marmalade making and Breakfast Week
This week, 24-30 January is national Breakfast Week; an initiative by Shake up your wake up to encourage us all to eat a healthy breakfast each day.
Some people struggle with eating breakfast, but not me.
I love breakfast.
Favourite breakfasts include:
a big bowl of creamy porridge
homemade granola with fruit and yoghurt
or if mr digandweed and I go out for brunch - Eggs Benedict
And at this time of year, buttery toast with Seville orange marmalade is delicious too.
The knobbly Seville orange, has a short season from the end of December to mid February and making marmalade has become an annual ritual for me.
This is my go-to recipe from Delia.
The only tedious part of the recipe is shredding the peel. This is where a willing helper is useful, however, mr digandweed was unavailable but in his absence I found radio 4 helped to pass the time
( and cutting the peel with kitchen scissors, was, I found, much quicker than chopping with a knife)
The result is a beautiful, vibrant preserve with a perfect sweet/sharp balance.
Enjoy with tea and toast - perfect for January mornings.
annjenny x
I am not big on breakfast, preferring to eat a little later about 11. The marmalade looks wonderful I will definitely be giving that one a go.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people prefer to eat a little later in the morning. I hope you enjoy the marmalade if you decide to make it.
DeleteIt is always a delight to stop by here for your marvelous food photos. They are a delight to the eyes. I tried making marmelade once many years ago - it was amazingly easy and evidently foolproof, for mine was as delicious as yours looks to be.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your very kind comments. Marmalade is indeed easy to make and delicious, especially when made with Seville oranges.
DeleteYour marmalade looks spot in there Lottie and I am gearing up to make my second batch next week - LOVELY photos too! Karen
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen. Home made marmalade is really delicious isn't it!
DeleteLovely! I made a batch last week and have bought more oranges to make more. I can't resist them. I'll try the scissors tip though. Your breakfast looks very inviting
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm not a Ninja with a knife like some t.v. chefs, so scissors it was!
DeleteI too made marmalade the other day, but I use the whole-fruit method and cook the fruit in a pressure cooker (45 mins) before scooping out the pips and slicing the now soft peel. It was surprisingly easy. I read that the pips aren't essential to the set, so disguarded them before boiling the cooking liquid, sugar and sliced peel - I was amazed to get a perfect set.
ReplyDeleteIt's particularly delicious on a bowl of porridge with a dollop of natural set yogurt and a few blueberries for breakfast :-)
That sounds like a good method as it did take quite a long time to simmer the peel until it was soft. I hadn't thought of putting marmalade on my porridge. What a great idea! I must try that.
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