Strawberries and Cream French Toast Roll Ups

This week whilst I am taking it easy, Mr B is stuck with doing most of the cooking and he is doing a really good job of taking care of me. I think sometimes he is not entirely sure what to do with me because the entire time we have been together I have been active, I hate sitting still and am always cooking or cleaning (ok so like 90% cooking, 3% cleaning, 7% avoiding cleaning) or doing something, but this week I am completely the opposite, and he is completely freaked out by the whole thing.

To be honest though I didn't think it would be like this.

When the Doctor said I would need a week off to recover, I literally laughed at him and begged him to let me go back to work early and when he said No, I planned a huge long list of things I wanted to do like spring clean the house, clean out the wardrobe, go on a mega shopping spree, walk 2 or 3 times a day and cook up an absolute storm.....but now I'm thinking he had a point because I have just enough energy to get out of bed sometime before lunch, make breakfast, stare at the computer for an hour or two and then I need a sleep.
 
Sigh.

Anyway, yesterday I decided I would do something nice for Mr B and I for dessert. Something easy obviously, but also something semi-french inspired to remind us that this time last year we were leaving Paris and on our way home from our honeymoon.

It does not get much easier then these let me tell you. For a fairly simple dessert, these looked fantastic when they were all dished up and we felt like we were indulging ourselves in something decadent, plus they tasted incredible! I was actually really surprised because Mr B does not do french toast, but he loved these and asked for them again tomorrow night....it would have been tonight but then he discovered there is still Cider Jelly in the fridge....

For these Strawberries and Cream French Toast Roll Ups you will need:

6 slices of white bread, crusts removed and flattened with a rolling pin
strawberry jam
100g cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup thickened cream
2 tbspns caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tbspn milk
dash of vanilla
20g butter

Combine the cream cheese, cream and caster sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Place a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on one half of each piece of bread. Top with a heaped teaspoon of strawberry jam. Roll the bread up to enclose the filling and place on a plate, seam side down.

In a fry pan over medium heat, melt the butter. While this is happening, combine the egg, milk and vanilla and beat well with a fork.

Dip each piece of bread into the egg mixture, ensuring it is completely coated, and place seam side down into the fry pan. Repeat with remaining bread.

Increase the fry pan heat to medium-high and cook the bread for 30-40 seconds on each side or until golden.

Serve hot with whipped cream for dipping. Or I imagine they would be equally nice drizzled with chocolate (or nutella!) and a big dollop of cream on the side too.                                   

Enjoy!

Mrs B xx

Caramelised Banana Crumpets

So whilst being a married couple may not feel a whole heap different to being an un-married couple, I firmly believe in starting something the way you intend to continue. And I intend to be a damn good wife, I want Mr B to feel like the luckiest guy alive because he makes me feel like the luckiest girl alive :)

So here we are, 3 weeks in and things are going pretty well, honestly we should have got married a long time ago if I'd known it would be like this! Maybe it is just the honeymoon phase, but I don't care, I like it. And to celebrate all things going well I made Mr B this specky brekkie :)


Caramlised Banana Crumpets

These aee so quick and easy and talk about making your taste buds get up and do a happy dance, they are to die for!!

All you will need is:

60g butter
1 tbpsn maple syrup
1/4 tspn cinnamon
1 large banana sliced
2 crumpets
2 tbspns brown sugar

Now if you can, the night before you make this combine the butter, maple syrup and cinnamon together in a bowl and place in the fridge. Doesn't matter if you can't though, it can easily be done in the morning :)

In a fry pan over medium heat, add the banana, 1/3 of your butter mix and the brown sugar. Leave to caramelise for 5-10 mins stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, throw on a cup of tea or a pot of coffee and chuck your crumpets in the toaster.

When the crumpets are done, spread with the remaining butter mixture.

The bananas should be done by now, they will be nice and soft and the caramel sauce will be thick and golden. Spoon the bananas over the crumpets and pour over any remaining sauce. See what I mean about being quick and easy!?

Such a decadent and delicious breakfast and without a doubt the new favourite in our house! If you really wanted to go all out, you could top with a dollop of cream too :)

So what are you going to do to show your loved one you care this weekend?

Mrs B x