Serve the bacon wrapped grapes on slices of toasted French baguette drizzled with olive oil.
Christmas Morning Breakfast Table
Bacon Wrapped Grapes Baked in a Masala Syrup
Ingredients
- 400 g Eskort Rindless Streaky Bacon
- 1 punnet green grapes
- olive oil for drizzling
- 1 French baguette
- Masala Syrup:
- 2 Rooibos tea bags
- 125 ml sugar
- 125 ml water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 thumb size fresh ginger root, sliced
- 25 g fine black pepper
- 15 ml cardamom seeds
- 15 ml garam masala
Method
- Masala Syrup:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Place all syrup ingredients in a small pot or saucepan over a medium heat and stir until the sugar has Allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Pour syrup through a sieve to remove waste.
- Wrap individual grapes in a strip of bacon and place on an oven tray lined with baking paper.
- Drizzle syrup over the grapes and bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
Serve
Honey Glazed Rashers with Brie on Fruitcake
Ingredients
- 500g Eskort Honey Glazed Rashers
- 8 fruitcake slices
- 200 g Brie, sliced
Method
- Line an oven tray with baking paper.
- Place rashers on the baking tray and bake at 180֯ºC for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place a slice of Brie on top of each rasher.
- Serve on a slice of fruit cake.
Mini Cheese Grillers with Sweet Mustard, Cream Cheese and Shortbread
Ingredients
- 400 g Eskort Mini Cheese Grillers
- olive oil for cooking
- 250 g cream cheese
- Sweet Mayonnaise:
- 125 ml mayonnaise
- 125 ml condensed milk
- 15 ml hot English mustard
- 5 ml vinegar
- Shortbread:
- 125 ml butter
- 60 ml castor sugar
- 180 g plain flour
- 15 ml thyme, chopped
Method
- Shortbread:
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until a soft ball of dough forms.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface to 50mm
- Place the rolled-out dough onto the baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
- Sweet Mustard Mayonnaise:
- In a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients and mix until well combined. Store in a sterilised container in the fridge.
- Cheese Grillers:
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan over a medium high heat and fry the cheese grillers until golden brown.
Serve
Serve the cheese grillers with the sweet mustard mayo, shortbread and cream cheese.