What did you have for breakfast thread?

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Went veggie this morning. Fried halloumi cheese, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, poached eggs and toasted slims.

Meat feast this afternoon!

Please tell me how you poach your eggs so perfectly. I adore poached eggs, some come out ok, but I have NEVER poached an egg that looked as perfect as yours!

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Please tell me how you poach your eggs so perfectly. I adore poached eggs, some come out ok, but I have NEVER poached an egg that looked as perfect as yours!

Big discussion on C&R a month or so ago about how best to cook poached eggs. Loads of different opinions/ techniques.

I've used several different methods, the simplest that seems to work is:

1. Fill a small pan with a couple of inches of water. Bring to the boil.
2. When the water is starting to bubble, add a tablespoon of white wine vinegar.
3. Gently crack an egg (the fresher the better) on to a saucer.
4. Stir the water to create a whirlpool. (This step seems to be optional but if your egg is not very fresh, do it!)
5. Tip the saucer of egg into the swirling water.
6. If poaching more than one egg, when the water stops swirling, break and then tip another saucer of egg in.
7. Poach for about 3 mins depending on size of egg.
8. Scoop out with slotted spoon, drain any water off and season with salt and pepper.

Good luck!

Will be having breakfast/brunch soon in Liberty Grill - eggs benedict mmmmmm

Smoked mackerel with gem lettuce and mint.

Omelette with spring onion and bird's eyechilli, spinach and feta salad, and avocado.

Scrambled eggs with spring onion, smoked rainbow trout and little gem.

my everyday breakfast is 1-3 cups of tea(depending on how much time I have), and a half sesame seed bagel with butter..... I can't stomach anything heavier before 11am!

Up early with the little one so wanted a treat. Had left over buttermilk after making wheaten bread earlier this week so made some scones. Yumm fresh from oven.

Sure

350g self raising flour
1/4 tsp salt
1tsp baking powder
175ml buttermilk
85g butter
2tbs caster sugar
Egg to glaze
Oven 220

Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Rub in butter to breadcrumbs . Stir in sugar and then make a well. Add buttermilk and bring together quickly using a knife. Turn out onto flour and with as little handling as possible bring together and leave about 3cm thick. Cut out and glaze.

Place in oven for about 15min.

Yumm

Thanks Polydactyl for recipe, look great, wonder would some cheddar work in there.

the beer revolu wrote: »

If putting cheese in, I'd leave out the sugar.

Just what I was going to say. Then it would work perfectly