Oma's Pancakes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup flour
pinch of salt
1 egg
¾ cup milk
butter for cooking

METHOD
Sift flour and salt into bowl.
Make a well in the centre and add egg.
Gradually whisk in milk to make batter.
Chill and stand for 1 hour.
Heat a pan over high heat, melt butter till frothy (helps create lacey pattern).
Using a ladle or soup spoon, pour some batter into pan, tilting from side to side to cover base with mixture.
When golden on underside release with knife.
Slide onto lid and flip, cooking other side until golden.
Eat immediately with lemon juice and sugar, honey or maple syrup and bacon.

COMMENTS
May add sultanas to mixture.

SOURCE
Oma

Christmas Morning Muffins

INGREDIENTS
2 cups plain flour
2 cups mixed fruit
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs

METHOD
Sift all dry ingredients then add in mixed fruit and sugar.
Stir in eggs, oil and buttermilk, but be careful not to overmix.
Place in well greased muffin tray (12).
Bake for 20 minutes at 180C with fan forced over of 190C without fan.

SERVINGS
12

COMMENTS
Delicious with brandy custard as mini Christmas puddings, or warm with egg nog for Christmas supper, or straight from the oven Christmas morning.

SOURCE
Wheel & Barrow catalogue

Scrambled Egg Tartlets

INGREDIENTS
2 slices prosciutto, each sliced into 12 pieces
4 eggs
3/4 cup cream
30g butter
24 pre-baked tart shells

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Place the prosciutto on a baking tray lined with baking paper and grill or bake until crisp.
Remove and drain on paper towels.
Place the eggs and cream in a bowl and lightly whisk together.
Season well with salt and pepper.
Place half the butter in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add half the egg mixture.
Slowly fold together.
When just set, remove from the heat.
Spoon the cooked mixture into half of the tart shells and top each tart with a piece of prosciutto.
Grease the pan with the remaining butter and repeat the process with the leftover egg mixture.
Serve immediately.

SERVINGS
24

SOURCE
Marie Claire Food and Drink

Chocolate Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS
2 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup caster sugar
3 bananas, mashed
125g unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup dark choc-chips
icing sugar, to dust

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Grease a 24 x 13 x 7cm loaf pan.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
Add the caster sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine the bananas, butter, eggs, vanilla and choc-chips.
Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Pour into the loaf pan.
Bake for 1 1/4 hours.
Dust with icing sugar, serve warm.

SERVINGS
4 (large!!!)

SOURCE
Bill Granger Bill's Food