Bread, Breakfast, Dessert

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Rolls

  1. 2 ¼ cups flour
  2. ½ packet of instant yeast
  3. ½ teaspoon salt
  4. ¾ cup warm milk
  5. 2-3 tablespoons sugar
  6. 1 egg
  7. ¼ cup butter, melted

Filling

  1. ⅓ cup softened butter
  2. ¼  cup of sugar
  3. 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  4. ¼ teaspoon salt

Cream cheese glaze

  1. 2 tablespoon cream cheese
  2. 2 tablespoon butter
  3. ½ cup icing sugar
  4. ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  5. 1 tablespoon warm milk

Directions

  1. Combine flour and salt.
  2. Mix milk, butter, eggs, sugar and yeast.
  3. Add 2 cups of flour to the wet ingredients a little at a time and mix until well combined.
  4. Add the remaining flour a tablespoon at a time until you form a soft dough. You might not need all the flour.
  5. Place into an oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap and a kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  6. Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt and set aside.
  7. Roll the dough into a rectangle with a rolling pin.
  8. Brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  9. Roll into a log.
  10. Cut into 9-12 equal pieces.
  11. Place onto a greased baking dish.
  12. Cover with cling wrap and a kitchen towel and proof again for 30-40 minutes.
  13. Brush the top with butter.
  14. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  15. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
  16. Prepare the glaze and drizzle on top while still warm.
  17. Enjoy.
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Loafs

Apple Cinnamon Loaf

Apple Cinnamon Loaf

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup grated apple
  2. ½ cup butter
  3. ½ cup milk
  4. 2 eggs
  5. ½ cup brown sugar
  6. ½ cup dark brown sugar
  7. 2 cups self-raising flour
  8. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  9. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  10. ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  11. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Apple cinnamon Loaf ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Peel, core and grate the apples and set aside.
  3. In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix.
  4. In a separate bowl, add all the wet ingredients and mix.
  5. Fold in the dry ingredients mixture with a spatula until well mixed.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased or parchment paper lined loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from the pan and cooling completely on wire rack.
  8. Enjoy.

Apple Cinnamon Loaf steps

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Breakfast

Baked Oats

baked oats

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup oats
  2. ½ cup self-raising flour
  3. 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  4. 1 cup milk
  5. 1/4 cup butter, melted
  6. 1 large apple, chopped
  7. 2 tablespoon sugar
  8. honey to serve

apple oats

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven 180°C.
  2. In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients(oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon).
  3. Add the milk and butter a mix.
  4. Add the apple mix.
  5. Pour into an oven dish and bake for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 125°C and bake for 15 Minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool for about 5 min.
  7. Serve warm with honey.

baked oats

baked oats

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Spicy Banana Pancakes

pancakes

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup flour
  2. ½ cup milk
  3. 1 large egg
  4. ¼ butter, melted
  5. 1 tablespoon sugar(optional)
  6. 1 large banana, sliced
  7. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  8. ½ ground ginger
  9. Jam to serve

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Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix the flour, milk, egg, butter and sugar.
  2. Add the spices and mix.
  3.  Add the banana slices and mix, spreading it evenly throughout the batter.
  4. Heat a non-stick frying pan and grease with a little bit of butter if necessary.
  5. When the pan is hot, pour about 1/3 of the batter into the pan for each pancake and cook until golden brown.
  6. Serve with Jam.

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I went a bit crazy on the jam as usual…this is the reason why the sugar is optional.

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