Below are some of my favourite long weekend breakfasts - perfect to share with friends and all taste even better with a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine!
Eggy Bread (French Toast)
The perfect breakfast in bed treat.
Ingredients:
Serves 2
Butter
3 eggs
Milk
Bread
Toppings:
Icing sugar
Maple syrup
Blueberries
Strawberries
Bacon
Chocolate spread
Honey
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Whisk the eggs and milk together in a large mixing
bowl. Once well mixed soak one slice of
bread in the mixture. Heat a knob of
butter in a frying pan over a low to medium heat. Once melted, fry the eggy bread on both sides. Turn the oven on to a low heat and put all
slices of eggy bread on a plate to keep warm while you make the rest of the batch.
For those with a sweet tooth, top with icing sugar and maple
syrup and serve with strawberries.
Bacon also makes a great topping if you’re looking for something more
savoury.
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Blueberry Pancakes
Pancakes are another favourite of mine to make at weekends and
blueberries are SO SO good for you.
They do take a while but are so much fun to make and flip with friends.
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Porridge
I’m not sure if it was due to the freezing cold mornings but this winter I rekindled my love with porridge.
I prefer porridge thick and creamy - farmhouse style - which is best made yourself rather than with sachets.
A definite winter warmer to snuggle up in bed with, porridge can also
be enjoyed in the spring and summer by adding refreshing citrus juices to the
oats, rather than milk. What’s more, endless studies
highlight how great porridge oats are for you especially if you're on a diet or wanting to keep your cholesterol levels down.
Porridge Lady has a great blog for porridge fans like myself with a fantastic range of unique and adventurous serving suggestions and recipes.
My favourite serving suggestions:
Last Christmas I broke up Ferrero Rocher chocolates into small chunks
and mixed in with the warm porridge which melted the chocolate and was
soooo delicious. More normal suggestions for sugar lovers include golden syrup,
sultanas and honey.
Add a fruity kick by mixing in chopped berries, bananas,
apples or pineapple chunks..
If you're staying away from dairy products use lemon, apple or orange juices as a replacement to milk. Heat the juice or pulp of one lemon or orange into a pan and
slowly add the oats, making sure you get the right juice to oats consistency.
The oats will soften and bind just as if they were mixing with milk. This recipe is zingy and instantly wakes me up in the morning.
The Great British Fried Brekkie
A long weekend usually results in at least one messy night out and what's the perfect cure for the morning after? A huge fry-up!
This MUST include the works (including hash browns, black pudding, sausages AND bacon) and the meat has to be the best quality, ideally from a local butcher.
Mmmmmmmm - enjoy!
