Easter Treat

                                                  Happy Easter to All 


                                                Hot Cross Buns
                                    

Ingredients:  
1/3 cup Castor sugar                             2x 7g sachets dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm milk                           600g plain flour
pinch salt                                                1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. mixed spice                             60g butter, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten                             2/3 cup currants or sultanas your choice
Paste for Crosses
  1/2 cup plain flour
  4 tblsp. water
  2 tsp. Castor sugar
  Glaze
  1 tblsp. very hot water
  1 tsp. gelatine
  1 tblsp. Castor sugar




  Method:
Combine castor sugar, yeast and milk in a bowl, stir until smooth, cover and rest in a warm place for 10- 20 mins or until frothy.
   Sift flour, salt, cinnamon, and mixed spice into a large bowl. Use your fingertips to rub butter into flour mixture.  Stir in yeast mixture, egg and currants until well combined.
   Cover and rest in a warm place for 40-50 mins or until mixture has doubled in size.
   Preheat oven to 220degrees.
   Check on dough,  then turn dough onto a lightly floured surface/ board, and knead until smooth and elastic.  Divide dough into 16 even pieces and roll into balls. Place balls into a lightly greased pan lined with baking paper.
  Rest covered for 10-20 mins,  or until balls have risen to the top of pan.
Crosses
  Combine paste ingredients in a small bowl,  using a piping bag or similar,  pipe crosses over buns.
  Bake in oven for 20-25mins or until browned and cooked.
Glaze
 Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl and stir until  sugar has dissolved.  Brush buns with warm glaze and cool on a wire rack.
  Makes 16 buns.





                                                                     
                                                                                                                       

Easter Time

      

       Well folks  that time  is here again,  Easter Time.  Wow the year is going fast or is it that I am  maturing at a faster pace!!!!!!

        Easter is the time of year when most people and families get together for a break.  Some go camping,  fishing,  holidays or just catching up with loved ones.  

       

       Easter  is a fun time for the children,  with the Easter Bunny  arriving and  a lot of Easter egg hunts.   Easter Sunday  is a time for celebrating  the rising of Jesus from the dead,  for some families.

        

        Now it is time for another recipe for all my regular followers,  so I hope you enjoy the next recipe.

                                                       

                                            Crusted Barramundi   

            Ingredients 
      1)  4 Small fillets of fresh Barramundi
         2)  1 1/2 cups Breadcrumbs
         3)  2 Eggs   and  3 tsp water
         4)  Salt and pepper   seasoning 
         5)   Oil for frying
         
            Method  
       1)    Make sure bones have been removed from  fillets,
          2)    Whisk egg and water together in bowl
          3)    Put breadcrumbs, and seasoning  in a tray that the fillets will fit nicely
          4)    Place fillets in egg mixture, coat both sides of fish
          5)   Place coated fish into tray of breadcrumbs mixture  and toss to cover fish 
                 completely.
          6)  Place coated fish onto a plate and refrigerate for around 30mins.
          7)   Heat oil in pan on moderate heat,  place fish in pan,  fry for 3 mins on both sides, 
               until a nice golden color.
          8)    Place on prepared plate,  serve with  a slice of lemon, garnish  and a lovely salad if 
                   preferred .


                   Enjoy   your Barramundi Meal........