Pastry & Breadmaking Course

                                              Well Done to all the Culinary Students
      who made Rustic Soda Bread and Delicious Victoria Sandwich Sponge .

Bailey's Oyster Chef of the year Finalists.

             

Oriental Themed Menu for us Spielweg Chefs.A Great Event.

Wonderful Muffins

Ingredients;

700grm Plain Flour
2tsp Baking Powder
300grm Caster sugar or Brown sugar
1tsp Vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
2tsp Mixed Spice
3 Eggs
170grm Unsalted Butter (Melted)
200-300ml Buttermilk
Flavouring of your Choice

Method;

Preheat Oven to 180 degrees/gas 4/350F and line a muffin tray with muffin cases.
Sieve Flour & Baking Powder into a bowl.Add Salt,Sugar & Mixed spice and mix thoroughly.you can add other dry flavour's of your choice at this stage e.g orange/lemon zest,cocoa powder,spices etc.
Make a well in Centre,Add melted butter,the milk ,whisked eggs and vanilla essence,mix well.Add 200ml of Buttermilk and a little more if required to get the correct consistency-not to stiff or dry but of a spoonable consistency.
More Flavours can be added at this stage also if required e.g dried fruit,choc chips or berries etc.spoon mix into cases and bake for 25mins untill well risen and golden brown.
when ready,leave in tin for 5mins to rest then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

yield - 12 Muffins

Mental Health Ireland;New Tasty Recipes

Check out my new recipes on the Healthy Eating for a Healthy Mind section by clicking on the link below;
http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/healthy-eating-for-a-healthy-mind

Happy Cooking!

Vegetarian Inspirations from Dublin's Cornucopia Restaurant

I Had the Pleasure to work alongside The Famous Dublin Cornucopia Restaurant's Head Chef Tony Keogh this month in recreating  a selection of their Vegetarian Dishes.
They have also just released a great Culinary read "Cornucopia at home.The Cookbook".It will make a great stocking filler gift for this coming Christmas.

This week on Dundalk Fm 100 ,i will be recreating one of thier dishes that inspired me;

Sweet Potato,Broccoli & Lentil Sambar.

So Tune in to hear how this recipe goes together or if you are in Dublin ,check out the Cornucopia Restaurant you won't be dissapointed.