Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sunny Days
What could be better than eating breakfast outside on a warm, sunny morning? Um, nothing. After a few too many puddings over winter (and a few too many kilos to show for it) I'm back to starting the day with a bowl of homemade muesli, poached apricots (what I have left from last summer's bounty) and the first of the season's fresh blueberries. Hopefully I'll be able to fit in to my jeans again soon!
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Your blog is very inspiring! Great photos :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pauli, that's nice of you to say. Hope you have a great day. Jane x
ReplyDeleteMmmm, looks delicious...just out of interest what do you put in your homemade muesli?
ReplyDeleteYour blog is fabulous, so glad I found it! Looking forward to future posts :)
Thanks for your feedback Lee. I base mine on a Bill Granger recipe but I've tweaked it a bit to suit my tastes - I know the recipe off by heart because I've made it so often:
ReplyDelete4 cups rolled organic oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup flaxseed (linseed)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 cup roughly chopped almonds
A dash of cinnamon and nutmeg
All mixed together with a good slurp of unsweetened apple juice - about half a cup - 3/4 cup (not too wet or it goes gluggy).
Bill says to add some oil too but I leave it out and to be honest I didn't notice the difference so I prefer to keep it low fat where possible.
I then divide the mixture between two baking sheets (lined with paper) and bake at 150C for about 15 minutes.
I then give each tray a good stir and at this point add around a cup of golden raisins, spread evenly over the trays. They go back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes by which time the raisins have puffed up (but aren't burnt) and everything's toasty brown.
To serve I add low fat yoghurt, blueberries, poached or canned apricots (depending on the season), sometimes a bit of honey but always a sprinkling of dry roasted almond flakes which add great crunch.
Please do let me know if you try it and what you think.
Jane x