Monday, 26 October 2009

Going full British


It is not that often we have a brunch / big breakfast.
The only time we have them, is once in a while on a saturday. As on weekdays typical breakfast for us is slice of home made bread, butter/jam/nutella/chocolate.cheese etc..............and to the horror of my hubby, daughter and I go always for Nutella or chocolate :-)

And on sunday there is a tradition here in Belgium , most of them go to the bakers in the morning and buy pistolets, Croissant, Croissant filled with chocolate, raisin etc.....and here it is hubby who goes in the morning to buy them, our baker is really close by, just around the corner.....
only time I go is when it is hubbs birthday and fathers day and when it is Spring/summer, my excuse who wants to get up and go out so early in the cold weather :-)

So on sautuday as we all got up late I thought why not make the famoust full English breakfast. My daughter and hubyy just loves it,
When I Saw Meeta's theme for this months MM I knew exaclty what I was going to send her. A fully English Breakfast.

I don't think there is a recipe, just make scrambled aggs, fry bacon, sausages, mushroom and tomato, open up a tin beans and heat up , serve with toast and enjoy.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Mini blueberry budnt cake



The days are just flying by, before I can say it is weekend the weekend is gone.............well that really suits me days flying by than dragging on :-)

I had some bluberies left after the pannacotta I made and I thought why not make mini budn't cakes with them.
They are easy to make and so so moist and delicous. Ofcourse you can make these in a large budnt too, but i bought these mini ones in summer and have been wanting to try them.
There is this cookery/Baking utensil shop near to my home, near means it is really near, it is in the shopping street, which is less than 5 minutes by walking distance..........i go there so much that the people in that shop say hello to me even while passing the shop :-)

Few days ago i went to the shop and bought , mini muffin pan, and then while i was looking aorund I saw a pean to write names etc..........it is like a refill pen you can fill them with chocolate and decorate the cake, then there was this syringe, it is the same method when yo get a injection, but this you use for filling up your cake with alcohol etc................ ofcourse the pen is in my next to buy list :-)
Now i will stop blabbing and go to the recipe

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Ingredients .
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
LEMON ICING:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Additional blueberries, optional

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in blueberries.
Pour into three 4-in. fluted tube pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and lemon juice; drizzle over cakes. Garnish with additional berries if desired.