Bacon-Zucchini Fritters

Bacon-Zucchini Fritters

300 – 350g zucchini
15ml salt
375ml grated cheddar cheese
250ml chopped bacon, uncooked
6 eggs, whisked together
375ml flour
7,5ml baking powder
vegetable oil, for frying

Wash the zucchini under running water and dry them.
Grate into a bowl, sprinkle over the salt and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Place the zucchini in a clean tea towel and twist and squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can.
Add the dry zucchini to a mixing bowl.
Fry the bacon bits until cooked and crispy, drain and add it to the zucchini.
Add the cheese and eggs and stir everything together.
Now add the flour and baking powder and stir to combine.
The batter should be thick enough so that it won’t spread in the pan – if it is too runny, add some more flour and if it is too stiff, add a few drops of water.
Place a frying pan over medium heat and add about 15ml of vegetable oil. Wait for the pan and oil to heat up.
Place about 30ml of batter into the pan and press down on it with the back of a spoon so that it is more or less even. You should get 3-4 fritters in an average frying pan – do not overcrowd them!
Fry the fritter for 3 minutes on the one side, flip it over and fry for another 2 minutes. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
Keep going until there is no batter left.
Serve the bacon-zucchini fritters warm as a snack or a side, or pack them at room temperature for a picnic or lunchbox.


Breakfast Pide

Breakfast Pide

Bread:
330ml warm water
5ml salt
5ml sugar
10ml instant yeast
750ml bread flour

Filling:
blanched spinach
red onion, sliced
tomato, chopped
grated mozzarella cheese
poached egg
sesame seeds

For the bread:
Add the water, salt, sugar and yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Add the bread flour and mix on low speed to form a dough.
Turn the speed up to medium and mix/knead for 5 minutes. You will be left with a soft but slightly sticky dough.
Place the dough in a clean, oiled bowl, cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
Preheat your oven to 240℃ and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Dust a work surface with flour and divide the dough into 6 equal portions.
Roll the dough into a 10cm diameter circle with a rolling pin.
Place the dough rounds on the baking sheet and brush all over with olive oil.
Top the dough with some of the spinach, mozzarella, tomato and red onion, leaving a 1cm border on the outside edge.
Scatter the border of the dough round with sesame seeds and break an egg in the centre.
Bake in the oven for 13 minutes.
Serve warm.