Strawberry Bread

Strawberries are in abundance right now at the shops, and they’re packed full of flavours too. I spotted this recipe a while ago while browsing the net and had it written down in my “need to try” notebook.

Ingredients

125g butter, softened

½ cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups self raising flour

½ tsp salt

½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup sour cream

1 ½ cups strawberries, chopped

 

Method

1.         Preheat fan force oven to 160°C and grease a loaf pan.

2.         Cream butter and sugar until light.

3.         Add eggs and vanilla extract.

4.         Sift all the dry ingredients into the egg and butter mixture.

5.         Stir in the sour cream.

6.         Lastly, stir in the chopped strawberries.

7.         Bake 40 minutes in 160°C fan force oven.

  

What is your favourite morning tea treat?

Polenta Crusted Fish and Celeriac Remoulade

This is a twist on the traditional battered fish. Polenta crust is a good gluten free alternative (omit the potato chips). I’ve always wanted to try making a celeriac remoulade. Imagine my delight when I came across celeriac at my local green grocer this morning.

Does anyone have a "fish and chips" night as part of their family tradition?

Ingredients

For the fish

White fish fillets x4

1 cup of polenta

Salt and Pepper

Grated zest of 1 lemon

For the remoulade

½ celeriac, julienne finely

½ granny smith apple, peel and julienne finely

Juice of ½ lemon

2 tbsp mayonnaise

A handful of chopped herbs (I used parsley here)

Salt and pepper

Method

1.          Make the remoulade by mixing all the ingredients together.

2.          Pat dry the fish fillets.

3.          Mix the salt, pepper, lemon zest into the polenta.

4.          Lightly coat the fish in the polenta.

5.          Fry until cooked.

Orange Chocolate Chips Muffins

I spotted these muffins at a café at lunch today but couldn’t fit one in my tummy at the time. I came up with this version at home this afternoon.

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup caster sugar

Grated zest of 2 oranges

Juice of 1 orange

1 egg

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup plain low fat yoghurt

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Method

1.          Preheat oven to 170°C in a fan forced oven.

2.          Mix the flour, sugar and almond meal together in a large bowl.

3.          Grate the orange zest into it.

4.          Add to it a lightly beaten egg, oil, yoghurt and choc chips.

5.          Mix, add orange juice bit by bit to a dropping consistency.

6.          Bake muffins for 20minutes in a 170°C fan forced oven.