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Chinese Flatbread

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Chinese Flatbread

Also called Scallion Flatbread or Green Onion Flatbread, these tiny breads are flaky with a crispy outside and wonderfully soft inside. Easy and very straightforward to make!

250g flour
160g HOT water
sunflower oil

30ml sunflower oil
30ml flour
2,5ml salt
40g green onion/scallion, chopped

Add the flour to a mixing bowl and pour in the hot water. Stir with a spatula/spoon until no more flour can be seen.
Combine the mixture into a rough-looking dough with your hands.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and set aside for 15 minutes.
Uncover and knead by hand until it becomes smooth.
Rub a thin layer of oil over the dough as well as on the work surface.
Roll the dough into a rectangle of about 43cm x 33cm.
Add the 30 ml sunflower oil, flour and salt tot a small mixing bowl and mix together.
Brush the mixture over the rolled dough and sprinkle the green onion over.
Roll the dough, from the short side, into a log that is not too tight.
Cut into 4 equal pieces.
Stand a piece on its cut side, press it down with your hand to flatten slightly and then roll out into a 13cm diameter circle. Repeat with the remaining 3 pieces of dough.
Place a frying pan over medium heat and pour a small amount of oil into it.
Wait for the pan to heat up and place the breads in the pan if you can fit all of them. You may also cook 2 breads at a time if space is a problem.
Place a lid on the pan and cook the flatbread for 3 minutes.
Flip them over and cook for another 2 minutes until done.
Serve while warm.

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Soufflé Omelette

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Soufflé Omelette

3 eggs, separated
salt and pepper
15g + 15g parmesan, grated
a handful of chives, chopped
15g butter

Separate the eggs into two large mixing bowls.
Add a generous pinch of salt and a few grindings of pepper to the yolks. Whisk together and set aside.
Whisk the egg whites until firm, glossy peaks form.
Add half of the egg whites to the yolks and stir well until the whites are thoroughly combined and you have a looser consistency.
Mix in 15g of the parmesan as well as the chives.
Now add the remaining egg whites and gently fold the mixture together until well combined.
Place a frying pan over medium heat and add the butter. Allow to melt and bubble.
Pour the egg mixture into the pan and spread the mixture with a spatula. Smooth the surface as well.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook until the top is just set – about 2-3 minutes.
Remove the lid and scatter the remaining 15g of parmesan on top and cook for another minute.
Slice the omelette out of the pan onto a serving plate and fold the omelette over on itself.
Serve immediately.

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Warm Oatmeal with Spiced Pears

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Warm Oatmeal with Spiced Pears

2 pears
30ml lemon juice
60ml brown sugar
2,5ml ground cinnamon
30g butter, cubed

For the oatmeal:
250ml rolled oats
250ml water
250ml milk
a pinch of salt
1,2ml ground cinnamon
honey
a handful (or two) of almonds

For the pears:
Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a small baking tray with baking paper or aluminium foil.
Halve the pears and remove the core. (I use a melon scoop for this)
Place the pears, cut-side up, on the prepared baking tray and drizzle with the lemon juice.
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon on the fruit and place a piece of cubed butter on each.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, flip them over and bake for another 10 minutes.

For the oatmeal:
Pour the oats, water, milk, salt and cinnamon into a saucepan and place on medium-high heat.
Bring to a simmer and cook for 5-6 minutes, while stirring often.

Spoon the porridge into 2 bowls and place 2 pear half on top of each bowl.
Drizzle the oatmeal with honey and a generous scattering of almonds and serve warm.

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Fruit Salad

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Fruit Salad

papino
raspberries
blueberries
cape gooseberries
1 x container ready-made vanilla custard

Peel the papino and cut it in half. Slice a small section away on the rounded side so that it forms a base on which the fruit can “stand”.
Place the half on a serving dish and fill the cavity with the berries and a generous dollop of custard!!

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Baked Greek Omelette

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Baked Greek Omelette

30ml + 15ml olive oil
250g leeks, cleaned and sliced
250g spinach, chopped
8 eggs, lightly beaten
45ml chopped mint leaves
45ml dill, chopped
180g feta cheese, crumbled
25g Kefalotiri/parmesan cheese

Preheat your oven to 160℃ and spray a 26cm x 11cm loaf tin with cooking spray.
Add the 30ml olive oil to a frying pan set over medium heat.
Add the leeks and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add the 15ml oil and the chopped spinach and cook for another 3 minutes or so, until wilted.
Spoon the spinach into a bowl and add the eggs, mint, dill, feta, Kefalotir/parmesan, 2,5ml salt and a few grindings of black pepper.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes.
Slice the omelette and serve with fresh tomato.

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Breakfast Toast

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Breakfast Toast

I love eating a slice of toasted sourdough bread with fresh toppings for breakfast. It puts me in the “health” mood and sets the tone for the rest of the day. In the case of these breakfast toasts, it is the Greek Pesto that brings it all together and does all the tasty work!! Feel free to add your own combinations and toppings and drizzle generously with the pesto!!!

3 slices sourdough bread, toasted
1 x recipe Greek Pesto from this blog
tomato, chopped
onion, chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
sliced cucumber

Toast the bread and spread a generous amount of the pesto onto it while still warm.
Top with your preferred topping and drizzle with more pesto.

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Elvis Sandwich

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Elvis Sandwich

This is MY version of the famous Elvis Presley sandwich!!

250g smoke, streaky bacon
4 slices soft white bread
peanut butter
golden syrup
2 ripe bananas, sliced
3 eggs
60ml milk

Preheat your oven to 180℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Lay the bacon strips on the paper and cook in the oven until done. Set aside.
Spread the 4 slices of bread with peanut butter and drizzle with syrup.
Lay the cooked bacon on 2 slices of bread and top with the sliced banana.
Fold the sandwiches over.
Add the eggs, milk and 1,2ml salt to a shallow bowl and whisk together.
Lay one sandwich in the egg mixture for 20 seconds, press it down and then flip it over to soak the other side.
Set a frying pan over medium-high heat and add enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
Place the egg-soaked sandwich in the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes before flipping it over to fry for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve the sandwich immediately with background music by Elvis.

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Milk Tart Overnight Oats

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Milk Tart Overnight Oats


150g sugar
45ml cornstarch
3 egg yolks
50ml + 700ml milk
7,5ml vanilla
5ml ground cinnamon
500ml oats
ground cinnamon and sugar, mixed, for dusting

Add the sugar and cornstarch to a mixing bowl and stir to mix.
Whisk the egg yolks and 50ml milk together and stir into the sugar mixture to make a smooth, runny paste. Set aside.
Add the 700ml milk to a saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
Take the saucepan from the heat and drizzle a thin stream of milk on to the egg mixture while whisking vigorously.
Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, place it over medium-high heat and whisk until thick.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
Add the oats to a bowl/glass jar.
Pour the warm mixture over the oats and leave to cool.
Refrigerate overnight.
Dust with cinnamon-sugar to serve.

The oats may be kept in the refrigerator for 5 days.

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Quince Granola Crumble

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Quince Granola Crumble

5-6 quince
250ml sugar
500ml water
5ml vanilla

Crumble:
250ml granola
250ml almond meal/ground almonds
5ml ground cinnamon
125ml brown sugar
60g butter, cubed

Quarter the quince and then halve each quarter. Peel and cut out the core. Set aside.
Add the sugar, water and vanilla to a saucepan set over medium-high heat and stir the mixture until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the quince slices to the poaching liquid and bring the mixture to a simmer.
Gently simmer the fruit until it can easily be pierced with a toothpick.
Take the saucepan from the heat and allow the quince slices to cool in the liquid completely.
Drain the quince and transfer the slices to a 18cm x 28cm ovenproof dish.

For the crumble:
Preheat your oven to 180℃.
Add the granola, almond meal, cinnamon, sugar and butter to a mixing bowl.
Rub the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips. Keep going until the butter is well distributed throughout the mixture.
Spread the crumb mixture evenly on the quince slices and bake for 30 minutes.
Serve the quince crumble with a scoop of ice cream or yoghurt.