Sunday Brunch

You can always count on Waitrose for a delicious recipe and this was no exception. 

Family brunches have become a regular occurrence recently and this was up there with the best.

Banana and blueberry eggy bread.

Essentially bread and butter pudding, but for breakfast. 

This really does set you up for the rest of the day and as breakfast is the most important meal of the day, how can you resist?! 

To serve 4, all you need is:

- 2 bananas, each halved and sliced lengthways

- 8 slices Brioche loaf

- 100g blueberries

- 4 tbsp clear honey

- 4 large eggs

- 150ml milk

- Pinch of cinnamon

- 15g butter

- Icing sugar to dust

Arrange the slices of banana on the 4 brioche slices and scatter the blueberries on top.

Drizzle with honey, then place a slice of brioche on top. 

Place the eggs in a shallow dish with the milk and cinnamon. Place all 4 brioche sandwiches in the eft mixture and leave for 5 minutes to soak. 

Turn over and repeat for the other side. Keep turning until each sandwich is soaked and the egg has been used up. 

Heat the butter in a large frying pan (I was using the AGA so placed baking parchment on the top plates). Gently cook the brioche sandwiches for 3-4 minutes until each side is golden brown. 

Serve while warm and dust with icing sugar. 

The perfect treat for a rainy Sunday morning, sure to brighten anyones day. 

Banana Pancakes

It's time for brunch and that means one thing - pancakes.

You can't go wrong with the basic pancake recipe, it's a classic loved by all. 

To add a slight twist, I added bananas and topped my pancakes with Nutella. 

The best combination ever. 

I started by caramelising the thinly sliced banana by tossing them in brown sugar. Place in a saucepan and gently heat for a couple of minutes to add a sweet touch. 

Make your usual pancake batter - flour, eggs and milk is all you need. Once you have poured this into your saucepan, immediately add the sliced banana using however much you like. 

Continue as you normally would, flipping the pancake to cook both sides.

And there we have it, a delicious banana pancake made within minutes. 

Topped with Nutella, this is the perfect wakeup call. 

Nutella Banana Bread

Simply delicious.

Banana bread has always been a favourite of mine, it's so simple yet so yummy. 

But, the addition of Nutella takes your average banana bread to the next level. 

Take my word for it, I promise it won't let you down.

Before you start-

Make sure you use very ripe bananas, green bananas don't work.

I doubled the recipe to make two large loafs, however you can making mini loaves works well and is a good way to keep the cake perfectly moist.

Ready, set, cook.

Recipe adapted from hungrybrownie

You will need:

- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

- 3/4 cups sugar

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed

- 1/4 cup plain yogurt

- 2 large eggs, beaten

- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

- 1 cup chocolate chips, milk/white 

- 1/2 cup Nutella

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan or 4 mini loaf pans.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas with the yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla extract. 

Slowly add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until well incorporated. 

Once mixed, stir in the chocolate chips to the mixture. 

In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the Nutella for about 20 seconds or until softened.

Divide half of the banana batter among the prepared loaf pans. 

Spoon some Nutella batter over the banana batter, swirling them together with a knife. 

Repeat the process by evenly dividing the banana batter and nutella batter among the loaf pans. Add more Nutella on top if necessary.

Bake for about 60 minutes if baking in a large rectangular tin. Mini loaves will only need half the time. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean, excluding the hot melted nutella.

Cool completely before slicing and serving - enjoy!