Cinnamon Bread Roll Ups

sliced bread (white or brown)

cream cheese / smooth cottage cheese

+ 3/4 cup icing sugar

1 cup white/brown granulated sugar

1- ½ tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 cup butter/margarine, melted

 

Cut off the crusts, flatten each slice with a rolling pin (or a wine bottle).  Mix the cream cheese / cottage cheese with little bit of icing sugar at a time, till it’s to your taste.

Spread the mixture on each slice bread.  Carefully roll up each slice. Mix the white/brown sugar with cinnamon.  Brush each rolled-up slice with the melted butter/margarine and gently roll into the sugar-cinnamon mixture.

Preheat oven to 180 oC.  Carefully place the rolls on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or till golden brown.

As it cools down, the outside of each roll hardens.

This is seriously fabulous!!!!  A quick snack for unexpected guests.

 

Recipe:  http://rindymae.blogspot.com/2013/04/cinnamon-cream-cheese-roll-ups.html

Photo:  Alma Pretorius

 

 

Curry Chicken Muffin (quiche)

Makes 6

2 cups cooked chicken, cubed small

2 tbsp medium curry powder

½ cup boiling water

1 tsp chicken stock granules

Pepper, salt, peri-peri (optional)

2 xtra large eggs

¼ cup milk

Mash / smooth cottage or cream cheese for topping

dried fruit, squares

 

In a small saucepan, mix the chicken, curry, water, chicken stock and seasonings. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid on. Leave lid off and simmer till all liquid has evaporated.

 

Preheat oven to 180 oC. Grease a 6 muffin pan. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan. Beat the eggs and milk and pour in the holes on top of chicken mixture.

 

Bake for 22 – 30 minutes or till nicely brown and set in the center. Let cool in pan for a bit - remove carefully.

 

Topping:

Smooth Cottage/Cream cheese (flavoured or not)

Dried fruit (apricots, peaches), cubed very small

 

Spoon the cottage/cream cheese into a Ziplock bag, cut off a corner (not too big, not too small) and pipe on top of muffins. Decorate with small fruit squares.

Recipe and Photo:  Alma Pretorius