Overnight Oats, Spinach Pie And Cheesy Corn Muffins: Alexina Anatole’s Recipes For Make-ahead Breakfasts

The saying goes that you should meal for illustration a king, and I’ve agelong recovered that nan cardinal to making that hap during nan engaged activity week is to batch-prepare meal astatine nan weekend. As we commencement a caller year, nan attraction is backmost connected balance, and these dishes connection some nourishment and flavour, while besides being perfect for making ahead. The overnight oats are a root of fibre, nan muffins are precocious successful macromolecule and nan pastry is simply a root of both.

Pear and ginger overnight oats (pictured top)

Prep 5 min
Cook 10 min
Soak Overnight
Serves 4

120g rolled oats
1 tsp crushed cinnamon
4 mini pears, 2 grated, 2 to garnish
Salt
120ml freshly squeezed orangish juice (from 3-4 mini oranges)
2 balls stem ginger, finely chopped, positive 1½ tbsp syrup from nan jar
200g greek yoghurt, positive other to serve
Sliced pistachios, to service (optional)

In a mini bowl, operation nan oats, cinnamon, grated pears and a pinch of salt. In a 2nd bowl, operation nan orangish juice, chopped stem ginger and ginger syrup, past operation this and nan yoghurt done nan oat mix. Cover and chill overnight, either each successful 1 vessel aliases successful individual portions (once made, nan oat operation will support successful nan fridge for up to 5 days).

In nan morning, apical a information of nan oats pinch a mini spoonful of yoghurt and half a sliced pear; sliced pistachios and/or a drizzle of stem ginger syrup besides make bully additions.

Tortilla, spinach and sesame pie

This makes a beautiful ample pie, which you tin perfectly halve, if you like; it freezes and reheats well, too.

Prep 45 min
Cook 1 hr
Cool 1 hr
Serves 9-12

For nan spinach filling
400g spinach, thoroughly washed and dried
3 outpouring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 mini leek, trimmed, washed and thinly sliced
½ tbsp flaky oversea salt
½ bunch caller dill, leaves picked
Black pepper

For nan murphy filling
700g achromatic onions, peeled and thinly sliced
Flaky oversea salt
120ml oliva oil
700g baking potatoes, peeled and trim into 3mm-thick slices
3 mean eggs, thoroughly whisked
1 lemon, juiced, positive nan grated zest of ½ lemon

For assembly
270g battalion filo pastry
Olive oil, for brushing
25g achromatic sesame seeds, to garnish

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6 and statement a astir 37cm x 27cm metallic aliases enamel baking tin pinch greaseproof paper, making judge it overhangs connected each side.

Put nan spinach outpouring onions and leek successful a colander successful nan sink, sprinkle pinch nan salt, past flip and time off for 15 minutes. Using your hands, scrunch nan spinach, onions and leeks together, squeezing retired arsenic overmuch moisture arsenic imaginable arsenic you do so, past operation successful nan dill and play pinch achromatic pepper.

Meanwhile, sweat nan onions and 2 teaspoons of flaky brackish successful nan oliva lipid connected a mean power for astir 15 minutes, until afloat softened and starting to move a small golden. Add nan sliced potatoes and different spoon of flaky salt, mildly operation to combine, past screen nan frying cookware and time off to navigator for 15 minutes. Take disconnected nan power and time off to cool a little, past operation successful nan eggs, citrus zest and juice.

Layer 2 aliases 3 sheets of filo successful nan guidelines of nan lined baking tin, brushing each 1 pinch oliva lipid earlier adding nan next. Tip successful nan murphy mix, dispersed it retired evenly, past apical pinch nan spinach mix. Make a lid for nan pastry pinch different 2 aliases 3 sheets of filo, again brushing each 1 pinch oliva lipid arsenic you laic them in, past trim nan edges pinch scissors. Brush nan apical of nan pastry pinch oliva oil, sprinkle liberally pinch sesame seeds, past cook for an hour, turning up nan power if it’s not browning enough. Remove, time off to cool for an hr aliases so, past descent nan pastry retired of nan cookware and connected to a ample committee (use nan insubstantial overhang to thief you).

The pastry will support for up to 3 days successful nan fridge, but it’s besides fantabulous stiff and reheated gently. To serve, usage a serrated weapon to trim it into portions.

Corn, cottage food and dill muffins

Prep 20 min
Cook 35 min
Makes 6 ample muffins

100g pancetta or bacon lardons (optional)
40g unsalted butter
120g plain flour
½ tbsp baking powder
¼ tsp good oversea salt
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
150g corn kernels, caller aliases frozen
2 outpouring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 tsp finely chopped caller dill
100ml buttermilk, aliases 85ml beverage mixed pinch 1 tbsp caller citrus juice
1 ample egg
1½ tbsp maple syrup
150g cottage cheese

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6 and statement six aliases 7 holes of a 12-hole muffin tin pinch muffin cases (or squares of greaseproof paper).

Put nan pancetta, if using, successful a acold pan, group it complete a mean heat, past time off nan lardons to render their fat and move golden. Add nan food and, arsenic it melts, usage a spatula to scrape down nan pan, picking up each nan browned bits. Set speech to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, successful a mean bowl, whisk nan flour, baking powder, brackish and bicarb, past adhd successful nan corn, outpouring onions and dill, and flip to combine.

In a jug, whisk nan buttermilk, ovum and maple syrup, past operation done nan cottage cheese.

Add nan bedewed ingredients to nan barren and whisk conscionable until combined. Fold successful nan melted food (with aliases without nan crisp pancetta), past disagreement nan operation betwixt nan lined muffin tin holes. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until aureate and cooked through.

The muffins will now past for 3 to 4 days, stored wrapped and astatine room temperature.

• Alexina Anatole is nan writer of nan Small Wins Substack and Sweet: The Secret to nan Best Desserts, published by Square Peg astatine £27. To bid a transcript for £24.30, spell to guardianbookshop.com.