Avonmore Super Milk have teamed up with foodie Lili Forberg to create a series of Winter Wellness recipes.
This Winter Avonmore want to highlight the importance of Vitamin D and calcium absorption for all ages at all stages of life with their Winter Wellness Campaign.
If you didn’t already know, Avonmore Super Milk is enriched with added Vitamins B,D,E and extra calcium and folic acid, Vitamin D and is an important part of the diet which helps the body to absorb calcium- win, win!
In adulthood, we naturally begin to lose more calcium from our bones than we can replace and that means we begin to loose bone strength. Avonmore have teamed up with foodie Lili Forberg for the month of November to create a series of delicious recipes for keeping well in winter and show you how easy it is to include your daily recommended intake of Vitamin D!
Making warm and hearty meals for those colder darker mornings & nights.
Lili’s recipes:
One pot garlic Parmesan Pasta
Ingredients
• 3 or 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 40g butter
• 1 cup (235) milk
• 2 cups (470ml) chicken stock
• 200g pasta
• 1/2 cup (50g) grated Parmesan
• Handful Fresh parsley
• Salt & pepper
Method
1. Melt the butter in a large pan
2. Add the garlic and cook on low until softened
3. Add the milk and stock
4. Add the pasta and season
5. Cook on a medium high heat for 20 mins (or until pasta is cooked) stirring occasionally. (cover the pan for the first five mins)
6. Add the Parmesan and chopped parsley
7. Stir and serve
Apple & Cinnamon Baked Oats
Serves 2
• 1 cup (80g) Oats
• 1 cup (230ml) milk
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 chopped apple (1/2 blended, half for topping)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
Plus
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon for topping
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar for topping
• 2 tbsp custard
Method
1. Blend oats, milk, maple syrup, 1/2 apple, cinnamon and baking powder
2. Divide half the mixture between 2 oven proof bowls
3. Add custard of choice
4. Cover with the rest of mixture and sprinkle with rest of apple and sprinkle with a bit of sugar and cinnamon
5. Bake on 180° for 15 mins
Pull Apart Brioche Rolls
Ingredients
• 180ml milk
• 1 pack (6g) instant yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 500g plain flour3 eggs + extra for egg wash
• 150g unsalted butter
• Handful of grated Mozzarella
Method
1. Warm the milk and add the yeast.
2. Mix together and leave for ten minutes.
3. Combine the flour, eggs and salt into your mixer bowl and add the yeast mixture.
4. Knead using the dough hook for around five minutes and then add the softened butter.
5. Knead on high for around 7-10 minutes until the dough no longer sticks to the side. Be patient.
6. Move the dough to a greased bowl, cover with a damp tea towel or clingfilm and leave in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
7. Cut into 16 balls, place into a greased oven dish, cover and second rise for another 30 mins.
8. Bake on 180° for 20 mins, add the cheese and bake for a further 15 mins.
9. Brush with melted butter with herbs (or garlic!) and add a bit more cheese.
Mini Cheat Quiche
Ingredients
• 2 buttered wraps
• 5 eggs
• 150ml milk
• 3 tbsp cream
• Handful grated Cheddar
• Handful spinach (chopped)
• 1/2 pepper (chopped small)
• 1 slice of ham (chopped small)
Method
1. Butter 2 wraps and cut into circles using a glass (you should get 5 circles per wrap)
2. Place into a greased muffin tin
3. Oven bake on 180° for 10 mins.
4. In a bowl whisk the eggs and add the rest of the ingredients.
5. Pour into the wraps
6. Spoon the remainder of ingredients from the jug
7. Sprinkle some grated cheese on top
8. Bake on 180° for 20 mins.
Slán go fóill.