Poached eggs, croissants, cheesecake crumpets or home-made granola – make your favourite or make them all. Either way, it’s the perfect ploy to spoiling your Valentine this Valentine’s Day.
Cheesecake crumpets
Ingredients
Topping
- 90g cream cheese, softened
- 80ml (1/3 cup) fresh cream, whipped
- mixed berries, to serve
- honey, heated, to serve
Crumpets
- 180g cake wheat flour
- 10ml (2 tsp) baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 30ml (2 tbsp) white sugar
- 2 large free range eggs
- 150ml full cream fresh milk
- 30g (2 tbsp) salted butter, melted + extra, for frying
Instructions
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Mix the topping ingredients well and refrigerate until needed.
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Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl, and mix in the
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sugar.
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Whisk the eggs, milk and butter in a separate bowl, and pour into the
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flour mixture. Beat until smooth and lump-free. Leave to rest for about
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30 minutes.
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Melt the extra butter in a frying pan over medium heat and add
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spoonfuls of batter. When bubbles appear on the surface, turn over
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and fry the other side until golden. Serve with the cream cheese
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mixture, fresh seasonal fruit and honey.