BACON, CELERY & CHEESE BAKE

I turned this savoury  muffin recipe into a bake because I didn't have a muffin tray around. Also replaced the bacon with chipolatas. Always fun to try different ingredients and of course you could make this vegetarian and add left over roast vegetables. Whatever you prefer/or have in your fridge or pantry. 

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Sorry for the hideous photo... hubs just destroyed my creation before I got the chance to take a photo...

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HOMEMADE MEAT PIE

Perfect Homemade Meat Pie 

(Recipe I found from a Woolworth's catalogue)

Prep Time: 80 minutes 

Cooking: 30 minutes 

Serves 4

2 Tbsp olive oil                                                                                                                                          

500g beef rump steak, diced

2 medium brown onions, finely diced

150g button mushrooms, sliced

1 tbsp of fresh rosemary leaves

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tbsp plain flour

2 ½ cups beef stock

Salt and pepper

¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped

1 cup frozen peas

1 sheet of shortcrust pastry, thawed

1 sheet of butter puff pastry, thawed

1 egg yolk

1 tbsp milk

Method

1.Heat oil in a heavy based frying pan over a medium heat, add the beef and cook for 4-5 minutes until browned. Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until soft. Add mushrooms, rosemary, tomato paste and flour, stir to combine and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add beef stock and bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes or until beef is tender. Stir through parsley and peas and allow to cool.

2.Preheat oven to 200ºC. Line a 23cm wide by 3 ½ cm deep pie dish with shortcrust pastry, add filling then top with the puff pastry. Trim edges and secure pastry by pressing down edges firmly using a fork. Mix egg yolk and milk together and brush over pastry. Pierce the top of the pie and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

                 

Enjoy!! 

Bread Pudding

Such a easy dessert to make;great way to use left over stale bread. Here's the recipe I used.

Ingredients

6 slices day-old bread ( I used raisin bread; just whatever stale bread you have laying about)
2 tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup of raisins (Optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar (personally prefer using brown sugar)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped

ENJOY!!  

TOQ<3