Christmas is the time for long, leisurely brunches with family and friends. Make it easy with dishes that you can prepare in advance and whip into the oven just before your guests arrive. Caroline Hennessy, writing for EveryMonday.ie, gives you a few easy ideas that won't have you losing your Christmas cheer. Click here for recipes for Christmas Muffins (pictured on the right), Potato, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Frittata and Buttermilk Pancakes with Cranberry Orange Sauce.
Christmas Muffins
Plain flour - 280g or 140g plain flour + 140g wholemeal flour
Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
Bicarbonate of soda - ½ teaspoon
Salt - ¼ teaspoon
Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
Light muscovado sugar - 85g
Egg - 1
Milk - 240mls
Mincemeat - 300g
Butter - 90g, melted and cooled
Dried cranberries - 85g
Preheat the oven to 190°C and line a muffin tin with paper cases.
Sift the plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and ground cinnamon together into a large bowl.
In a small bowl, beat the egg, milk, mincemeat and melted butter together. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir until just barely combined, adding the cranberries for the final few strokes. Be careful not to over mix.
Fill muffin cases two-thirds full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool. Makes 12.
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