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Summer Lovin’ Breakfast

EAT OUT AT HOME

The millions of Aussies who live in our big cities
are spoilt for choice. Cafes spill out onto bustling
footpaths and eclectic food−focused bars are tucked
in alleyways and on rooftops. The recipes here are
some of the popular breakfast choices available,
which you can easily whip up yourself.

PEAR&ALMONDFRIANDS CHORIZO ROLLS BANANA BREAD

PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES MAKES 12 PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES MAKES 8 PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES
(+ STANDING) SERVES 12
6 egg whites 3 cured chorizo sausages (510g),
185g butter, melted sliced thickly 1 cup mashed banana
1 cup (120g) ground almonds 1 cup (280g) whole−egg mayonnaise 1 cup (220g) firmly packed
1½ cups (240g) icing sugar ½ teaspoon smoked paprika dark brown sugar
¾ cup (110g) plain flour 8 large bread rolls 2 eggs, beaten lightly
1 small pear (180g), peeled, cored, 5 hard−boiled eggs, sliced thinly 40g butter, melted
chopped finely 150g manchego cheese, shaved ½ cup (125ml) buttermilk
¼ cup (20g) flaked almond 80g baby spinach leaves ¼ cup (90g) treacle
icing sugar, extra, to dust 1½ cups (225g) plain flour
1 Cook chorizo in a heated 1 cup (150g) self−raising flour
1 Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan. oiled large frying pan, in batches, 2 teaspoons mixed spice
Grease a 12−hole (⅓−cup/80ml) for 3 minutes or until browned. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
muffin pan. Drain on paper towel.
2 Whisk egg whites in a medium 2 Whisk mayonnaise and paprika 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C
bowl until frothy. Add butter, ground inasmallbowl. fan. Grease a 14cm x 21cm loaf
almonds, sifted icing sugar and flour, 3 Split rolls in half; spread pan; line base and long sides with
then pear; stir until combined. mayonnaise mixture over roll bases. baking paper, extending the paper
3 Spoon ¼−cups of mixture into pan Top with chorizo, egg, cheese and 5cm over sides.
holes; sprinkle with flaked almonds. spinach. Top with roll tops. 2 Combine banana, sugar, egg,
4 Bake friands for 20 minutes or butter, buttermilk and treacle in
until a skewer inserted at centres a large bowl; stir in sifted dry
comes out clean. Stand in pan for ingredients. Don’t overmix; the
5 minutes, then turn, top−side up, batter should be lumpy. Spoon
onto a wire rack to cool. Dust with mixture into pan; level surface.
extra icing sugar to serve. 3 Bake banana bread for 1 hour
or until a skewer inserted at the
centre comes out clean.
Stand in pan 10 minutes;
turn, top−side up, onto
a wire rack to cool.

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