Tarty Quiche.

Cheese and Spinach Tortilla Tart Recipe
This is my take on a lightened quiche recipe, it was a something I invented in my head last night whilst I was in bed (obviously dreaming of cheese and eggs).

this afternoon my plan went in to action and i rustled up a tortilla based quiche and it worked really well. super stoked. the tortilla wrap base ended up crispy and very pastry like, and the filling was pretty great too. (excuse me whilst i blow my own trumpet)

Ingredients

• 1 tortilla wrap
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup milk (semi or skimmed)
• half a red onion finely chopped
• handful of spinach chopped
• cheese grated for topping.
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• pinch of grated nutmeg
• salt and pepper to season.

Directions

1. Heat a tortilla wrap in the microwave for 20 seconds to soften. this makes it more pliable for shaping.
2. Press into flan tin or cake tin.
3. In a bowl, combine all other ingredients
4. Pour egg mixture into tortilla base and top with some grated cheddar.
5. Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.

So nice out today, the sun is shining and it feels as if spring may have sprung.  Me and bobbin walked to the post office to send off some eBay bits and sunny it maybe but the temperatures are arctic, back in doors to hibernate or a few more weeks i think.

Easy peasy herby and cheesey.

I re-made my savoury muffins this afternoon, but in loaf form. We delved in whilst the bread was still warm, smelling herby and the cheese in the mixture was still gooey.
This bread is very addictive so be warned...
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano
pinch of garlic powder
1/2 cup grated cheese (plus extra for topping the loaf)

fresh outta the oven.

•  In a large bowl, blend together the flour, the baking powder, herbs and the salt. 
• Stir in the grated cheese and blend well.
• In a smaller bowl, blend together the milk and the beaten egg. 
• Add the wet ingredients, all at once, to the dry ingredients and combine just until the dry ingredients are moist. Twelve strokes should be enough. Over mixing will cause your muffins to be flat. (i think i over mixed it a bit too much this time.)
• Spoon your batter quickly into the bread tin and bake for approximately 20 minutes. then top with extra grated cheese and bake for a further 10 minutes. 
• Remove from oven and eat! Serve slightly warm with butter.  

Pretzels pronto

There must be something wrong with me, But tonight I wanted something savoury, something crunchy and salty, which is definalty not like me. I needed a salt hit quick...Pretzels were calling.

I have only ever eaten tiny supermarket outta the bag pretzels, so i was looking forward to this challenge, only problem, no yeast to make my dough, dough. Not having quite the right ingredients doesn't stop me. Searched the internet for a while and found me an alternative recipe for baking soda pretz.
Ingredients

• 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tsp milk/ enough to bind dry ingredients to form dough.
• 1 tsp vinegar
• salt and butter (melted) for topping

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, sift together whole wheat flour and baking soda. Stir in milk and vinegar until dough pulls together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly to form a firm dough.
3. Divide dough into equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long wiggly cylinder approximately 8 inches long. Form into classic pretzel shape. place on lightly greased baking sheets.
4. brush with melted butter and Sprinkle each pretzels with salt, and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. 

I had mine warm with some hummus for dipping.

HAPPY SNACKING.

I'm sure my sweet tooth will be back to cover stuff in chocolate tomorrow.