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[mullethunter]

Anyone have any recipes for nice treats I can bake now and me and OH can take in lunch boxes for the week?

[clucker1]

Have a look at the Flapjack thread, I won't be buying any more muesli health bars!

[mullethunter]

I have been following that and definitely will be making some when it gets colder - they're winter food for me!

 

I've made orange and sultana muffins with a whole orange in whizzed up in the food processor. Straight in the freezer to bring out one a day for lunch (except the one I had to taste to make sure it wasn't poisoned!)

[chickencam]

Cornish pasties are surprisingly good cold, and if you have access to a microwave even better, can't beat home made, we also do cheese and onion pasties. Cold pizza is also yum, as are mini quiches, we have loads of small tins from a few kids bake ware sets that we make them in, I think that they are meant to be small victoria sandwich tins. we have picked them up over the years in charity shops.

 

For sweet stuff, tray bakes are great, just cut them up and freeze them in a plastic box then put them into the lunchbox the night before and they are perfect by lunchtime, I have discovered that you can freeze iced and buttercream topped bakes perfectly well this way too. That way you have cake that is as fluffy and fresh as the day it was made.

[mullethunter]

I didn't know you could freeze buttercream - now I'm in trouble!!

 

Cornish pasties made in Cheltenham chickencam - you'll have to come to me for those

 

Thanks for the ideas - cold pizza could be a good shout

[chickencam]

Sorry pasties made from meat, swede and potato, I will call them lizish pasties from now on

[mullethunter]

[clucker1]

Mullethunter your orange muffins sound lovely, if you could post the recipe, I would be most grateful. Flapjacks, I can munch those anytime of the year!! Ate one today at lunch for the first time as opposed to a muesli bar. Going to have a go at making some more healthy flapjack/muesli style bars. Any tips anyone, I was wondering how they might come out using flora or a more healthy margarine and using more dried fruit.

[mullethunter]

Here is the link for the muffins http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/37089/tangy+orange+muffins?ref=collections,lunch-box-ideas. Let me know if it doesn't work and I'll paste the recipe.

 

They smell incredible.

 

I did half the recipe and made 6, but used a whole bantam egg, and instead of measuring the orange juice I used the juice from the half of the orange I didn't whizz. Also i used sultanas instead of dates / raisins because I prefer them.

[Valkyrie]

Well I'm certainly having fun with the flapjacks so far they seem to be nice whatever's thrown in. But although I did the oats, I did part of the 6oz with jumbo oats because I added coconut, nuts and seeds and raisins - not a good idea, the majority must be the ordinary ones to aborb the liquid goo. Although the taste is still good. Might pop in some chopped apricots next time. Enjoy playing with the different things for the lunchy boxes.

Have you seen Christian's bento boxes - lunches to die for!

[chickencam]

A friend of mine does a sort of flapjack with mashed banana which is much lower fat, no idea of the recipe though, she is a runner so I don't whether she picked it up as an athlete food.

[redhotchick]

A friend of mine does a sort of flapjack with mashed banana which is much lower fat, no idea of the recipe though, she is a runner so I don't whether she picked it up as an athlete food.

Tada!

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=47892&p=716305&hilit=Flapjack#p716305

[redhotchick]

An easy, simple and tasty savoury snack I like is something I call "mini quiches". They are more like mini frittata though. No pastry.

Low fat, depending on what you add yourself. I find an ounce of Parmesan adds loads of flavour and very little fat in each one. I eat three at a time as a portion.

One 300g tub of low fat cottage cheese. I use one with chives already in.

4 eggs

What ever cooked veg you have in or left over. I suggest onion, chopped cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, chopped green beans, broccoli, mushrooms, sweetcorn. If you don't have any cooked veg left over, sauté some, or microwave. Left over roasted vegetables works great too.

Bacon or ham if you like, a few chilli flakes, optional. Cheese, optional.

Salt and pepper to taste.

12 silicone cupcake cases.

If you use a one pint pudding basin, add the eggs, beat, to break up. Add the cottage cheese, stir well. Top up the basin with what ever veg and flavourings you fancy. This is about the right amount for the 12 cases. You will learn how much you need to fill it depending on the exact size of your cupcake cases. Lay the cases onto a baking tray. Spoon into the cases, try to share the veg out equally.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 180 centigrade.

Pop out of the silicone cases and refrigerate. I take them to work to eat as breakfast at my desk, cold. I'm sure they would be delicious still warm from the oven, I've never tried them though!

[mullethunter]

They sound good redhotchick - I'll try them when Amy and Penny get their fingers (feathers?) out and lay me more than 4 eggs a week