Quick, easy flatbread

One of my favourite food combinations is houmous and pitta, so since I had one ingredient in the fridge, I decided to try and make my own flatbread. I wanted something quick to do that didn't require yeast and rising time, so I improvised with this recipe by just using plain flour, water, a small teaspoon of olive oil and some mixed herbs and salt. I kneaded the dough until it was smooth and rolled it out into thin round pieces, and then grilled it on a frying pan until brown specks appeared as above. One thing I would improve on would be to not roll it out too thin, otherwise it becomes very crispy (but it is still delicious, and tastes like crackers!). This keeps for a few days since it doesn't have any fresh ingredients.
This recipe is quick and tasty, but if I had time, I would still make the real thing by using yeast or yoghurt.

Homemade pizza

Making homemade pizza is a great way to enjoy the traditional treat without bursting out of your jeans. You know what exactly is going onto your pizza and can avoid the hideous amount of salt, fat and preservatives in the commercial buys. Here, I've used a tomato pasta sauce as the base flavour, and added salami, sweetcorn, peppers, red onion and mushrooms. AND it was so much fun to make! Try doing it with friends and have a laugh!

Quick Apple and Walnut Muffin for breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me and I look forward to my morning treat before I go to bed. These are my delicious healthy breakfast muffins which are so easy to make! Apples and walnuts are the perfect combination as you get the crunchiness of the walnuts combined with the soft gooey-ness of the apples. YUM!

Since I try to limit myself to one muffin a day (which is pretty darn hard!) I freeze my muffins when they have completely cooled, and each morning, I put one in the microwave for 30-40secs for a quick, nutritious and heart-warming breakfast! Great with a cup of coffee, and makes you want to get up in the morning!

Recipe (12 muffins)

Ingredients:

250g self raising flour

1tsp baking powder

2tsp cinnamon powder

100g caster sugar
2 eggs
125ml semi-skimmed milk
4tbsp sunflower oil
2 apples, peeled and chopped
handful of walnuts and branflakes for topping (optional)

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180degrees and line a muffin tray with muffin cases or use silicon cases.
Mix the dry ingredients, and dry ingredients separately, except for the walnuts and branflakes. Combine together and mix roughly. Do not overmix as this will encourage gluten to form and make the muffins tough and elastic! Fill the muffin cases to about 2/3 and top with the walnuts and branflakes. Bake for 25mins until golden brown and risen. Enjoy whilst warm or let it cool completely and freeze. This will keep for 2-3 days, if not frozen.