Sunday, October 28, 2007

Spinach, Feta and Chicken Wraps

I got this recipe from a girl from work and I found them to be delicious. I am so glad that she shared the recipe with me. I hope that you find these as tasty as I did.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts
1 block of feta (about 300 grams)
2 packets of frozen spinach
4 sheets of puff pastry
salt and pepper to taste

Cut the pastry sheets in half. Cut the chicken breasts in half, lengthwise. Flatten them with a mallet or another flattening device and place them at the ends of each pastry sheet. Place some spinach and feta on top of the chicken. Add a wee bit of salt and pepper to taste. Fold in sides of pastry and wrap around like a sausage roll (see picture for shape). Place them on a greased tray and bake them for about 40 minutes (until golden brown) at 200 deg C.

I usually serve them with salad, but they can be served with veggies or rice.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Potato Scones

We made these this morning and they were yummy. We had them with bacon and eggs and they were very good.








Makes 8
Ingredients:
  • 1 large floury potato
  • weighing about 250g /9oz
  • 25g /1oz unsalted butter
  • 50g /2oz plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • a little butter for the fry pan



Directions:

Peel the potato cut it into chunks and cook in boiling water until tender. then drain well . Using a potato masher mash the potato with the butter. Now weigh it. you need about 2oog /7 oz mash.

Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl . While the mash is still warm, stir it into the flour and combine well to make a dough. Using lightly floured hands, gently shape the dough into 2 balls, then turn them on to a lightly floured surface. Roll out gently with a rolling pin to form 2 circles about 5mm /1/4 in thick. Cut each circle into quarters and prick all over with a fork.

Heat the frying pan to medium -hot, smear over a little butter with some kitchen paper then, once hot, transfer 4 scones to it with a large spatula or fish slice. Cook for about 3-4 min on each side, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before eating them.