodge round (mix) to make sure everything is coated in the oil and spice mix

4. Bung in the oven at 200 degrees (celcius) for around 40-45 minutes giving a good shake round halfway through cooking.

Job Done!!

Serve with some extra veg or a nice salad


Until next time...

My Uber Gooey Super Chocolate Brownies!!!

Hello My Lovelies,

So over Christmas and New Year I was bombarded with requests for Chocolate Brownies. There is nothing quite like the warm, gooey deliciousness that is the Chocolate Brownie!

I have tried so many recipes in the past but they were just too cakey and believe it or not alot of recipes don't actually contain chocolate just lots of cocoa powder which can make them quite dry and nothing like the brownies we all know and love.

So I developed a recipe that contained a bit of both: Packed with chocolatey goodness and enough cakey qualities to be able to pick up this American treat with ease.

These make great gifts popped in a cellophane bag and tied with a pretty ribbon

So here it is my recipe for My Uber Gooey Super Chocolate Brownies:

Ingredients:

• 65g Plain Flour (sifted)
• 250g Salted Butter (chopped into cubes)
• 200g 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate (chopped)
• 80g Cocoa Powder (sifted)
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 360g Caster Sugar
• 4 Large Eggs

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180^oC
2. Grease and line a square cake tin with baking paper
3. In a bowl over simmering water melt the butter and the chocolate together 
4. In a seperate bowl mix together the dry ingredients
5. Once chocolate and butter mix has thoroughly melted gradually add in the dry mixture a little at a time until completely combined. (It may look a little grainy at this stage but that is absolutely fine)
6. Now add in one egg at a time thoroughly mixing making sure each egg is fully incorporated
7. Once the mix is silky smooth pour the brownie mixture into the greased and lined cake tin
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes
9. Test with a skewer, the skewer should still have some mixture on it as you want these nice and gooey
10. Once cooled completely, remove from cake tin and cut into squares.

Enjoy!

Until next time...