Brown bread ice-cream

Surely a candidate for the healthiest ice cream ever? A novel way of including wholegrain into your kid’s diet.

Serves 4- Suitable for vegetarians

Ingredients

• 110g wholemeal breadcrumbs
  
• 110 dark brown sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 290ml of double cream
  
• 150ml of single cream
  
• 2 drops of vanilla essence
  

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6
   
2. Leave the breadcrumbs to dry out in the oven for around 15 minutes or so
   
3. Mix the sugar in with the breadcrumbs and bring back to the oven for another 15 minutes
   
4. Remove from the oven, allow the mix to cool
   
5. Crush the sweetened crumbs together with the back of a spoon
   
6. Separate the egg yolks from the whites
   
7. Beat the yolks and mix in with the cream and the crumb mix
   
8. Whisk the egg whites until they are slightly stiff
   
9. Add to the mix and freeze in an airtight plastic container.

Herb Cous Cous

Serves 4-Suitable for vegetarians

Ingredients

• 300 g / 10 oz cous cous
  
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  
• 1 small red onion, peeled
  
• ½ red pepper, de-seeded
  
• ½ yellow pepper, de-seeded
  
• ½ courgette
  
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  
• Small bunch mint, chopped
  
• Small bunch basil, chopped
  
• Small bunch coriander, chopped
  
• Freshly ground black pepper
  

Method

1. Cook the cous cous according to the packet instructions, then set aside to cool.
   
2. Place half the olive oil in a fying pan over a medium heat. Dice the onion and peppers and sauté in the oil.
   
3. Trim and slice the scallions and courgette and toss into the pan and then cook until the vegetables for another couple of minutes until they start to brown, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
   
4. Place the cous cous in a large bowl and stir in the cooked vegetables.
5. Add the chopped herbs, some black pepper and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil.
   
6. Mix thoroughly and keep chilled until ready to serve.
   

Banana Cinammon Muffins

Quick and delicious muffins

These are soft and crumbly and packed with healthy fruit!



Ingredients:

• 4oz caster sugar
  
• 1tbsp baking powder
  
• 9oz plain flour
  
• 3oz cold butter
  
• 1 egg
  
• 3fl 0z milk
  
• 6oz bananas
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 200c.  Sieve the flour into a large bowl and add the remaining dry ingredients and mix.  Grate in the butter and then with your finger tips rub the butter in until you have breadcrumb like texture.

In a separate bowl mash the banana with the egg and the milk.  It doesn't have to be smooth, in fact lumpy makes better textured muffins!

Add to the flour and mix together.  Spoon into paper cases and bake for 25 minutes until muffins are golden brown.  Cool before serving.