Breakfast trencher

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 11:10

Yes, it is as awesome as it sounds

Take an ordinary baton (or small french stick):

Grill some bacon

Take a small pinch of sea salt, some cracked black pepper, some grated cheese and 3 eggs, mix the eggs up and then add to the mixture. Mix thoroughly.

Take the bacon from under the grill before it cooks fully

Chop it up with some scissors and add to your mix (I forgot to take this pic). Turn your grill off and turn your oven on to 200 degrees C.

Make the trencher by hollowing out your baton (I cut where the thin crust is and just took that away, of course making sure I snaffled the lovely soft fresh bit from inside before proceeding).

Fill the trencher with your mix, then slide it into your preheated oven. I didn't get a photo of the pre-bake because it gets a bit messy

After 10 mins reduce the heat to 150 degrees C.

Make a coffee.

Leave it a bit longer, or until the cheese is properly golden, then remove and serve.

Enjoy

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 11:27

I simply cannot convey how awesome it was. Warm, fresh bread made this morning with the gooey cheese, the bite of the bacon and the egg cooked just right :cool:

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:28

Tinfoil in the grill pan? No need, it goes in the dishwasher

Mushrooms? That's not food :mad:

The only thing I wished I'd done was laid down some sauce inside the sandwich. I dipped it in HP in the end but it's not the same

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 13:32

randomshenans said:
Good shout. When hollowed out, spread a good layer of ketchup in first. Then cheese & egg mix, then bacon and black pudding.

BOSH.

Ketchup

I'll allow for BBQ but it should really be brown sauce

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 15:36

Glaucus said:
Don't you now it's January. Posting such tasty but high cal stuff.

Suppose I could just have one meal comprised of that for the day.

I need to cook tea in the next couple of hours and I have no desire to eat yet

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 15:58

I'm running close to banning you y'know.

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 16:21

DirtyJester said:
That doesn't leave me mush-room for error....

Gilly · 14 Jan 2016 at 18:01

Eh? I don't get what your issue with putting bacon under the grill is :confused:

I wasn't alive in the 70s and don't own any cooking books bar ones bought for me centred more on Asian cuisine.

Gilly · 15 Jan 2016 at 22:17

snips86x said:
That does indeed look incredible!! I would have to remove the cheese as I can't eat it

That makes me sad

Gilly · 17 Jan 2016 at 17:47

Disappointed not to see all the efforts we were promised!

Sorry it didn't work out for you Gaz!

Gilly · 18 Jan 2016 at 09:58

Maybe it's worth blasting the egg mix in the microwave a little before putting it in the bread if it's coming through uncooked. Mine was fine, which is weird :confused:

I did have a look this morning though, and although the bread isn't marked as part-baked it is very, very white and does have instructions for putting it in the oven for 4-6 minutes

Gilly · 20 Jan 2016 at 12:44

Glaucus said:
I raise you this.

http://www.unicornsinthekitchen.com/buffalo-chicken-french-bread/

wont be able to try it for a week or so.

Not convinced you're even calling with that, let alone raising, except for the length of the bread (which they ruined when they said it was being shared between 4

)

Gilly · 21 Jan 2016 at 15:27

Gilly · 24 Jan 2016 at 00:45

I didn't, but I'm sure it can't hurt to