Leek Bread

Leeks, just like onion and garlic, belong to Allium vegetables.  Hence, leeks have similar nutritional benefits of garlic and onions, but a milder flavor.  They are low in saturated fat and cholesterol, High in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate, Manganese, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Iron and Magnesium.  Benefits of leeks as Allium vegetables include lowering LDL cholesterol (aka "bad" cholesterol), while raising the HDL or "good" cholesterol.  Leeks also reduce the risk of heart attack or a stoke by lowering high blood pressure.

Leek bread is so easy to make, and everyone likes it.  It makes a great appetizer or just a snack.  I took this to a friend birthday a couple of weeks ago, but everyone was impressed. 

 

Ingredients:

4 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of oil
2-3 cups chopped leeks, finely chopped
1 cup feta cheese
2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp of baking powder




Preheat the oven to 430F.

Mix eggs first.

 

Add flour and milk and continue mixing until its smooth. 

Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix again. Bake in a pre-greased pan at 430F until the top becomes golden brown and the toothpick comes clear.

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To avoid sticking to the baking dish, it is always convenient to use parchment paper:

Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins

I was thinking what to do with all the oranges from my tree.  You will be seeing a lot of recipes with oranges this summer, since I have a lot of oranges to use.  

These chocolate chip orange muffins are just great.  They are very moist and spongy.  Needless to say, I impressed myself again. 

Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
grated zest of 3 Oranges
200g  dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cups squeezed orange juice
1 tsp vanilla extract

Pan spray or oil

Glaze:

2 tbsp sugar

1/4 cups squeezed orange juice

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Beat the eggs first, then combine and mix all the ingredients together, except chocolate chip. When the dough in uniform add chocolate chips.  Do not over-mix.

Grease the muffin pan with Pan or oil.  Divide the dough evenly to fill the pan.  

Bake the muffins at 400F for about 20 minutes.  Test with the toothpick if they are done.  Then poke some holes in each muffin and add glaze over them.

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Eggs Over EZ with Spinach and Bacon

Start your weekend with a healthy brunch. Everyone knows how to make eggs over EZ, but here is another idea coming just in time for the weekend...


Ingredients:

2 eggs
3 cups baby spinach
3 slices smoked bacon
2 tbsp feta
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper


Cut up the bacon into small pieces. Fry them in a pan over medium/low heat. When the bacon is crunchy enough for you, transfer it into a plate, leaving the fat in the drying pan.

Wash the spinach and fry it in bacon fat until it shrinks to half of its size. You do not have to try it, it's OK to have some water in the pan.


Remove the spinach into another clean plate. Now add butter to your pan and when it melts, cook eggs in it over medium to low heat. At this point, add salt and pepper to taste. When the bottom side is done, flip the eggs over, one by one. Then sprinkle some cheese over them and cover. Eggs cook fairly quickly, so it should be done in just a few minutes.


Serve with fresh bread. You may sprinkle more cheese over the whole plate.

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